Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-08-03

of the Douglas-JOhnson ticket by the peo-
pie. Everybody knows, TOO, that should
the election be thrown into the House Of
tho contest will be cxclu-
sively between Lincoln, Breckenridge, and
Bell; that failing ofan election by that body,
the Senate would choose the Vice President,
who would become President, and that Gen.
Lane would bo the choice Of tho Senate
Under no conceivable state Of circumstances
is there the slightest chance of the success
Of Douglas; and this the intelligent and man
aging men Of the squatter wing Of the De-
mocracy fully understand. They arc not
working with any expectation or hope Of
elecIing their ticket. They are merely con-
tending with their Breckenridge rivals for
the control Of the Democratic organization
Whichever Of the two factions can muster
greatest number Of electoral votes will claim
to bc the regular organization, as represent
ing the largest division of the party
Meanwhile the election Of Lincoln is con.
ceEled to be almost beyond contingency
The only hope of preventing him from OBJ
tanning a majority Of the popular vote, is 10y
means Of unnatural and dishonest comhina.
iions with the Bell-Everett men in New
York, and possibly some other States; but
as has been repeatedly shown, this hope is
utterly falacious. The very fact that such
combinations are attempted is evidence oI
the extreme desperation Of the unprincpled
politiiions who are engaged in them. A
realizing sense of an imminent danger has
prompted this last resort Of dispair.
In the face of these conclusive evidences
of weakness, the confidence assumed 10y the
central organ of the Douglas Democracy, i:
highly amusing, if sincere, but utterly de
testable if assumed for effect. We cannot
place so low an estimate upon the good
sense of our cotemporary as 10 believe that
it is s'honest in its ostentatious professions oi
confidence yet to suppose otherwise would
be equally reflection upon its intelligence
for it certainly cannot be guilty of tho
folly Of believing that it is deceiving any
body. If it does so believe, it does moi
place very fattering estimate upon the dis
elimination of its readers.
There are party organs,-and the States
man may be one of them-which act upon
the principle that they must exclude from
their columns everything that does not mag
nifty their party, their party men and their
party prospects. They never acknowledge
that there can be any wrong within thei
Organization, and never see an unfavorahlC
indication in political canvass. They
talk about winning the victory even in the
moment of their overthrow. They are mere
political parrots who have been learned a
set phraseology Of stale laudation of party
and silly boasting of success, which they re,
peat on all occasions, without rhyme or rca
son. They may mislead the moro ignorant
and credulous of their readers; but tho sell
sibe ones will regard their silly twaddle n
it deserves to be regarded.
So far as we are concerned, while we de
vote our best efforts to the advocacy of Re
publican principles, we have ever esteemed
it duty to keep our readers advised of ev
cry political event and indication, whethe
affecting our cause favorably or unfavorably
We have no right to deceive our friends
either by false representations or by the sup
preston of current items of information.
Acting on this principle, VIC have never hes
itated to give a word Of warning and eau
tion whenever occasion seemed to demand
it; and because we have done so, the States
man, with its narrow conception of the du
ty of political Journal to its party and it
readers, has made tho wonderful discover,
of n lack of confidence on our part.
In the present canvass, we think there
has been thus far, in Ohio, too much of I
disposition among Republicans to rely fo
success upon the divisions Of the democracy
We have never for an instant believed tina
there was any doubt about the vote of Obi
being cast for Lincoln and Hamlin; but j
is desirable that their majority should b,
made as large as possible. The Stat,
which led of in tho Republican movemen
ought not to be outstripped by Pennsylva
mia, Massachusetts, and other states which
were mere followers in the great movemen
for freedom. A superabundance Of conf
dence often begets lack of effort, and Obi
Republicans have more to fear from thl
than from any thing else. They carried th
State handsomely, last year, but they mus
do hetter,-much better this year, or Obi
will loose her rank and prestige in the Re
publican column. If any ony one will tax
the trouble to calculate the vote of last yea
by Congressional districts, they will see th
necessity of earnest effort. There are Sc,
eral close districts which may be either wo
or lost. All will depend upon the vigilenc
of our friends. Not one of these close di'
iricts need be lost if Republicans do the
duty. The Congressional elections al
doubly important in view of the probabilit
which is almost a certainty, Of the electio
of Republican President, the success {
whose administration will very much depen
upon the cooperation of a Republican Coz
gross. Let our friends in the doubtful {
close districts keep this suggestion in mint
Forewarned, forearmed.-O. s. Journal.
Democratic Literature.
Tho following "notos" of "Duggela
mecten" was intended for the Marion Mi