Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-08-10


ean party because their old associates n their dcnsn-
citation and impeachment VI each other, open the eve.
Of honest men TO the monstrosItcs OF the party vim
which they have acted Pcnnsyvaua Is certain 10 elect
curtin D., large majority, which will be moro than
doubled 10 November"
~ The Congressional candidates of both
political parties have been completed in In
diana and are as follows:
DISTRICT RErrmtcAv DEMOCRATIC.
tst J.. \. Debruler John Law
n John Davis, (indJ Jss.A Crayeus
81 w NJ. Dun. Vim. VI. Daily.
Alb James l.. Yacr. W. s. Holman
orb Geo " Julian W A. Rirkle
9th Albert q Porter. Robt l. yV.I,<to
7th Ihos IT Nelson. Danl W Vd,rbsos
oih Isaac A Rice. Samuel g.. Wilson
Wh Schuyler CoflS Chas W. Catheart
10th VIM. Mitchell T. NJ Hrnkr
lin j P. c shank. A.bar, SEE See
The Republicans expect o. elect seven of their can.
didates and have strong hopes Of getting eight mem
"'
~ The veteran Washington correspondent.
OF the n. y. Journal Of Commerce writes
AT present there general belief Al tho So-t st,t
Lincoln Will be elected. and il is founded upon the -n.
suon made 20 any fusion cooperation OF cons,rsasc
elements TO New YORK. and other debstAbo S,a-ss.
gainst the Republican candidates The RepsH.et..
Themselves are not half confident ~ the cicrt8n Of
Lincoln as bis souihcm opponents appear TO be-
~ A correspondent Of The journal af
Commerce gives, with the due formalitv. a
little aiter-dinncr speech Of Mr. John Van
Buren,, in which that distinguished politician
declared his adherence to the cause of Breck-
Inridgc and Lane. Gentlemen" said the
Prince to the jolly company Of the table.
"Gentlcmon there is one family has got back
safe into the Democratic party to stay for life.
IL is the Van Buren, family and If Senator
Douglas only know the long, drcary road he
has to travel, he would, in my opinion. take
the straightcst route back into the Demo-
cratic camp
THE TRrrH CONFESSED Demo-
cratic o. H. Standard a Brockinridpe pa
per, known as Mr.. Burkes Organ, and repre-
sentlns the political position Of Gen Pierce.
very truly says the Democracy are contendinr
not for a victory orer the Republicans. and
adds
I'VE have but little hope Of that in the
present circumstances Of the party and the
country. For what then do we fight? We
answer, it is for the organization and the fu-
ture."
" Ropublicanism is gaining ground in
Lower Egypt in Illinois. Only seven Repub-
lican votes were polled in johnson county
last year, but well-informcd correspondent
states that it is expected to give Lincoln one
hundred this fall 1t is further stated that
IN the Ninth district, Fremont received only
eight hundred and twenty-four votes, but Lin
coin will get more than FIVE thousand-show-
ing how Republicanism has advanced there in
four years.
t-Y correspondent writes from New Al
bany, Ind, that neither Breckenridge nor Bell
has any show in that vicinity, and that, al
though the Douglas men are hard at work
among the Germans, they have lost their in
Ie nla hat a. 4
those who voted for Fillmore in 1856 will
vote next November for Lincoln and Hamlin.
~ They have begun mobbing Republi-
can speakers in Southern Illinois. Rev j.
j. Ferre, an old resident of Egypt" while
attempting to make Republican speech
at Cairo, was mobbed by the Douglasites,
rotten eggs and other missiles having
been thrown at him. One of the first fruits
Of this style of democratic argument was
found in the declaration of Mr.. Hunter. an
old democrat Of Cairo, that he would no long
act with party that sustained such outragos.
and should vote for Al raham Lincoln. At
Mount Vernon. in Illinois, also. a RepubH
can meeting was broken up by beating tin
pens and other accomplishments, while Re-
publican, who went into Washington county.
was driven out by threats and intimida,ions.
~ In the Fourth Congressional District
of Maine the Republicans have nominated
Ex-Governor Arson p. Morrill, He had lust
majority of the votes in the Convention
over Hon. Freeman II. Morse. the present
member, though the nomination was finally
made unanimous. Mr. Morse has been a very
efficient Representative, and Mr.. Morrill, is
sure to make another Of the same stamp.
REsIGNATIoN.-T Hon. Lemuel Shaw
has resigned his Office as Chief Justice of tho
Supreme Judicial Court of Massacusetts-a
position in which he was placed by Gov. Lin
coin in 1880, and one which he has adorned
be eminent ability, unquestioned integrity,
unsullied purity, and service of thirty years
II Southern paper" says the Louis
VILE journal, Expresses the confident belief
that in the event of Mr. Lncoln's election,
no man will dare to accept Office under him
in any slaveholding State We should re-
greet exceedingly to see Lincoln elected, but
sooner than let all the offices in Louisville re-
main vacant, we should take few of them
ourselyes-ii only to show that we were not
afraid"
~ There is a rumor ahoat that Gea. Cass
will not return to Washington, and that
Daniel S. Dickinson will replac, him as Sc
cretary of State.