The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-08-29
Political Items.

Bradford R. Dsrfee, one Of the sblest law
ers In Marion county, HERETOFORE an actiVe ne
publican, has come out for -DoUelas. He Is |
now stumpiug the county for the "Little Gil
ant"
"UNMITIGATED THE SciotG
Gazette pronounces the "Union Party""a
set Of. unmitigated hypocrits," because the
meu1Brs thereof refuse to unlte with the
Republicans in adding fuel to the fire Of
sectionalism.
"W. w. Purdon formerly Of the Eagle
of the South, will soon appear before the
public as the editor of a Douglas end John.
son organ in Madison Paris, La. This will
make seventeen papers for Douglas out OF
thirty.one Democratic papers published in
| Louisiana"
The editor Of the Dubque Herald has re-
ceived letter from o physician in Loui@i.
ana, q gentleman of much information and
| we'll posted in the affairs Of the State, but
not a professional politician, in which he
F! states that, as a general thing, there is but
little political excitement 10 Louisiana at
present, but so far as there is any, the advo-
Gates of Mr.. Douglas are the most numer-
Gus, as we'll as the most sanguine. Next
in number rank the Bell men, and last, as
we'll as least, the Breckinridgeites.
One of the most important accessions to
Douglas and Johnson, is that the Sanilac
(Mich Leader. which has heretofore cup
t ported Lincoln and Hamlin. The Leader
10 announcing it's change says: ...
g Gas will be seen, this paper has hauieC
8 down the Black Republican fl g. and hoiste'
q the banner OF the National Democracy
adopting as its motto. the sentiment upnI
which alone national men and patriots Cal
stand, while it has turned its batteries upoi
the flying forces of the sectional squad o
y its now enemies"
J. The Cooperstown IN. W Journal pub
K lished at the residence of Judge Nelson OF tn
n U. s. Supreme Court, confirms the repor
q that Judge Nelson has declared Tor Dou
:, glas. The Mobile Register says that Judg
- Campbell is also in favor Of Judge Douglo
8 for the Presidency, but his Judicial positio
g forbid his tnkiug any active part in the po
% Iitical struggle now going on. Ju2gp Nelso
= and Campbell, with Cheif Jus ice T"nel
- make three members of the U. s. Suurem
or Bench who concurred in the Dfed SEQ
ne Decision, who are Tor Douglas.
Is. Seventy four millions Of people asseu
NJ bIed at Springfield, lately, to look at AT
Lincoln. procession was formed, whic
10 reached from Chicago to Cairo. and wi
H. twenty days in passing "OId Abe's" hous'
ty Speeches were made by Demusthenes, CIC
Il ero, Aaron Burr, and Hunks, Lincoln's COZ
=. ,in, who taught be how to eplit rails, ov
r seventy years ago, before he came fro
q New jersey.
he For further particulars see the late copi
ke of the Press and Tribune. Single c"pi
=. five cents, all ready for mailing'-NorLh
IoDa Times.
ErA scriptural quotation, which is ve'
applicable to the Republican party OF NJ 'in
whose candidate Tor Governor is tsra
Ii. Washburn, was displayed on one OF Il
he transpnrencies carried 10 the crowd whi
- welcomed Judge Douglas to Camden, Nj
y the other day. The quotation is US follow
ID "The iniqaty OF the house OF Israel
very great. The d'ys Of visitation q
no cume. Israel shall know it,"
Is. OT"Four acres oil Douglns Men in Cou
or Gil" is the heodng in the Milwaukee Neu
W of monster Democratic ratification NEE
- ,rg at Monroe, Green county, Wis, {
"o Thursday.