Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-21
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Breckntidge paper says that VIC are pitching into
| Humphrey Marshall We would as soon pitch into
hosshead OF scap-grease
Toe Douglas organ and the Breckinridge organ at In
danapols have go; their ugers twisted In each other
scaplocks We looking for both scalps to come OF
| every minute.
The Doughs and Breckinridge parties may be very
fond of music but they can't hare any yeoHeerf
| 0ny the Douglas men are called squatters now, but
guess the Yancey Breckinridge party will squit after
the election.
A Democratic paper before is surmountel with q
rooster that looks If he might be very appropriate
emblem of the Democratic party His 0o rings are in
an awlrlly rLaled condition.
The Douglas party and the Brccknrdge party had
better give up their abors aud go to sleep Even the
gulf between them is ydrning.
Our housewives beginning TO talk of the picking
season, while the Democrats in the very midst OF
| their pickle.
thing may split one way and break another. The
Democratic party is spli: up aud broken down.
We don't look for combination of the two divisions
Of the Democracy in any State. How can dijoined
party get up joint tcke,y
A Mississippi paper boasts that Robert Strange has
joined the Breckenridge party We suppose he is the par
tvs tail--a Bob-tailed party.
The strange noises heard every night for some time
past said to be the gbberng Of the ghost of Locofo
coism.
Ore Of Joe Lanes letters from Mexico is dated Vera
Crooss.
The reeatcrs boiled the Democratic National Conven
ton and then tried to get in again and couldn't They
bolted from the hail. aud the door was boed alter then
Gen. Bowman retired voluntarily from the Washington
Constitution because he couldn't stay in IT, He made
virtue Of necessity and is the only virtue he has got
The Democratic party has failed in business. We have
heard Of some shrewd fnancers Who by falling enrich
cd themselves but the failure Of Locoocoism is likely TO
earich the country.
The Democratic National Convention was broken, and
t:was 'bad egg OF course the odor made decent pa
triots everywhere turl up their noses.
The Locofocos of the Columbus Ohol district have
last made formal nomination Of s. s. Cox for Congress
They tried for weeks to find bigger scamp, but
they were great fools to think they could
The editor Of the Constitution says that his friends
must all put their shoulders TO the political wheel. Scch
fellows he should b. compelled put their feet to the
whecl-that sort OF a wheel called q tread mill.
Everything looks well iu Alabama Pspers there are
coming for Bell and E'~sAtt m all directions. and the
ntter of National Union flags heard like the uttcr Of
he forest leaves in strong wind.
The Douglas men are making spirited calls for meet
ings all over Kentucky The Yancey Breckenridge roos
crs are getting scared They the shadow OF hawk
Their growing is beginning to bear a striking resem-
blauce to cackng.
rested mail robber recently aud turned out Of Of
fee the day. Before catching that particular rob-
Der, he should have gone to Washington and inquired
whether it would be perfectly agreeable TO the Admin
istration.
The Louisville Courier talks of establishing the sway
of Democracy for the benefit OF generations yet unborn
If the sway OF such Democracy have got nov is
be established the gener atoms unborn had better
main they areor apply for admission TO some other
country or world than this.
The Memphis Avalanche says that there seems to
be scarcely viii per for Douglas ia Tennessee. That's
a solemn fact. The Little Giants Tennessee friends
don't think il necessary 10 whisper; they prefer shouting
rs if every OF them had double set Of lungs.
A Mississippi paper says that JEFF Davis could swallow
Douglas without mascatng. Even il JEFF were TO do
that, the Little Giant wouldn't mind il at ALL lie would
rc-appear in few brisk and lively eel
swallowed by ssnd-hill crane
If the National Union men viii celebrate next year the
anniversary of the disruption OF the Democratic party
we will engage TO deliver the oraOn, read the poem,
make the prayer sing the hymu write the toas,s pre-
side at the table, and do something in small way in
the eating and drinking liue.
The Democratic National Convention broke up in a
row. Democratic State conventions break up in rows, De-
mocratc district county, aud city conventions break up
in rows and Democratic committees kreak up in
When before in The worlds history there such
a set Of rOwdies?
1t is said that Ex-Governor Foote ex-senator Foote
Henry S. Foote, is about to establish Douglas and
johnson paper at Nashville. lie is honest earnest
true man. and Of the bravsst strongest and most
resoute spirits in the nation. II he shows the white
feather in the fight il will be like the tall white plume
of Mura tossing and waving in the stormy front Of battle
Every day we have intelligence Of the cutting of of
the heads of at least forty fifty Douglas officials by the
Administration. We have read Of large church
where in Europe the walls of which constructed en-
tirey of human skulls We presume, that, before the
end of this campaign. there will be enough Douglas heads
lying about the land to build church Of at least twice
the sz, necessary accommodate all the decent Chris
iians that belong to the Disunion party