Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-07-25
JEg RAE TsMAn's JOURNAL.
pnLrTTcAL ITEMS.

danger to the Union from the success OF the
Republicans and tells the following story TO
the asinine character OF such threats
ssThc people are beginning TO know them as.
well as the lion knew the donkey, with whom
he was travelling. The pair becoming hungry.
the donkey proposed that they should turn
aside to cornfed. They did so, and the
donkey, having feasted TO his content, was
preparing to leave; but the lion said, sW hat
am to do? / cannot eat corn.' True said
the donkey; but if you lie in the bush. here,
will go into the thicket, yonder, and frigbten
the deer with bray, SO that you can catch
one when they attempt to escape.' The lion
agreed, and the jackass, going into the thicket.
brayed so terribly that all the deer in it came
running out. The lion seized one, and made
meal OF the prey. On coming back, the don
key, with much conceit. asked Didn't scare
them2' sYes,' replied the lion, sand you
would have scared me, too, If hadn't known
who you were.' Just so we might be fright
ened by the predictions of danger to our own
institutions by the Democrats, if we did not
know exactly what value 10 set upon them.'
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens. said in Congress,
when an appropriation for a Jail was asked,
that Washington was panper upon the nation. :.
He added ssWe make their sewers and every
thing else, and we feed them, in order that, at
the opening of the session, they may. come
here and hiss, if freedom is mentioned. and
applaud if slavery is mentioned. Before
viii vote anything, not absolutely, necessary,
for this town, they must reform their manners.
shall vote against this whole appropriation.
should hate to starve them, but If they
should get SO lean, that at the opening of the
session they cannot howl or hiss, SO much the
better.''
The meeting last evening of men who
mainly in 1856 supported Mr. Fillmore and Bow
support Abraham Lincoln, was large and spir-
tied Many participated who would have vo-
ted for Bell and Everett had they been square
ly supported, with a reasonable prospect OF
success, but who revolt at the idea of being
drawn after the car of the head breaker OF the
Missouri Compromise, and thus thrust into the
Democratic ranks. Three-fourths of those in
orr City who supported Mr. Fillmore in 1856
utterly refuse to vote for Douglas; most Of
them are already decidedly for Lincoln, and
the rest are coming aiong.-N L. Tri. July lo.
in order to scare sSgreen folks, the Dou-
glas papers are getting up stories of plots and
couDter-plot on the part of Breckites to break
up the u Union, and, by way of diyersifying this
bng-a boo game, the Breckites are threatening
to pull down the Union, If ] Ohm is not elected.
And we are sorry, too, to see some OF the Bell
papers indulging in the same grovelling
strain instead of working for their candidate
upon his realrecord. There never was time,
and there never will be one, while free suffrage
is preserved. that this Union will be dissolved.
N one but towards talk of fighting. Bali. Pat.
The Republicans of Elk county held a
meeting on the 4th, Hon. Henry Souther act
ing as President. Resolutions were passed,
endorsing the nominations of Lincoln, Hamlin
and Curtin; approving The course of Hon. l.
saac G.. Gordon in the State Legislature /; and
recommending Samuel NJ. Lawrence for the
Assembly. Congressional and Representative
delegates were chosen, and q County Commit
tee directed TO be appointed. Our friends in
Elk are wide awake and aboring jealousy.
"A Grand Mass Meeting of the friends of
Lincoln and Hamlin took place in St. Louis
few nights ago. The procession was the lar
gest ever seen in that city, at beast twenty
thousand people participating, with banners
and flags, transparencies and torches. The
display was magnificent and the enthusiasm
unbounded. Frank p. Blair made eloquent
speech The demonstration closed with an
exhibition of fire works. The work goes brave
ly on in Missouri.
A Michigan editor travelling through Oak
land, Wayne and Genessee counties says the
wheat crop and the Republican vote will be
unusually large next harvest. In some neigh
borhoods they were confident of thirty BUSH
els TO the acre, and-not Democrat within
five miles In these neighborhoods, they
have fine schools, we'll filled meeting houses,
no ''co-ner groceries, and never bolt their
doors:
Tho present predicament of the s.Democ-
racy," says the Oswego Times, reminds one
of the answer once given TO traveller. He
had arrived at point where his road s.forked."
The reply to his question to which road he
had better take was, s'It don't make bit of
difference. Take whichever you please. and
before you get halfway through, you'll be sor-
ry you didn't take the other.''
-Cassius NJ. Clay made Republican speech
recently at Louisville, to large and orderly
audience. OF the speech, the Democrat says
:sCash. is ingenious. He handles Kentucky
crowd skillfully. He denounces slavery, and
pats the masters on the back as good fellows.
In the language of Paddy, he .slithers 'em
down am thin butthers 'em up +"
Official returns from the Oregon election
give Shiel. the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress, 20 maj. over Logan, the Republican
candidate, In the Legislature, the Republi-
cans and Anti-Lecompton Democrats have
majority on joint ballot, thus ensurirg the de-
feat of Joe Lane as U. S. Senator.
DR.. Thos. G.. Staples of Pettis county, Mis-
Souri. and formerly strong pro-Slayery man,
has announced himself as the Republican can
didate for Congress in the Fifth Congressional
District of that State. He is strong for Lin
coin and Hanlin, and says he intends to can
vass his district.
The fire is spreading. One hundred and
four citizens of Hannibal, Missouri. sibelieving
that the success of the principles of the Re-
publican party is necessary to the we'll being
of the country,'' have united in letter to
Frank Blair to come and make them Repub-
lican speech.
1t is said that strange lusus nature, in
the politics of the day, is to be seen in East
port, Maine. This is nothing less than a GUS
tom house full of officials, who are for Douglas
to man. 1t is probable that this sight viii
not remain long on exhibition.
"A Democratic paper, before us, is sur
mounted with rooster, that looks as if he
might be very appropriate emblem of the