Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-07-21
POLITICAL ITEMS.

The Wisconsin Patriot says that the 80
guns fred for Breckenridge and Lane in
Madison, were fired by Republicans and
'nst 10 al OF Dane county there are only
two anti-Douglas Democrats.
The Lexington Valley Star, home organ
OF Gov. Letcher in Virginia, has hoisted
the Douglas flag.
The Providence Post saws that Little
Rhody' is good fox a round Douglas ma.
jority.
Judge Dixon who was recently elected
Judge Of the Supreme Court Of Wiscon
SIN, and was claimed as conservative
Republican, has come out for Douglas.
The Trenton American, late Admins.
ration organ of New Jersey, sustains the
Douglas nomination..
F. V. Goodrich, ESQ.,, Of Dubuque, one
OF the most prominent Republicans in
that city, admits that the plan Of Mr.
Douglas for settling the slavery question
in the Territories 10 the best vet devised
The Baltimore Patriot, a strong Bell
and Everett paper, 10 disposed to concede
Louisiana to Douglas. This is correct
Soule, with bis eloquence, backed by Wick
life and others, will sweep the State FROM
stem to stern.
DorGLAs AuEAD.-Ths Valley Star
Gov. Letchers organ) says:
Monday last being court day, a goodly
number OF the sovereigns of the county
were in town, and as far as we could gath.
er public sentiment we are satisfied that
large majority OF the people of this county
are in favor Of Douglas and johnson, the
nom inees Of the regular organized Demo
cratic Convention.
The KENTUCKY Press AND DouGLAs.-
Six OF the Democratic papers in Kentucky,
viz: the Louisville Democrat, the Eliza
belhtown Democrat, the Brad stown Ga.
z"tte, the Nicholasville Democrat the
Hickman Courier, aud the German paper
in Louisville. support Douglas In few
days, it is believed, number other papers
will pronounce for him. The Louisville
Democrat and the Cincinnati Enquirer cir.
cu'ate greater number Of papers in Ken.
lucky than all the Breckenridge sheets in
that State.
Az IMPORTANT ACCESSION IN New YoRx.
Hon. William Duer. formerly disin.
guished Wing member of Congress from
New York who has inltery supported the
American tickle, has come out in letter
for Douglas. He is one of the most emf
nent lawyers in the State, and is one of
the most popular orators in the Uniou.-
We are proud to receive such brilliant &C
cessionS to our ranks.
The Pixies Peak (Ala) public meeting
declares that Yancev i. no "sardine.
lie may not be, but some Of his allies are
rather fishy."
The Lancaster PA In'elligencer hoists
the Douglas ticket at the head of its col.
umns. The MteNiyencer was Old Bucks
home organ.
Every intelligence from the Keystone
State is encouraging, and promises Penn
sylvania to Douglas. Indeed, there is now
no life in any other candidate there.
Hon. II. p. IIaun. late Senator from
California. appointed upon the death of
Mr.. Broderick. died at MarysviIle on the
.
lucky, and has a brother, VIM. G. lIaun,
living in Clinton Co, Iowa.
The Nicholson Democrat published in
Mr.. Breckenridge's district is on, IN favor
of the Little Giant. So i, goes. Kentucky
will most assutedly east her electoral vote
for the Baltimore nominees.
A nav Douglas paper, called the New
York Sentinel, made its appearance in
New York city. on the evening Of Jaly
9th. Success to it,
The Democrats ef the fourth Congress
ional district, Indiana, have nominated
Hon. W. S. Holman for re election to Con
gress.
While the wheat crop is represented as
excellent in all parts # the State, we nev
er saw more Republicans to the acre than
there are now in Iowa --Hamltoa Free.
man.
May be so. but some Of the crop is get
ting very "smutty in these par,s.-State
Reporter.
Yancer, the father of the breckenridge
faction, has regularly taken the stump. OF
course he isn't silly enough to entertain a
hope Of the election of the Brech enridye
and Lane ticket his object is to secure
the election of Lincoln and Hamlin, and
then to preciptate the cotton States into a
revolution on account of that result
Yancey is n traitor, and his attitude in his
las. moments should not be horizontal but
perpendicular He claims to be Fright
up and down" in his life, and he should
be 50 in death - Louisville Journal.
"Honest Abe Lincoln born in Ken.
,ucky--tollowed the plow and the path of
recti,ude in Indiana-and maued rails
and Stephen A. Douglas in Illinois -Ex
change.
Honest Abe's mauling Douglas in lii
nois, is equal to the fight which John Phe
nix had with the California editor John
admits that he fell undermrst, but by gent
" inserting his nose between the editors
teeth managed TO hold him dorn-State
Reporter.
DouGLAs IN KENrucKY.-The following
is from private letter from Elizabeth
town, Kentucky:
P. S.-The prospects Of Douglas and
Johnson are daily Frightening IN Kentucky
In this county (Hardin) the Democrats
are unit for the Little Giant. The same
may be said Of all the adjoining counties
The Breckenridge papers are struggling
hard to manufacture shog Of support for
their candidate, but yon may rely upon it.
that the masses are for Douglas, and will
stick to him to the bitter eud
THE SENTIMENT OF THE Pass IN In.
IANA.-Thorc are sis'y-nine Democratic
papers in Indiana All but FIVE sustain
the nomination of Douglas and johnson
decidedly, and not one has taken posi-
ton against them. The press Of Indiana