Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-08-02
POLITICAL ITEMS.

The Ohio Sdtesu.tn compliments the Breck-
,uridge men who were at Columbus on the 4tb,
.fter this fashion: "a few base and infamous
men were on hand diligently endeavoring to
corrupt and seduce the delegates of the people
rom their fidelity to duty and honor.
The American" State Convention of Ala
bama, which met at Montgomery on the I'd inst,
gave in its adhesion to Breckenridge and Lane
nasmueh as they are the only candidates nom
mated who stand fair on "the principle of pro-
lection for slave property in the Territories"
The New York Journal of Commerce says that
voting for Douglas is a downright waste of
The Journal of Commerce sup
ports Breckenridge avowedly because he stands
a better chance of election than Douglas.
Douglasism is in hard way in Delaware
An attempt was made to hold Douglas meet
ing in Wilmington last week, which proved a
complete fizzlc. Not half dozen men were
present.
In New Jersey there are in the entire State
twenty two journals for the Republicans against
fourteen for both wings of the Democracy; and
two only, of no particular influence, for Bell and
Everett.
The St. Anthony (Minn.) Express, a Demo-
cratic paper, in "hoisting the Breckenridge flag
10 its masthead" says that "he who lives twelve
months hence will see large portion of the
present Douglas followers in the Abolition ranks
and the remainder coming back to the regular
democratic party with more than the ordinary
thirty days badge of mourning"
TROUBLE IN THE OLD DoMINIoN.-There are
about forty thousand Democrats in the State of
Virginia-on the fence-at sea-in the woods
wild, or whatever else you please to term the
condition" of not being able TO discern the Ma
tional Democratic party. So says letter wri-
ter.
Governor Cobb, Mr. Buchanan S Secretary of
the Treasury, is reported TO have secuted the
idea that the Government formed by heroes and
sages, should be presided over by such man
as Abe Lincoln. Without stopping to run
parallel between Cobb and Lincoln, we would
simply ask the Governor. how he is going to
help it, if Lincoln is elected? TIE idea of Gov
ernor Cobb modesily CHASING himself with the
sages and heroes who formed this Government
is not it funny in the extreme? Senator Toombs
seems to have higher estimate of Lincoln than
Cobb has, for he recently said that he would
knock any man down who would say that Lin
coin was not an honest and able man.-Ba!ti-
more Patriot.
1t is amusing to witness the efforts of the
Democracy TO appear in good humor and en-
thusiastic. They twist their funereal faces into
the most serino-comic shapes. The comic al
manao makers can make everlasting fortunes by
getting sketches of them.-Frankfor Common
lrcalh.
is moi so here. Democratic countenances
do not even try TO look as though there was any
l,ti oft
We dent know that whisky barrel would
feel really ashamed in Democratic assemblage,
but we do know that it would be badly bored
Cincinnati Gazette.
The Louisville Daily Journal says 1.-THE defeat
of Lincoln by the people is the great immediate
question of the canvass" and calls upon the
..untainted patriots" of the North to achieve it
"by whatever fair and upright means you may
reckon effectual, but dchieye ai' Prentice need
not think such palaver as this will fool sensible
men of the North. They understand full well
the plug ugly game of 1856 which has en-
tailed on US the horrors of the Buchanan Ad-
ministration, and will not be likely to fall into
the same trap again by contributing to the cleo
ton of Joe Lane.
THEY GIVE IT UP.-Sensible democrats every
where, breckenridge men and Douglasites. are
coming frankly 10 admit that Lincoln will be
elected. Even Douglas himself said, in his
speech Immediately after the nomination, that
the effect of running Breckenridge Che might
democracy was "to elect the Republican candi-
dates. According to the Davenport (Iowa)
Gazette, the Democrot of that city gives up the
battle, and saws "we (the democracy have only
to await the result" And again it says:
1--WE cannot find it in our heart at the present
time to hold out any word of hope to the friends
of the cause we advocate"
The only hope for the despondent Douglasites
we have already pointed out-which is. fusion.
And we say TO them, very frankly, there is pre-
cious little hope from that.
For LIycoLN-The Philadelphia Ne,rs, the
old Wing organ which has the largest circulation
Of any paper in Pennsylvania, comes out very
emphatically for Lincoln. The Ne,rs at the last
election, supported Mr.. Fillmore.
The DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARrIEs.-The
Republicans are in favor of voting Slavery dorm
in our few Western Territories; the Brecken-
ridge party is in favor of voting it up, the Doug
las party don t care whether it is voted up or
down; and the Bell and Everett party "don't
know anything about nothing"
PREFERS LINCoLN.-The editor of the Cum
berland (Md.) Telegraph, the American organ,
referring to statement that the opposition par
in Alabama had, in convention, repudiated Bell
and Everett, and declared their purpose to sup
port Breckenridge and Lane, says:
1--WE prefer Mr.. Lincoln before either of the
democratic nominees, and if driven from our
support of Mr.. Bell by the treachery of our
leading men-if our party is 10 be sold out tc
either wing of the Democracy-then IRE arc tor
Lincoln nth tens Of thousands of others in good
old Maryland"
The st Albans (Vt) Democrat hoists the
breckenridge ticket and adds:
"In conclusion of this hastily writ en- article
we will say that in our next issue we shall pub
lish call for State Convention, with such an
array of democratic signatures as will even as
tonish the sectional factionists in Vermont, and
cause them to tremble in their Shoes
Hon. G. Denniston, of Steuben county, who
has been n prominent member of the American
organization ia New York, attended Repbli.
can meeting in Plattsburg on the evening O
the 18th inst. and announced his ittention o.
supporting Lincoln and Hamlin.
A letter from Texas TO gentleman in Wash.
ington says that General Houston has determin'
ed to run as an Independent candidate for the
Presidency. He has made this public announce.
ment in view of the rumor that he would with.
draw in favor Of, Mr.. Bell.
The Breckenridge party are fearful of losing
Kentucky, and are dispatching speakers anc
documents thither.
A few days ago, Mr.. G. Van Week. an inf1u.
entail Democrat of Macomb county Ill. gave ir
his adhesion to Lincoln and liberty. His ex.
ample has been followed by Mr.. Blass. Esq. one
of the oldest lawyers of McDonnough county
and by Judge Mayburg, formerly CircuitJudgt
of his Judicial district. both Douglas democrats
and BY many others of the "same sort. Chi
cago Press. ... al.