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Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-28
National Democratic Conyep.
ton.

NsOt
NV YoEK, April 2j.-Thc WASHING.
ton correspondent Of the New YorkTri-
puHc say, that At midnight the friends
Il Douglas were willing that the Cotton
States should seccde, and think it would
improve the chances for the two-tLird
ru!", but they d. not estimate the effect
IN the remaining Southern States.
When the Convention adjourned, it
was supposed that the Louisiana reso-
l%utIonS, which covered Congressional
protection 10 slavery, would be carried.
The Committee on Platform adjourn
I'd at u late hour, after an exciting dis.
cussion to test the vote taken on the
Cincinnati platform.
The platform was rejected by a vote
of II yeas to I6 nays.
The Charleston correspondent of the
New York Herald says that the South
crn delegates held another meeting last
night, and, after great excitement and
confusion, came to the conclusion that
unless the resolution is inserted in the
platform providing for the protcctionof
the right Of the South in the Territories,
they will sccede in a body from the Con.
ventIon.
EVENING SESSION.
CHARLESTON, April 2j.-The National
Democratic Convention reassembled at
the expiration Of the recess.
The Committee on Platform have re-
pudiated the Cincinnati Platform bv a
vote of Il ayes against ii noes, the
vote being taken by States.
The nomination of Stephen 4. Doug
las is considered certain.
All the New York and part of the
South Carolina delegations will cast
their votes for him.
\ resolution was adopted at the eve-
ming session that the Committee on
Platform be required to present a re-
port in printed form next Thursday.
The Committee on Credentials report
eel favorahly t. the sitting of the mcin-
h"rs from the State of Massachusetts.
Maryland, Illinois and New York. The
report respecting the three former States
WAS unanimously adopted by the Con-
vcntion.
The report Of the committee in re-
card to the double delegation from New
York, excluding the Wood delegation,
was adopted by a vote of 2l0 ayes to
% noes
Several speeches of coincidence were
made cuiogiStic of the life and charac-
ter of Ex-Governor Robinson of Yer
mont.
After the remarks were closed, the
Convention, out Of respect for the de-
ceased, adjourned till tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-28

Dr Justice" is informed that we are willing
to bide our time; and that when the proper
moment arrives, opprobium shall fall where it
deserves to fall. His article is premature.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-28

9The river at this point is rising fast
The Bayou Plaquemine will doubtless be nav
igable for Atiakapas steamers Tomorrow.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-28
Washington Fire Co. NO. L.

-s The officers and members Of the
&lA above Co. are hereby notified tina;
60 our next meeting will be held at H.
LeBlancs Hall, Immediately after The n,rt Jfrs
ttat orclrs IA foIrn.
1t is 10 be expected a quorum Will be in alien
dance. By order OF Foreman.
apps AUBREY BEvIN.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-04-28
Reports Of the Convention at
Wastiligton.

W~AsmyGcoy, April 24.-Thc proceed
inss of the Democratic National Con
vcntion, now sitting at Charleston, is
lie all-ahsorbing topic of public inter
est and conversation here. Nothing
whatever is doing in Congress. while
the Douglas and Anti-pouglas dispatch
Is, hourly received, keep the whole city
III 4 perfect ~fermcnt. At the Capital,
on the streets. in the hotels and in pri-
vate circles, there is nothing to be heard
but spcculations Oh the subject.
The dispatches of greatest interest
are those received either from Douglas
himself, or his intimate friends Those
received last night runrallyrcprcsent-
ed him to. be very despondcnt. Those
received from Charleston, to-day, TO re-
present him to be more confident,
thought does not appear that any Ger
tain opinion has been, or as vet can bc
formed as TO the result Of the Convcn-
tons deliberations.
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EEG IIC VIII CNIllDlt ut
ST. GABRIEL's CHURCH, Saturday, May IL,
at , o'clock, 7. NJ.
BEULY LANDING, Sunday, May Is, at 9
and I O'Clock, p. NJ.
WEST Baron RorcE, Monday, May IA, al
2 and I O'Clock. p. NJ. APPS
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Plaquemine. Saturday, May 12th

at O'Clock, ?. ".
Admission, 80 cts; Children and servants 25 cts
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03
Republican County Convention

We direct attention to the call of the
Central Committee for the County Conven-
ton. We heartily endorse the recommend
alton of the Committee to the Republicans Of
the county to send up full delegations. We
will not hold Convention under as favorable
auspices again for four years. All the interest
of the Presidential canvass is shared by every
candidate in the field. The majority that we
give this fall will be our standard majority for
the next four years. The battle which we
fight now with Locofocoism will be decisive.
Let US make it Waterloo defeat for them.
Our majority in this county has been, for the
last three years, about 100. Before that, it
was about q tie vote. 1t has been steadily
increasing in the last two years. The partial
defeat of our ticket, last fall, was owing to
local and personal causes, and formed nc
exception to the rule. We elected, last year,
ten out of the fourteen officers who ran, by
varying majorities. The average majority for
The whole ticket was LOG. With reasonable
degree Of care and effort, our majority, this
year, can be made to run over 200. Without
any care or effort, we may even lose some Of
our ticket. The Republicans in every town
ship should organize, and take efficient steps
to poll their entire vote. We hope that, as a
preliminary step, therefore, to triumphant
victory, this fall, Republicans throughout
the county should turn out full delegations to
the Convention, and come up themselves to
see that they do their duty.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

The "DIFFERENCE" BETWEEN THE FACTIONS.
The description of the two travelled roads
in the niger preachers sermon, where "the
one led to hell and the other to damnation,"
has perfect parallel and glowing illustration
in the present position of the forked-tailed
Democracy. Following Breckenridge, you
come to slave code for the Territories, and
no disguise is attempted. Taking the Doug
las chute through the Constitution, over bred
Scott, you come to intervention
doctrine which makes slaves property any
where, that cannot be kept out or driven out
of the Territories-the Territories must stay
such so long as Congress pleases, and Congress
must protect every kind of property in the
Territories-but Mr.. d. don't want anything
said about it. Both Platforms, fairly and
honestly reduced to four words each of intel
lig,ble English, mean "only this and nothing
more" 4 Statute for Slavery- Common
Lao for Slavery.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

NORTHERN LocoFoco LEADERs.-We find
in one of our Democratic exchanges the fol-
lowing graphic and truthful view of the
character of the Northern Locofoco leaders
under whom the Democracy have been
training for twenty years past:
at has been the custom of the Democratic
politicians ofMassachusetts, represented blythe
Boston Post, to pursue such a course as would
make the party as small as possible, so that
tho federal offices soill go aroundl Expecting
nothing from the people, they support what
the Administration desires, without regard to
principle, consistency or manhood. What
substantial reasons the papers quoted by the
Republicans as for Breckenridge have for their
course can be imagined from the following
particulars furnished to US by an intelligent
Douglas Democrat of Boston, now on visit
to this city:
''The editor of the Boston Post is Naval
Officer salary $4,000.
"The editor of the Salem Aduocate is Naval
Oficer-salary 81, 500.
1.-THE editor of the Lowell Adpertiser Is
Postmaster-salary $4,000.
"The editor of the New Bedford Times is
Postmaster-salary $1,000.
"The editors of the other papers mentioned
the Barnstable Patriot, Essex county
Democrat, Lawrence Sentinel Pittsfeld Sun
and Greenfield Democrat-are either Custom
House officers or Postmasters."
The Democracy Of the North go in for
''spoils," and the Democracy of the South are
equally ardent in pursuit Of ''niggers." As
long Is both wings could secure their objects
by united effort, they were the harmonious
Democracy" but, since the ''irrepressible
conflict" has disrupted the party, its members
begin to have as bad an opinion of each other
Is the rest Of mankind have long entertained
Of the entire party.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

The SOUTH. "A correspondent of the
Tribune, from Baltimore, writes that Repub-
lcanism is steadily on the increase south Of
Mason & Dixon's line. In Maryland, Lincoln
and Hamlin are gaining friends daily. Many
of those who feel under obligations to vote for
the nominees Of the Union party have no
hesitation in declaring themselves advocates
of Republican principles, and desire the
success of our candidates. If Bel and Everett
were out of the fight, the Republicans would,
in the opinion of said correspondent, stand a
fair chance of carrying the State In Balti-
more, and in the counties of Cecil, Allegheny,
Frederick and Montgomery, there has been a
great change in the last few years, and the
probabilities are that 10000 votes will be
polled for Honest Old Abe, in Maryland, next
November.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03
Reception Of the Prince Of Wales
at Halifax.

The Prince of Wales landed here, to-day
at noon. The squadron was off the port,
yesterday. A royal salute from the feet
and the batteries greeted him on his arrival,
while the people turned out in immense
numbers to give him cordial reception.
He was presented with an address at the
dock-yard. He wore the uniform of colonel
of the army, and rode on horseback to the
government house. Starting from the gates
+of the dock-yard, the procession passed
through double file Of troops an volunteers
to the government house. There were a
number of triumphal arches erected in the
streets, including Central Arch, with steam.
ship on the top Of it. Tho volunteer arches
are built of military trophies. The Mayors
Arch, the Archbishop's Arch, very hand
some Ecclesiastical Arch, the Masonic Arch,
and number Of other arches, were beauti-
fully decorated. On the parade, the firemen
turned out with trophy fifty feet high, sur
mounted by colossal figure holding hose
pipe. $500 children of the schools also
turned out in white and blue, and sung " God
save the Queen" All the public buildings,
as well as private ones, schools, &C., were
splendidly decorated with flags. banners,
transparencies, &c. The Mayor of Montreal,
Mayor of Boston, and a considerable number
of other Americans were in attendance, and
were well received. A pouring rain, to. night,
will postpone the intended fireworks.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03
From New Mexico.

INDEPRNpRNcE, Mo, July 30.
The New Mexican mail. with dates of the
10th, arrived last night, making the distance
in 10 days.
News hal reached Santa Fe that Manuel
Chaves, with fifty Mexicans, had gone in
pursuit Of large band of Nevajo Indians,
who had run off herd of sheep from the
Rio Grande. They overlook the Indians,
when 20 Mexicans and 40 Indians were
killed and wounded, and considerable
quantity of sheep and other stock recovered.
Business in Santa Fe was reviving, The
crops promised a good yield, but provisions
are still scarce and command very high
prices
Major Sedgwick's command are at Bears
Fort.
Capt. Stewart, few days ago, went in
pursuit of and captured the family of the
prir cipal Chief Of the Kiowa tribe of Ind
ians, and in the melee two soldiers were
wounded - one by an arrow being shot in
his cheek. At last accounts from him, the
point Of the arrow was still in the wound,
and he was to be sent to Pawnee Fork, for
medical assistance. Two Indians were
killed
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03
I ( ( ( / Il 1 bkk

CONTEMPT FOR Poor MEN. = It seems
natural for Democrat to hate poor man.
Wigfall thinks him criminal; Hammond
calls him O mudsill; Green denounces him
as one Of the lazzaroni johnson thinks he
ought to be a slave; and ssDelusion Smith"
of Oregon, Joe Lanes late partner in the
U. 8. Senate, in a late public speech in
Oregon City, said The had rather be decent
mans niger in the South, than poor
white man at the Northv' If there is q
decent man in the South who wants such q
niger as the author Of this, he will confer
a favor upon Oregon by sending there for
him at once,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03
[For the Journal.
Crops i'm Central IoWa.

MB. EpIroR: Il passed out to Story
county, cio Iowa City and Newton. l
never saw the country no country look
50 we'll, and 80 luxuriantly rich in freshly
gathered, golden harvest, as this does at
this time. There is little above an aver.
age crop Of the brightest, plumpest, best
Spring wheat we ever raised. The farm ers
have been remarkably prompt in cutting it
in good season, before it was dead ripe,
orinkled down and Smelling, but while all
was standing straight, without rust or smut,
or insect depredations. They are now
stacking. The straw is bright and dry, and
will 60 into the stack in the best condition,
accompanied with two prayers = that the
corn may get good shower to make it fill
little better, and that the rain may not
fall upon the shocks of wheat, to dam age
that. The oats crop is frst-rate. Corn
looks like stouter crop than the wheat
but from ten to sixty miles west of Iowa
City the drought is pinohing it and will
shorten the ears very much unless rain
comes soon and even here it is dryer than
at Muscatine. The mud holes and creeks are
nearly all dry, and We have to scrape mud
with the water in the bottom of the wells.
The ambition of the farmer has been raised
to good point, and he goes forth to the
field with renewed strength. lie will do
more work and do it better than he did in
those vet, mud.bogsing, weed working,
harvest-blighting seasons. Well, we have
had hard drag these three past years, and
now let US thank God and take courage, and
60 to our State Fair, the first week in
October, and have grand jubilee. That is
what many of them are going to do; and
We trust that our neighbors of Illinois will
join us in great numbers.
1t is general time of health, especially
among the Republicans, who, you know,
are great majority here.
l have not been to the College Farm vet,
but will try to report the condition of
things there, next week.
Yours, truly, SUEL FOSTER.
Nevada, Story CO., To-, July 26, go.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03
Republican County Convention.

The Republicans Of Muscatins county are re-
quested to meet in their respective townships on
Saturday the 25th day of August A. d. Is 80 at
O'Clock P. H. and elect DsLxaArEs to represent
them In their regular ANNUAL CONVENTION to be
held in the CoUR1 HoUsl at HUscArNH on SAruR-
DAT TIE 1sf DAT OF SlPfEMBIl A. D. 1850 at
O'CLOCK NJ, for the purpose of nominating
candidate for DIsfRIor CLERK appointing Cen
rRAL CoxNIrfEl for the ensuing year, and ira rs
acting such other general business as the interests
Of the party in the pending campaign may demand.
The general care Of oil the party interests, the
management of its organization, the nomination
Of all it's candidates for the general election, tho
appointment Of all its regular officers AMI commit
tees and the transaction Of all ts general business
legitimately devolved upon this, the regular
annual Convention of the party, for the reason
among others that ordinarily in it alone tho party
10 fully represented, and due notice is given to all
its members of the nature Of the business to be
transacted. Republicans will therefore recognise
the importance Of full attendance on this Con-
ventisn especially in view Of the approaching
Presidential and State elections.
The ratio Of Representation will be one delegate
for eaoh township and one additional delegate for
every 20 votes aud fraction thereof over 10, cast
fer Samuel j. Krkwood stt the late general election
The official Republican vote Of the several town
ships for Governor at the last election and the
corresponding CRATIC Of Representation are as follows.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

/ The PRESIDENTIAL STUMPERs.-WhileM Mr..
Buchanan is on the stump for Breckenridge,
and while Mr. Douglas has become the timer
ant candidate, showing himself at the various
railroad depots and college commandments,
and making stump speeches in his own behalf
while Breckenridge is planning devices for
being called out to speak-Abraham Lincoln,
the Republican candidate, is staying quietly
at home and preserving that modest reticence
that proper decorum in candidate has always
demanded, until this era Of Presidential
demagogues and selfpuffery. We believe
that the people will approve Mr.. Lincoln's
method of conducting himself in this canvass.
1t may be said in apology for Mr.. Buchanan
that he don't know how to be decent, and for
Breckenridge and Douglas that they are 80
badly scared as not to know what they are
about. They are too fidgety to remain quietly
at home. If one was disposed to do so, he
would be afraid, lest the other should obtain
some advantage over him.-Detroit Tribune.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03
%The formation of Wide Awake

MES in towns, principally made up of young
men of sedentary habits, is an excellent
feature of the present Presidential! campaign.
The drill is very much of the military order.
Young men not only thus get exercise, but
they learn promptness, regularity and subor-
dination. Not only this, but they are fused
homogeneous, and will learn to prefer their
own society with invigorating exercise of
this sort to idleness and dissipation. 1t will
improve them physically and morally and
add to their length of life and sum Of
happiness.
After this canvass is over, we hope these
companies will organize themselves into
Military Companies, (Zouaves) and continue
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

FITZPATRICK FOR BRECKENRIDGE. Senator
Fitzpatrick, who was nominated for Vice
President by the Douglasites, has written 9
letter declaring for Breckenridge and Lane
He hits Squatter Sovereignty dig and
unequivocally endorses Davis Slave Code
resolutions, for which he voted in the Senate
last fall. What could more conclusively show
the dishonesty and trickery of the Douglasites
than the nomination of Fitzpatrick, when
they knew him to be avowedly opposed to
Douglas humbug prin ciple?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03

Mr.. BtanteAps OpihA1n 81 Douglas.
On Monday sveaing, July 2sd. Hon. F. r.
Stanton, for ten years Democrstic member
Of Congress hom Tennessee, and afterward
Secretary and Temporarily Governor Of Kansas
Territory, made speech at Republican,
Mass Meeting at st. Louis. After giving a
history Of the frauds practiced upon the rights
of the people of Kansas while he was Federal
ofice.holder there, and especially of that
greatest Of all frauds, the Lecompton Consti.
tuition, Mr.. Stanton concluded as follows
You are Ill aware that in company with
Gov. Walker and myself there were others
who sustained US throughout. and known
generally a. snti-Lecompton Democrats, led
on by Douglas. havn't an unkind word
against him, but I shall not vote for him. /
admire him to some extent for the position
he occupies. believe popular sovereignty
to be correct, but not as embodied in the
Kansas-Nebraska bill, because the people of
Kansas had no chance to assert their major
ity. Douglas sustained them for while, but
he has fallen from it. Had he sustained that
position l would not now have been advo-
eating Lincoln and Hamlin for the Presi-
dency. Douglas has not maintained his
position to the end. After the Democratic
party had abandoned its principles he ought
not to have gone to Charleston at all. He
should have hoisted the standard Of true
Democracy, and dsfied the Charleston Democ-
racy and this, gentlemen, is what l, in my
humble way, advised him to. He thought
different, and wished to purify the party. I
told him they would crush him, and they
have done it. They dscapitated him from
the Craftsmanship of the Committee on Terri
tories, and Senator Green substituted in his
place. I thought then that he would take
my advice, but was chagrined to find that
he didn't meet this outrage as would have
done. You saw just after that act that
Douglas went crawling back to Senatorial
caucus as a Observation-Disclosures he had only
a little while before been kicked out for not
being Democrat The next we saw was
that he was willing to take the Charleston
nomination on ticket with Senator Fitzpat-
rick-a Lecomptonite who had voted IN the
teeth of Douglas on every question affecting
the Lecompton Constitution. l
went to Kansas with all my early prejudices
on the subject of slavery; but before l had
been there long discovered that it would be
best for Kansas to exclude it. 1t is common
in the South to think that slavery is the best
form of institution for State. / don't
believe it. l believe freedom better than
slavery, and that if the 100, 1000 negroes were
exchanged for 100. 900 freemen, it would be
better for this State.
In the course Of his speech, Mr.. Stanton
said the reason he joined the Republican
party was that it is the only one which con-
demns the outrageous doings in Kansas.
This fact ought to have like influence in
the minds of all who condemn the nsfarious
doinps of the Administration.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03
Our State Ticket.

There may be disposition on the part Of
some of our friends, in the excitement about
the Presidential candidates, to neglect the
State ticket. With the proper kind of work,
our State ticket can be made to run ahead Of
the Presidential ticket. Our candidates are
all deservedly popular. What is more, they
are tried and honest men. There are hun
dreds Of persons in this county who are well
acquainted with Elijah Sells, Jonathan w.
Cattell and John W. Jones, and who know
them to be men of sterling integrity and
excellent business capacity. Their experience
in public affairs, added to these qualifications,
render them irresistible before the people.
Our old fellow-cltizen, Elijah Sells, has done
his county and himself credit in every position
of trust and of honor which be has been called
to occupy. His old friends are proud of his
success, and especially of the unblemished
character which he has sustained throughout
his career. Let his own county, which is
honored through him, roll up an extra
majority for Elijah Sells.
Jonathan W. Cattell's name is synonym
for honesty. All parties have an unbounded
confidence in him as man, and no one dreams
for moment that Mr.. Cattell would, for any
considerations Of either party or personal
nature, be a party to any proceeding in the
remotest degree tainted with dishonesty. We
hope that, so long as he will serve the State
in his present capacity, the people will profit
themselves, and the party honor itself, by
continuing him in his present office.
Mr.. Jones is spoken of in the highest terms
by those who know him personally. We
know him to be an independent, prompt,
fearless, honest, good business man.
Now, with these men heading our State
ticket, we must see to it that thew are not
overlooked in the general excitement with
regard to the Presidential election. It is Of
more importance to US to watch the State
ticket, and prasentits merits before the peonle
and obtain votes for it, than to labor for the
Presidential ticket. Both are important. Let
neither be neglected for the other.