Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-17

4 So90-4e WeQes Wo0 - CHAIRMAN o. NE
Breckinridge executive committee Of
Ohio, addressed . circuIar to II. Mick
ey, postmaster at Shelby, stating that .
Hseckiuridgc movement had been ioau-
aRratedE4in that State that the vital
principles Of the Democratic party we're
ct stake, and persons occupying official
positions we're expected to contribute TO
the expenses of the campaign. He hopes
therefore. that Mickey will not think
two dollars is too large a sum for him to
advance. His hopes are all blasted by
the patriotic reply of Mickey, from
which We make the following ex-
tract =
spurn your demand "a an offered bride for
the paitvy plaos Of a few official crumbs. wear
no official halter around my neck learned
the principles Of Democracy from my mother
knee have been De ocrat eli my life and
expect to die one. / will do all am able 10
any honorable way, to sustain and carry out
those principles. and uphold the nationality o'
the Democratic party in the election OF our no.
HE standard. bearers. Stephen A. Douglas and
Herschel v. johnson. III cannot do this and
longer hold NV official station as P. NJ. OF the
little village Of Shelby, without offending the
powers that be, then no longer desire the po-
sitisn they may cut off my Douglas head.
WITH the usual regard for truth, the
'lttle Joker" Of the Gazette, in q weak
and diluted attempt at wit, undertakes in
yesterdays issue to be severe upon Mr.
Van Hosen. Such miserable failure is
remarkable even for the Gazette. Try
again, and, if possible, have some foun'
dation upon which to erect your "smal'
house."
The Louisville Democrat says -
"From the way in which Combs has
cleaned ont the dandruff of disunion in
Kentucky, we should judge him to BE-
fine toothed."
A Movemement in Favor Of Mr.. Dougia.
in North Carolina.
Mr.. Robert =. Dick, the member O
the Douglas National Executive Com
mittce for North Carolina, has issued :
call for a State Convention to nominate
an electoral ticket. Mr.. Dick says:
1.-THE excited political contest il
which the people of the State have beer
eng aged since the adjournment of thu
National Convention has caused thu
postponement of the call to the presen
time. | can now, without fear OF EN-
barrasing our local elections, appeal t.
the ireinds Of Douglas and Johnson
the nominees of the National Democracy
throughout the State, to arouse them
selves to ac,ion-to rally to the supper
Of those tried friends ofthe Constitution
and the Union-to stand firmly ant
boldly by the flag of the National Demo
cratic party -unawed by dictation from
the Administration at Washington Cit,
on the one hand, or the Yancey Secess
ionists on the other. Whatever politi
clans may have said or done-hOweve
willing and ready some of them ma
have been to commit our good Old Stat
to the purposes and fortunes to the Sc
cession ticket, the people of the Demo
cratic party have never yielded thei
willing assent of approval, but have bee
waiting anxiously the opportunity t
speak ont boldly in behalf of the Natio
nal nominee oftheir party. 10 all sucl
appeal. Come 'ogethcr, National Dem
ocrats, friends of Douglas and johnson
on Thursday, the 3Oth ofthc month, an
let us take council, and determine wha
duty and patriotism, devotion to tn
Constitution and the Union, demand
from us in the present threatening as
pect of political affairs"