, 1860-06-29

sword, ready for the battle. Our people know |
full well The games Of the little trickster,"aud
eEery inch Of the ground at the coming politi- |
cal campaign will be rigid]y contested.
The double headed nomination has made ter |
rible havoc in the Democratic ranks of EgYpt. |
They know rot where to go-Postmasters hare |
suspended Judgment; they are confused aud be.
wilder-d; to their utter aston'shment the SIRE
preseible conflict is already upon them; they
look aa though each bad shou1dered raj, and
It is gratifying for the sake Of humanity, to be
able 10 state that the sufferers but few, while
the efriends Of Lincoln and Aauain can be multi
piled By thousands.
The Nomination Of Douglas wax received here
by the Democracy with cold indifference. Some
sound WAS heard; tie cannon strained its brazen
throat, but the powder wouldn't thunder.
Look out for Egypt next November. She has
resolved to 60 to Abraham's bosom, and she
las passed 3 law that the use Of dry goods
boxes shall be discontinued, aud that ballot
b41es shall be used in their stead at the polls
q: the NEXT Presidential election mud forever
thereafter. "MARIoS."
WILLIAMSON Couxrf.-We take the following
extract from busiaess.!letter received at this
Office from lire Republican at At,lla, William
soa County:
We Republicans are on the increase in lower
Egypt, and ii We could get this entire section
of country we'll canvassed by good, eonserva-
votes We would gai1. This is the part Of coun-
try where lubor and time should be spent, for
we hare all to gain aud nothing to loose; md !
tell you candid fact that hundreds OF old DEM
ocrats are now on the fence, aud they say they
want TO hear our principles explained, not by
cur SEetts, and Trumbull., and others. Tou
do not know the amount Of good that can be
done hero until the effort Is made. Send us
heio in good time. for here ii will pay, and ne
will do all We can to help ourselves.
MESAaD Cous1r.-We have just received the
| following letter from the home Of the lamented
| Thomas L. Harris:
! Pkrknsnuno, {Il), June ee, 1s60-The Re-
pus!icaps Of ibis cauuty are vida awake, and
| the people are nearly to man for Lincoln. The
| few Douglas Democrats that are left are like
,he poor prodigal son" aud feel like return
ing 10 their fathers house, where there Is bread
eaoush and 10 spare. There are men here who
t have voted the Democratic ticket since they
tecame voter4, aud WHO are from fifty to seventy
years Of age, who ore now going their whole
length for Lincoln. You can see them daily
traTersing the strt eta. aul from time to time
t you will hear them e1ciaiu 10 the young rioters
Of this county: Boys, we must all go tor Lin;
eo'n, {or you know be is true statesman and
an honest man; and, if elected. will work for
the good Of common country" F.
CUMBERLAND Cors7r.-The Republicans Of
Cumberland County, as will be seen from the
following letter, are doing noble work:
! PaA,n1E C17E, (N.), Jnne e51h. 1s6o.-The
nomination Of Mr. Lincoln for the Presidency
gives entire satisfaction to the Republicans oi
goually acquainted with him twenty -six ) ears
ugo, and they seem rejoicsd to know that their
| standard bearer in the coming contest is one ia
whom they are morally csrtala that the prInci
ples and aims Of the Republican party will be
carried out honestly and faithfully, If elected
ard they feel very certain OF that fact.
This county in 1856 was slmost unanimously
Democratic, with few Fillmore men, and occa
sionally Fremopter, but pretty 1carcs at tha
time. but from the time James buchanan wa
inaugurated into the Presidential chair, th'
cau<e Of Democracy has hal downward ten
their own dens. II is almost daily occurrence
I to hear Of some old substantial Democrat ce
nouucipg Popular Sovereignty as great hum
bug, aud coming in to the Republican ranks.
ii large and enthusiastic ratification meet
: ing held ia this place few weeks slate in homo
Of the nonina,ion Of 5lE. Lincoln. Dr.. L. ".
Gilbert, Il prominent Democrat Of this county
took the stand, aud in q few pertinent remark
E denounced Popular Sovereignty and renounce
3 bis allegiance 10 the go called Democratic part
i,enceforth. and gare his reasons why be coul
10 lsuger act viii his old Democratic friend
The tew Democrats present looked rather wo'
}, begone. Our cauae is daily improving. and y
), are going to make long pull TO carry Cumbe
!; laud FIR Old Ahe this fall. The Democrats has
q no idea If gaining one new convert to the
i faith here, but are using every effort to reta
3 their owu. Il.
}. "CoxE AaA1x.''-Tha Douglas Democracy
u Michigan have man who goes by the name
I, C.S. LoEell, whom they trot out just hefo
q | every election, to hare him sag that he doest
p intend to be Republican any longer. Love
q some years since, played Republican for tin
- - and then wanted to 60 to Congress, but he "
a "laid OUT in the Republican Convention, al
G, left. In few months he will pr7bably be q
~ ~ nounced again as seccder from the Repah
eau ranks.