The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-08-15
The People Desert the Abolition
Hulk.
AcGEssIoNs TO THE DEMooRACYt
The 0Little Giant" heads the Win.
ming Column.

At a recent Democratic meeting In Mt. Yer
non, o Joseph Watson, Esq, heretofore one
of the most prominent Republicans in Knox
County, stepped forward and announced that
he and THIRTY-SIX other Republicans of
his township would vote for Stephen a Doug
las-the gallant chieftain who is opposed by
the Disunionists of the South, the Fanatics of
the North, and the Political. Gamblers who
want to thwart the Peoples Will
The Mansfield Banner says that Alexander
Mcbride, Esq, of that county, publicly re-
nounces the Rail Splitter and goes for Douglas
and Popular Sovereignty The prominent
spoke out of the Republican wheel of Old
Richland is gone!
We can hardly pick up an exchange that
does not contain some card from disguised
Republicans who are dropping Abe and rally
ing under the banner of Douglas-the Peoples
Nominee! -"
Tho Marion Mirror, published in this Con-
gressional District, has the following in its is
sue of the 25th:
Among the numerous accessions constantly
being made to our ranks we have the pleasure
of informing the public that Mr.. Jas. s. Reed
and Mr.. Bradford r. Durfee, Atty at Law, two
of the Oldest, and most influential citizens OF
our county, and who formerly co-operated with
the Republicans, have. declared themselves for
DOUGLAS and JOHNSON. Thus swells the
tide of popular feeling in favor of the Little
Giant, which is destined to sweep over this
entire Union and carry him triumphantly into
the White House. 9 a'
The Appleton (Wis) Crescent states that
at a late DOUGLAS ratification meeting in that
city over 100 men were seen marching in the
torch light procession who voted for Fremont
in 1856, and who are now enthusiastic for the
Little Giant.
!. We learn through the Clermont CO.. Sun
that at the DOUGLAS ratification meeting which
is to come off at Felicity on Thursday, August
9, John G. Marshall, Esq, a leading Repub-
lican heretofore, but who has espouscd the
cause of DoUGLAs and popular sovereignty
will be present and speak.
Also, that on Monday, the Esd inst, a Doug
las Popular Sovereignty Club was formed at
Amelia, in that county, when thirty seven
members signed their names. Among them
was DIR. A. V. Hopkins, one of the oldest and
best citizens of the place, a man of influence,
and who has been voting the Opposition ticket
for years, but who now feels that DOUGLAS
and popular sovereignty are right. Three or
four other straight out Republicans signed
their names to the DOUGLAS club. The bali
is rolling. The popular heart is beating right.
The Detroit Free Press chronicles the fact
tina at Port Huron, in that State, sixteen per-
sons Joined the Douglas Club who voted for
Fremont in 1856. In the town of Newport in
the same county, there are twelve farmers who
never voted the Democratic ticket in their
lives before all going for Douglas.
We have received the Home Journal, pub
at Kokomo, Howard county, Indiana,
by Howard Coo, Esq, formerly of Wooster,
Ohio, with the Douglas and johnson flag fy-
at its mast head. The editor was for FIRE.
mont in 1856.
John Hamilton, Esq, of Fort Wayne, has
come out for Douglas & johnson. Mr.. Hamil
ton has at at all times been considered the
strongest man of the opposition ranks in Allen
county-was a candidate for Sheriff in that
county in 1856, and ran ahead of his party
We welcome all such men as Esq.
to the Democratic ranks. The peo-
pie are for Douglas; that's enough.