The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-03
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johnson, there being only three men pres
ent, adjourned sine die.-Democrati (Ga.
Platform.
This is one of the rouSing Douglas ratif
cation meetings which the Squatter Sover
eigns speak of as being held in the South
Three members of a committee raised to
call Douglas Convention in Georgia, have
now, it is said, come out for Breckinridge
On D1T.-It is said that the venerable abo-
litionist, Joshua r. Giddings, of Ohio, has
declared his preference of Douglas to Lin
coin, on the ground that Douglas is more
efficient representative of anti-slavery.
old Line Guard.
We are reliably informed that Ed. Herrod,
the Democratic candidate for Joint Repre-
sentative Of Boone and Hendricks counties,
during the noon recess of the Court at Leb-
anon, on Wednesday, made a speech in
which he declared himself " now, henceforth
and forever " for Breckinridge.-Iad Jour.
We hear from Georgia that Houston
Electoral ticket is about to be put up in that
State, and that it will command much
stronger vote than there has hitherto been
reason to expect. This is due in a great
part to the fact that the Bell leaders there
have made great bargain with the Doug
las party. At this, much disgust is felt
among the more uncompromising members
Of the Union organization, and many of
them are said to be disposed, in conse-
quence, to cast their votes for Houston.
n. Y Tribune.
The Madison (Wis.) Argus of Tuesday
morning publishes a list of Democrats
named as different candidates for office in
that (Dane) county, and among them it
names John r. Detwiler, a prominent Ger
man, as the probable candidate for Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors, whereupon Mr..
Detwiler publishes a letter in the Madison
Journal, saying that be has, since the Balti-
more nominations, embraced Republican
principles, and intends voting for Lincoln
and Hamlin.
The last Iowa State Reporter, published
at Iowa City, decidedly the ablest and
most influential Democratic journal in that
State, announces that it will next week drop
the names of Douglas and Johnson, and
thereafter give an enthusiastic support to
Lincoln and Hamlin.
r. w. Furnass, editor of the Brownsville
(Nebraska) Adoertiser. announces his deter
mination to abandon the Democratic party
and hereafter advocate Republican prin-
ciples.
The Breckenridge and Bell fusion in New
Jersey is considered as indicative of deter
mination to attempt the same thing in all
the free States. The Douglas men will be
entirely left in the lurch. This is n horrible
to the friends of the " Little
Giant" who hoped to drive good bargain
with the Bell men. The Breckites have
been two sharp for them.
The Troy Wing, one of the ablest Ameri-
can journals in New York has declared
against the Brooks and Hunt scheme of sup
porting Bell and Everett by voting against
them. The Buffalo Commercial says that
except the New York Express, the Mohawk
Valley american, and perhaps one other, the
whole Bell and Everett press of the State
will take the same ground.
a correspondent writing from Norwich,
Conn, says: The Democratic split has
made this State so sure for Lincoln that all
excitement is quenched. 1t is amusing TO
see how the Democrats run from anything
like political argument; and the nearest
approach to life is in the quiet congratula-
tions of the Republicans with one another.
A correspondent writes to the New York
Tribune that a candid examination of the
prospects in Franklin County, Pennsylya
mia, shows that it will give more than 500
majority for Lincoln. This estimate is based
on a knowledge of the numbers who have
changed from bogus Democracy to Repub
licanism. Equally promising predictions
come from other parts of the State.
The st. AIbans (Vt.) Democrat, an origin
al Douglas paper, after keeping that name
at the head of its columns till last week,
took it down, and put up the names of
Breckenridge and Lane.
The Constitution says there will be no
electoral ticket for Douglas and johnson in
North Carolina. The North Carolina Stand
ard has abandoned them, and hoisted the
flag of Breckenridge and Lane.
Carl Schurz addressed the German Repub-
licans of Quincy, Illinois, on the 18th inst
ant. The City Hall, holding a thousand
people, was GRAINED to suffocation. An out
side meeting was held, and was attended
by as many more. A correspondent writes
that no such local political meetings have
ever before been held in that place.
1t is represented on good authority, that
the majority of those Democrats in the
State of New York who support Douglas
and of the old Barnburuer, Buffalo Platform
wing of the party, which bolted the nomi,
nation of Gen. Cass, the regular nominee
of the Democracy in l848, and supported
Martin Van Buren.
The New ork journal Of Commerce says
that the Breckenridge vote in that City vii!
probably much exceed the Douglas vote,
Notwithstanding the latter has the endorse
ment of Tammany Hall and Mayor Wood.
The same paper says that portion of the
State " below the Highlands, comprising
nearly or quite one-third of the Democratic
votes in the State, is, we believe, decided
ly in favor of Breckenridge, as compared
with Douglas. In the State at large, Doug
las is probably ahead, but will not long be
SO, if Breckenridge continues to gain as he
has done
The Cleveland Democrat learns that Hon
Daniel P. Leadbetter, of Holmes county, a
lte-long jackson Democrat is a warm sup
porter of Breckenridge, and will attend the
State Convention on the 7th inst.
The Coal City Lawrence, Pa Chronicle
says that the most of the candidates recently
nominated in that county, on the Demo-
cratic ticket, are out and out Breckenridge