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, 1860-08-06
1,l.a fsroUtla of pennsY}VNnfn

Pennsylrania, by the census returns rs ~
received, has swelled Eer previous tnnhnace
much beyond her o~n estimates and e1pec11'
,ioos. o. Saturday Isst ne published On our
first page, seventh column, the reports from
twenty-five Of our Interior cities Vlilages ano
esow 4 heavy iuctea:e. Por: Carbon, from the
danre.sion in The coal trade (for which all
thanks to Democracy J, has fallen oil By 1855 ont
Of al0o. Every other OF those places has re-
ceivtd large addition Ihe'r asKrega'cc 81 r. a.. ~
1850 vas 79.see. Now theE loo. Up ~ is,. 80
o; 47,al6, with ratio Of progress OF o!er !"
-per centum. The advance Of this city Is full
5t0 TOO, on basis OF 400 900, this progress also
heiug at the rate Of about SO per cent. inss as,
burgb, also, has marched on from some sV'oog
to upwards Of $4,000, gain OF between oo az
the stains Of dishonest zepud'anon, me 'imns
OF her progress cannot ke assigned, or even
Dpt 40 far, With returns from about one third
of ths population OF the State. Ienns{1ssEla
has already made gain OF full 35o:oV. so1
only has she peoped her inferior to"ns ,fnn @
| New York has done in the aggreRa'e' oat fne
has everywhere gained largely IN her rural
| districts. while New York, IN the last respect,
bus ce1tainly gained little, and has probably
| lost ground. !.
| Wheiher this result snouIa oe os~4iJSa W
razsges Of the weeril in the t15est esreal as
tricls Q: that State; to the mobile and m'g.a.
ssFyd eydx dss1a5asy SI hns ,a hass and
advantage in having an untold opulence n coal
and iron, lying side By side, ana eia5peo naIu ~,
| in hand, We will not now inquire; hut :. a.
1as made this great advance on her onlJ f,T4 r.
and has swelled her tide ot poP1Y;9.pn WY :; Sbs
% vii no.t ISejy hsvs added some soo, go to he'
numbers, h,s We have increased b, full soo'
0oo. Trt were The figures to be halt 5ess5ssd--
which is all they can bs-we snou:o SUI .as: y
gained On them at the rate Of 30 against =
| Der rceat.-f4Aod<lpAi1 zttte-
, 1860-08-06
We'll Said,

Mr, Jaues i. Clay, hike other Southern pro-
slavery orators, las pervcrsc habit Of st'g'
matisiuc Mr.. Lincoln rs an Abo!itlen'st. The
Louisville journal, abiding to Mr.. Clay's pen
chant fer this kind Of thing towards his politi-
cal opponents, very appropriately says:
If Wr. Cla7 is not old enogh 10 know from his
nrn reso3lect,on, he ought certainly to kno~
from he testimony Of ethsss that ,1daats hs fs.aG
M. Presidency withou. being constantly and IT,
morselcss!y denounced, BY The wh9ls ,9 Of the the
Democratic leaders aud the whole nemosratls
rank and iile as m aboiitionist, thorough and
liz, long aholitiunist. The reereant son orght
certainly T. know that ,as ss ssssfs DE ao@ aDa ats !as
;nv aIways relied upon this infamous charge,
corruption, to work his illnstfious tataer's De. E
struct,on. And, kuoeing this. he should b. ~
especially careful how be h'1rls such charge q
otde1s, snd most especially careful hoW he hurl.
it at q nun seAo s!ood 6y henry Clay I" er<r5
ttryqNf for ntar{g quarter Of century, asd
uatet lhs uItstri9as stat<sman's dtdth-
, 1860-08-06
Changes In Indiana

The Wabash P.aiad<a1tr, the only Douglas
organ in Wabash county, aud the Leading one
in the Eleventh District, has hauled down the
names Of Douglas and Johtson, and announced
lis purpose to support Lincoln and Hamlln
hereafter. We notited last week that me editor
after getting up spicy iss1e in behalf OF Uoag-
las Oh Fridar, had joined the Wabash Republ!-
can Club ou Frid.y night, bnt doubted II 1t
were anything m RI than quiz. 1t nov up.
pears to be a real aud sincere change, ano re
need hardly say valuable one to the Repnoll-
cans Of Wabash.
Stsll another. 4fter the BrecEinrldge DEM
oustra!ion Of Tuesday, Charles couloo oil this
city, prominent GermGn Douglas Democr.t,
fer years the leading adviser, and most reliable
dete1dsr of the fnith among tue Germans, te.
Gently Justice Of the Peace, aud one o! t9e
Marshals Of the Douglas procession on the lesn,
announced his fixed determination to support
Lincoln, and bis desire, Gu fitting opportunity
to Eiye his reasons publicly for h1s acton
We IRE informed thai his chiet reason u iae
impossibil,ty Of sle:sing Donglas, and hls
preference. between Lincoln and Dreeklnr1dge,
ior Lirco!n. Like al other sensible observers
be sees thai Dougias cannot be elected, either
br the people or :ha House, and hs has 20
wish 10 strengthen pro-slAvery measures y
voting 40 as To detsat the only NAN Whoke poll
Ct oppoees slavery e1tsnalon'
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ISIr TlkLE9

Ia it true TINT the edltCr Of ceria.n aEo"eo
Douglas organ, which is published nut II 'noo'
.and miles from this city, while IN conversa"
lion with gentlo Ian Oh railroad car mol
rerv lopc sinc,, in answer to an intefrcgatoF'
as to how be could support Douglas wh'lo be'
inc a Breckenridge mar. replied Substantially
~ follows? I'VE (n,yselfand the proprie'or)
avish tn defeat the election Of Lincoln, and
"tbus throw the lection into the Honsc. 10
"do 80, wa support The man in Illinois who
"can CARY the mist votes as against LIN
s'coln."
l. it sus that in the same conversation tue
Aforesaid editor expressed himself as to tue
doctrine Of squatter Sovereignty, in language
like the following? ~, sir, an lawyer
"an5, as lawyer, can look upon the dogn'a
"of squattr Sovereignty rs advocated ~
ADouclas in no other light than as an unm't
"gated hunbus-a pretended principle, nav
"ine no foundation in fact-a nitro poli'lca
"hobby, known by .hos: who employ 1t to b'
ia cheat and 4 trick, and to be abandoned
"wh=nevcr it has accomplished tho purpos
"of its inventor"
Who knows whether such conrersat1o
was evsr held? We ask for Information.
, 1860-08-06
L.rEe FROM TIE WEST INDIES.
ARRIVAL OF THE KARNAk.
Another SLAYER OnPtureo''a"o 0ArAe@a'
NJ NAsauAs


From The ny. Evening rost]
Thu Rr;t;sb screg steamship karnnk. Captain
nrownieas from Nassau, N. r, July IS, arrived
At Xxi. mt this morning. She briggs eieTen
na,senrrrn. nne hundred bags ofcotlee and some
specie.
cA1.rCaE OF 4 SLAYER.
The Karnsk brings Intelligence OF tue lanaine I:
a. Nas.a,, ~ Tho c1rpo Of nu African saver. IL
appears that tie player was ii'gntenea ~ o's-
tant view Of the Karnak. and 10 tr!laR 10 eseape
lrom her ran ashore. The following Il Tue Fur
ser's statement: H.. o,,h 1,,,r Nassau
was Iii erclteuept, in consequence OF the arrls ,
81 ~ t],r.e .rhnoners. with about three hundred
and s;Itv Africans on board, in complete
state of nudity, Three OF the crew OF the sta,
rerswara IN board nne Of the schooners, and
from oue who spoke E1gllsh It was asceftalnsa
that they had mistaken the Aa.nsk as 1os nun
XIII i,stwsen Nassau aud New York. We SAN
tha a,aver m the morning Of Wedreeday, the
o5sh at g n. She ran IN shore at Aoace
hut T., con.eouence Of a gale theprevlous day
they had lost most Of their cansas, ana haa no ,
/ suf1ic;ept left to bear ont again from 1he lano
| The vessel finally struck al Aan5 a'o ea5' VI III
.sf1n tha arrival of the karnak at Nassau, no
| t;ca va. civen that schooner Was ashore the7'
,.I., sarerol of the wreckc1s put Oft t. the spo
and fannd another schooner, laden With ice ar
@ ra;1naa t IRON On shore there as well but coul'
not learn her name, a. rome o1 inc "feeke1
who lad gone to bsr hid returned. The M slave =
left the coast with four hundred H. tisses q q;
ou;.a 1nnn~' mauy Of thin children, about I'll
~ Gtmalps= TheT werc suffering much trot
scurry nd hunger; the captain una mate III
nat vt found: they say the turner cut hts thros
lie iirst dav out, and The mate shortly inter ~
drowned. That, however, remains to be prove'
| They b ID been out SO days.
, 1860-08-06

American eea captains aEa oenlesms - ,Ha vsa
reputation abroad. Within nonts R4fi; 1.-Two t"o
charges of cruelty have been pretere1m ~ ;e
pool against officers Of our ressels. ,"1ots tns
1tus that shs captain must !. 90 no ~ reason Why be
sae0" sse s9 1'sGs s4o~n sass :se London 1 has
called attention to it, The credit O. aoe nas'ar
is at stake, Jet it IS not easy TO SEE what remedy
can be adopted. .hsx-
@es.e1s If tha I;ovsrnuent, crus1 and inhunaa
ss IL; ss ssas; !: sss
The Captaipa OF .he merchant serrice are irre'
sponsibie, those Of the navy can be held !, IN
check Sea faring men form community - ng
isolass1 ,nd ad and % for us reason il
il difficult u a1rive ut The details Of many thcts'
which. il published, would exeite tho lndigns-
ion oi honorable and high-toned men,
, 1860-08-06
Why Philadelphia Grows.

The Philadelphia lnquirtr, in few brief
paragraphs, dscloses the secret Of lie rapid
growth Of that city. We print them,calling the
attention of Chicago thereto:
We have partly collected statisties ofthe textile
fsctories ot Philadelphia, and although neces-
sarily incomplete, yet so fur Is they 90, they
ar. evidence Of al amount Of capitaE, skill aud
Ialor employed, sufficient to account for the
rupil and steady progress Of the city in pom;
la:iou. and in The outward cy:dences OF solid
and adyauciDg prosperity.
We can ennneratc Of such factorlese'0 with
40 aCs spindles for cotton, 1866 fur wool,
81 So for silk, making in all 594 3s3 spind1cs,
50 fat as counted. There are in these fnctories
ls,4e! rower looms, 449 sets OF woolen mn.
chimes, IS printing machines, employing about
a, ,0c0 hands, and producing annually about
S;;s, or, 600 Of goods. We hive also list o'
$500 hand looms.
These condensed figures tell, though not en-
tirejy, tlle story Of one department OF Phiiadel
ni,ia enterprise and labor, aud should about
unsv.r 1he skepticisrn which question o,he
sources Of prosperity than foreign commerce
GIVE US the manufacturing Of the country, an'
lit xhas community will have the foreign lmpor
, 1860-08-06


The Lafayetta Courier gre the following af-
fs.ting account ofthe death Of Hon. 1saac \.
Rice. which VIC briefly announced yesterday
morning:
Han. Isaac 4. Rice, Republican candidate for
Congress- in the Eight District, expired at ~
O'Clock this morning, ct uelphi, altet an l.lneas
wepks since in the full Vi gor Of robust health,
md hnd Just entered upon m energs tic CANVASS
If lie district. when be was Prostrated " u
malignant attack Of bilious feTef, which, terme-
mating in congestion Of the stomach and liver,
resulted in bis death. lie felt yesterday. nnd
dissolution WIS laat approaching. aud Eerved
by m unfaltering trust, he proceeded to put h's
hnnse in order, His children were sertf. t. and
reached Depti on the Express last eveElnR-
Tbeg we're brought to his bedside-thsIfa1s-
haired girls, s, s und - years OF age; nua ine
parting scene between the dying 1ather ana n1s
1notheflrss chisd.en il described a. heas;-send-
mo in The extreme. a w:dower, since 1Si5,
these children have been as the apple OF his Eye,
| md 10 leave them orphaned WIS the only regret
| which caouded the serenity Of his dying honr-
| lie fingered until few minutes utter ~ O'Clock
This morning, when, quietly and almost Without
| a strurgle. lie breatbtd bis last.
| = IKE dsceeted wa born near Lexington, ky:,
| and removed with his parents to NaEeland,
| Nontcouery county, InGiana, about the year
1s49. lie studied !aw and entering upon rue
pructce Of his profession, located at Covin9ton
n Fountain cenn,y. This was in ls49 CT 1850
The following wear he became editor and pro
prie.or Of the Fountain Ledger, in The manage
1neut Of which h. displayed q creditab!e deKrse
Of energy and ability. In 1856 Ms. Rise wa
elected 10 the State Senate, and Us Il member o
the Committee on Judiciary wes one Of tht
most efficient working members OF that body
His recent selection u the standard.bts1er
tue Republicans Of the Ely nth Congressloua
District was an honor we'll bestowed. AND II
illustrate the fral e:u:e .: human life, and tb
ya2ity ofworldly aspirations, We nay ment'ol
/ that in the same room where he lies u stinehe'
corpse to day, two months ego, yesterday, y
me, and coInsced with his friends ut the Del
phi Convention. .....
The deceased xas ahou! forty years OF age :
splepdid specimen Of man. he was no less ha:
n:oniously developed ia NIL the graces OF tn
Christian gentleman. Hewas consistent meu
ber Of the Old Schoo! Presbyterian CHURCH. az
in tha spot!ess purity Of his private lie tower
a full head and shoulders abore the mere po'
tic.aps Of the duy. "Such men IRE mountain
and their heads are summed long ere the rest
the eartb."
, 1860-08-06
Correspondence Of the Prfss and T1ibune,}
Etx YoBK. THURSDAY. Auglst =. 1StQ

- /
Correspondence OF the Press and T1ibune1 |
Ekw YoBK, Thursday, Augast :: lse0.
There never ret was an actiye movement in
the wall-Strcet Stock Market. either for tie
fall or the advance, that did not bring with it
the failure Of prominent speculative operators.
The present rise is eliminating in the usual
manner. On Wednasday, Mr. Jacob Little, for
mcrl5 the "grcat BULL" md of late tue "great
bear" Of our market, announced, for the fifth
or sixth time, his inability 10 1neet his contracts
This is his third suspension since the crisis OF
1857. Always deli8hting IN standing, single
handed, against the united Increment OF the
whole Board, he has pursuea this course In
uauuer that has exhibited at least Us much iu-
fatuation as courage, more daringlr than eren
during the last three years. Ills last faiiuze
was in April. 1853, when Gil kinds Of stocks,
with New York Central at their head, declined
from 10 10 20 per cent. He thea gase h's notes
for differences Of more than 100000, and han
admitted to lis seat again. Two thirds OF this
sum hare matuted and been paid to the re.
maInder over 800, 900 Of new obligations are
now added. Brokers express the utmost cond-
dence that heir veteran leader will in tioe, meet
h;a differences to the last cent, as he has always
| done before. But it is said that he is ut last
tired of years Of fererisa excitement aud sturdy
| financial battle, and has inlimated d that he Will
| mt aoaiu assume active membership in the
| board. He will be sadly missed by the young
e. members. who hare fought and rerercoced
him so long, What a unique book the story Of
the old gentlemcn's plostings and counter plot
tincs gains and losses, would make, it iuithfnl'
,r told. Mr.. Little, fortunately, has quite ex'
tens;ye private means, and his wife's forsule'
which be has never jeopardlzed in speculation
is ample for the future wants OF his 1a1nlls. MIS-
T. IL much Younger than her husband, aud ID
fascinating and fashionable "oman'
The Thirty. Sc cond Annual Fair ottte Amer
;..r 1nat;,ute will commence 1t tue Palace Gar
den. on Tuesday, the 25sh Of September. ane
continue for two @eeks. The Horticultural
; nor.;on Of 1his exhibition has always been ver'
attractive, and will, this year, surpass my th'nl
/ of the kind eyer seen in New York. But has
| rneotioned the coming treat to call special nc
, ties to q novelty connected with tue usual ohe1
;np Of premiums by the committee. s'sse
,,ates md medals are open to The competlt'o
af ,boae who will exhibit singing birds, squat
nl,nts and fish. For the best eo!!te''on o. nae
L jv nlumed birds, for the best mock1ug bird s'rs
0 ,nr during the Fair, the b:st 0ansry, the bes
7 SINGING robins, bulltinchcs, ataslinss, jays, &c
l. h.nas<ms prjxes arc offered. aquatic plant
co]1ee,;ons Of lire fish from private ronds, liz
# .nec2led b,ook.trout, and Spanish mackerel-
-, ,boac are mentioned in tbe list Of premium
~ho,a 4be rrusYipg interest Of ii
, 1860-08-06
@ECTlQNALISms

TO argue that tic triumph OF the Republican
psrty, in the election Of line0'n' WI , ee Ut.
,,mnh Of sec,ionalism, is to argue abspFoi5.
The nr;1 c,rlcs ot n:pubicanisu', hased on 1he
,rn,hs If Religion, are, like those truths, uni
yersal in their necessity ahd application Those
who do pet receive them nrc sectional those
~ho ma;utaia t]lera are catholic. Fal.chood
j. partia1; bu: the truth is all.omsrae'ns;
unt;, the Republicans lower their standard
and advocate that which vii! not stand the
to.t Of truth, ,he obloquy attached to tec1'ol''
a,;sm belongs alone to their opponents are
Ne sec.ioual i'll tue eyes Of the lectcrs ot tue
Valley Of Salt Like, because we do no. DC
,;e7c in polygamy? Are we sectional 'e'
..o,,s. ne do uo. believe III the abominanohs
,.r American c.aysry?
, 1860-08-06

DOUGLAS YlcFonr.-The Auburn Aoes'1"fF
chronicles tho following Presid initial vote;
"srnAys" At TIE ArHuRx PR1soS.-A gsu
teman interested in the approaching e'es'.1n
wishing to test the political ptetercnces OIL tnG
unfortunate inmates of the Aunnfn p!'eon, u'a
50 yeaterday, md obtained tAe io'Ao"'as ''<e
Abraham Liacon ...............'.''''''''''''''.
John q. .Bseesu1.d e.:
The State Prison is all right for Douglass
PknsosAL ArrEaaAxcE Or ABRAHAM LtSeoLx.
"A correspondent writing from Spt'nEhs1a'
1l'ioois, thus speaks OF the personal character
iatics OF the Republican .ndidate tor the ires'
idencv: Ib-ieve no mans personal appear-
ance his been SO variously misrepresen1ed aa
lion, Abraham l.;ccoln's. mas not aware
that it was possible for photographs tiken from
life to so misrepresent the human 1ace- sol1
bust gires good general idea OF him, butla
detail. Nr. Lincoln has tine head and face.
| the sxp1ession Of which Indicates m amlab'e
disposition, combined with great force OF char
| acter. The upper part OF his head u quite
| Wehsteriau. His title Of "ug!y" must be ow~
ing entirely to bis figure and gait-the lsngth
OF the former destroying, to come extent the
| grace of the latter"
! The Qaid Nune, newspaper published at
Grand Junction, Tennessee, has three editors,
who caano: agree upon Presidential candl-
date consequently the journal gives support to
both BreckinriJge md Douglas The manner
in which this is done is curious. o. one page,
edited BY Col D. u. Gally and Dr. y: H. Pre~-
lit, are the names Of Douglas and johnson, un-
der the head .'National Democratic Ticket. =
together with paragraph stating that the 9th:
er side is .epefate and distinct Institution,
d with which they have nothing to do. Turning
to tits o,her side, edited By l. G. Adams, the
-eader finds tho name Of Breckinridge aad
Lane, witt. the heading, 0nly True Natlcua
Democratic Ticket" aud the following para
graph:
"KEAo Born SIDEs-The outside Of this pa
per is u septrate aud distinct department, unds
The editorial control Of u. i. Ga1Ey and Dr. y
Ii. Ttewitt, who advocate tie cause OF nouQla
and johnson in this Presidential campaign"
4 CuAl1ExcE.-The Patterson G4ardi4a i
in favoz Of ,pausu:a:ias, in New Jersey, lh
+ Western system Of conducting ca=yass.
calls on the friends of Brecknridge or Douz]a
, to meet q Lincoln champian from The " es
J. wro il soon to srsuk IN tha: ety. a:d inioru
{ | them that it shall insist on the advocates c
L,ucolu's ELECTION hsiug heard in the Uen,ocra
lc Conrention 5000 to assemble ut Patterson.
, 1860-08-06

A Dxroaxep Bopr nrr SorSp ISrrLIEcr.
I'D Lexington, k5., taere lives q singusariy
deformed negro, 81 years Of age. three feet SIX
inches high, who dra2s himse on crutches.
but whnte majes:y OF iateiisc: is really 1na'se'-
ous. letter from an intelligent ue:ghhoe SAYS
he Is living miracle OF intelligence, has taught
himsc!f to real. write aud cipher, aud has tho.
roughly learned al zebra bY himself. \ kind
frie1d IL sisted hun in trisouometsy a.d ca!cu-
luton Of ecp:es, aud now he lla;rstS stter more
ko on Ledge. lie Eom des:rrs t. study Drews.
te,:a Uot!cs, to make himself telescope, ard
how to cricd bis own glasses, anl 20 sloub. will
succeed if Perseverance will accomplish aay-
thing
, 1860-08-06
39rtss & TriihttttE+
MONDAY, AUGUST u 1oo'


Eaarly every cofy Of tile Press AND Th'-
npsE. Of Thursday, Aug. I'd, mallca 10 our
-,,,,,.,;hora nj Decatur, containing leader
..,;,,ed "Catholic Prescription and lnsh
Know Nothingism." was so deiaced on reach
,pc our subscribers l'an':s that the article
-,,,a MT be read. A correspondent at peca"
+,r xrho gives us tic fact points out Tho o.
f.,der With sufficient particularly. We cah
on,v sar to him lh1t Illinois is not Stale IN
<yb;ci, lie Post Office may be nbusid as III
7r;,c;n;a and that lc viii consult his interest,"
ff la ceases to annoy us aad our feaae's -
hin rettv snite.
, 1860-08-06
What caies cushing says OF Lincoln.

In conversation bss~een Ca1eb Gushing aud
Col. Parker. author of "Reminiscences OF Ru-
fus Choate," Gushing add" Abraham Lin
coin is much ablsr man than ii generally sup
With Douglas he beat him in argument, beat
him at lsw, beat him in Wit, and the published
debates Of that canvass will auatAia this asser-
ton"
, 1860-08-06

ASorxL PaKcAtr1ox.-Ou railroad In Eng
land hs, been pia;ed locomotive which has
nro;setinn over the frame Of the engine, large
nd;nstable mirror, set in prope angle. by
moans of The reftctors the engineer has a new
Of The whole traia behind him, 80 that, IN case .
Of casualty to ny Of the carr, ne can 'ee II
reflected in tho Mirror On hlS engine.
, 1860-08-06

Charles Lambs t.n orders It mcn, tic bor-
rowe rs and the lenders, iiud Counterpart in
the Democratic party. 1t least wt infer as
much troc, the following paragraph taken from
the Boston II1t:
"a Dnuslas paper, ia alasseu to Mt. Buchar.
an, questions md replies thus:
.'Where are his friends: We arc almost
ashamed = answer that he has none, save those
be tas bought
ave will a~k O question, and answer it also.
Who are bis enemies: 1nose h~ rrfnstd to bay."
, 1860-08-06

nf course in this procedure Mr. Douglas had
his narty ut bis back. In order to test aud
INIT, plainly, the intent ct the increment
Ssnator Harlan, Of Iowa, offered as IN amsnd"
rnrnt the following proviso: -. !,
"pnt the free discussion Of the morality and
exn.diency Of Slarery should never b 'n;er-
fcrcd with by tue lays Of any state OF t1e ~.
1,rlss M on Ills aud every subject If domestic and
national % policy, should be '"aintainka s"rio14ff
in all the States.' n.,,:
This amendment was rfi<ct<d--the Kepuo'.'
cans present oil voting for it, aad dI fAe Demo.
ccafs present voting dgainst it.: The party tnus
placed itself on record in the Senate Us Tic oi''
noneut Of freedom Of speech.
, 1860-08-06
REpuBLICAN MEETING AT ASHLEY.
ASHLEY, ILL.,, Aus. :, 1s5a-

Editors Press and Tribune:
Hearing TINT ". ". Dancnho"er, our o'o
acquaintance in Fillmore days, WAS at A'ch-
view, we invited lin to come aud address the
people here on the political questions ot the
day. We had large meeting. lie spoke orcr
two hours and was attentively listened to. Ills
speech gare general satisfaction AID made Ecr-
eral votes for Lincoln from among the old Fill
more men. Immediately on his ar1irnl the
squatters telcgraphed for di1ty-wo1k Logan 10
come and reply to lin. But "dirty-work,' mot
being able to come, dispatched as substitute,
apettifogger by the name Of Aulty, who Lies
ut Duquoiu. The fellow arrived in the course
Of the evening, aud after our meeting had
closed, which was about II Pm, hc camc for
ward to reply but he vas SO full OF the spirit
of corn, that his maudlin harangue, personal
abuse and smatty stories. disgualed bis party
friends without irjuring his opponents.
We hare started good Republican club, aud
will increase our vote considerably in tbistow
| The whole vole Of the precinct is about $50, oi
which We expect to give Lincoln 80 to 100
| There we're votes cast for Fremont in tbis pre-
cinct. So you may judge whether re are moi
raininr ground, y. T.
, 1860-08-06


Editor Press and Tribune:
The Republicans Of old Washington nre up
md doing. We have . club II this po5n. which
ID working wonders; also glee club whose
singing puts the people in good huuor with
themselves and with " Old Abe" the Na'l,sphe-
ter Of the West. We meet on Tuesday nights,
and "alI creation and The rest Of mankind are
generally present. At our last meeting ". W.
DanenAower, Of your city, favored us Will a
good stunp speech-at the close eleven names
were added to lhe club ROLAND the uc1t
morning four Bcllcyerett men aro~ed 1he1n'
selves for Lincoln. Last night VIC had fine
meeting at Ashley, five miles south Of THIS IN
this county-uuch interest was manifested, aud
Club MAS org 4nized, with an efficient set OF
officers, Edward II. Stearrs being the fresl-
dent. and Lewis r. Farmer, Secretary. We
are organizing every precinct in The county,
We don't expect to redeem the county tins time
but we shall cut down the pro'slayery meJorlty
one.lalf. Yours, &c.
, 1860-08-06

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