The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-07-26

Olu Hutttc tO""y' AC73 my hHLl'S SOU" |
ty; for there, surrounded by the told
yellow hills" Of Fairfield Township, was
I brought up, and often do I rocur with
pleasure to those boybood scenes and
circumstances which iuscparabIy bind
me to my old homestead and friends in
Highland county. But after battling
with the many high winds and storms
Of time, I have been induced to settle
my "bark" on the prairies Of Southern
/ Illinois. I did not leave home and
friends, however, because Of any dislike
for them; but simply with the prospect
Of bctteriug my fortune, which I hope
in due season to accomplish, as I think
the opportunities here much better than
in Ohio.
Another striking feature connected
with your paper, and one too which
gladdcus my heart is to see the names
Of LINCOLN and HAMLIN in glowing let.
tors at your "mast-head." Spread wide
the colors, and may they oncircle within
their folds all the orring sons Of cold
| Highland" and may you add such a
number of stars to your political crown
as shall cause the county to roll up a
majority Of 600 or 800 this fall for the
PcpuJHcan Party qcpcrazy.
4
Az vet the RpDubIlcau marty in this
part ot 1llinois are IN Iho mlnori'y' ana
the time has Oocn "hen there were Dut
10 or ~ Republican votes poIIed IN this
county but a!Io" me to INFORM you
sir, that that Gay has passed Inc he
publican stock Is increasing daily and
we think by tins iaII that they VIII pol
from oOO to IOO votes. The change ].
so sudden that the democracy p'GIh t'
look wild and "tremDIe IN their boots.
Some go SO Tar as TO say thoy DoIleyl
q tAero Is 'h"o'0 N0"'"y'S"' an" rascal
'y connected with 1t; but l, lor one
tell them that belongs to the Democrat
+ Io party especially the '"''er) ASK
pardon oil my ola Democrauc lrleno'
IN ONO, II should say anything ina
b. may CRATE harshly on their ears, Tor
G well know they have as much olread-
as tnoy well can pear DuO sun
H5Sr%cS GyS S"r ,'," angry G"f frow"; %y1' ''" ''
Thoush SS ID ali aI hs sg@ cia, a'ar are "5c" G5,a
You will at once perceive by this
Mr. Editor, that I yet entertain th
C loarmest feelings for my Democrats
v friends.
When the news arrived that th
Q South had boltod from the Baltimor
S Convention, and made a nomination Of
t their own, CONSERVATION was dcpicto,
on the countonauces of all the Douglas
ties. Some declared their intention
& of supporting Bell and Everett, Will
d others who had formerly believed Doug
i las the Savior of mankind generally
and the Redccmcr of the Democrat
party particularly, appeared to lose al
hope and sink in utter despair, fully be
lioying that the Republican candidat
was to be elected, the Union dissolved
and that the tio1e-honored principles O.
the Democratic party, which had sus
tanned CD this glorious Conlederacy
were now to be buried in oblivionl-
Well, I think them right in some 0
their conjecturos, especially those re
NJ ierring to the election of I'll Onost Oh
Abe, and the penning up and hen
ming in, with Republican rails o
Abes own splitting, the Democrat
dogmas which have come too near reno
ing asundor this glorious Union.
l think also that the present Admir-
istration is hoaping Goals upon the n
ms, and destroying the last remains o
its party, which has had power and fu
sway over this government so long; an
I awfully fear, if such corruption
suffered and carried on much longt