Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-28

The Capital City Fact which has recently
been brought out for Breckinridge, an
nounces that Thomas Sparrow will run for
Congress in that District, on the Breckin-
ridge side, in opposition TO Hon. Sam. Cox.
The Republicans have made no regular
nomination, as the job of running against
Cox did not seem promising enough to call
out much competition, and they concluded
70 let Hon. Sam. Galloway wear out his pro-
pensity to run on Mr.. Cox. Accordingly, he |
comes out in the shape of an independent |
candidate, TO spread the net a little broader. |
The Scripture says: Tin vain is the net
spread in sight Of any bird"
Mr.. Sparrow carries personally as much
strength in the party as any Breckinridge
candidate could, but II Is doubtful If he can
carry half the Democratic majority in the
District. Cox, although he processes that
Douglas is very anxious for his reelection,
is trying to ride two-horse act on the
Douglas and Breckenridge nags. If any
body can do it, he can. He did poor thing
in trying to make political capital against
John Sherman out of q private call which
Sherman made on him, during the contest
for Speakership, and the silly statement
! which he makes that he told his wife at the
time to note on the card the date of the
call, for ulterior purposes, shows that he
premeditated it. Besides, if he must do it,
there was no necessity to drag his wife into
thing of doubtful honor by exhibiting
Sherman's card on the stump, with her
memorandum, and it was in very poor taste
to do it. For Heavens sake, let wives be
kept out of party scrambles, especially when
any thing little lower than usual is to be
done.
A new paper, the Evening Bulletin, has
Just been started at Columbus, which We
Judge is willing to defeat Cox, as far as it
influence goes but the Democratic vote il
that District is one not easily turned BY
newspapers. Miller still holds the Postofice
DR.. Dawson's appointment having been re
called. The Statesman labors ponderousl!
for Cox. The State Journal is doing vigor
GUS service for the Republican cause; to fine
what that is, see the Chicago Platform.
General Geiger, Douglas Democratic
politician, has taken the stump, ana is afte
Mr.. Cox, on personal and political grounds
The General is a match for Cox. We believ,
that General Geiger was the Whig member
of the Legislature, elected to fill vacancy
who was the means of retiring Tom. Ewing
from politics, by putting Frank Wade in the
Senate, by which Mr.. Ewing lost his interes
in public affairs. Mr.. Ewing had all thu
other Wing members, but Geiger's vote wa
necessary to elect. Though small, the Gen
eral is plucky, and no outside pressure coulC
start him. The result, after an angry con
test, was that Ewing was dropped and Wad
elected, who was found to be made of sucl
J metal that the State and Nation entirel.
. escaped the calamity which was though
, inevitable from the defeat of Mr., Ewing
!. and most of the active politicians at this da
e have forgotten that the country ever passe
l. through such a crisis. Small acorns con
e from tall oaks, and when Mr.. Cox thinl
r how the General, like young David, owe
threw the intellectual Goliah, he will Sc
t that his opposition is ominous.