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Newspaper
Cassville Standard
Location
Cassville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1860
Page
2
The Georgia National Democratic Convention to nominate Douglas and Johnson electors is postponed to August 14 to allow remaining counties to appoint delegates and hold meetings. The notice appears in Cassville on July 25, 1860.
A Breckinridge supporter in Pickens County writes that politics in upper Georgia is divided with some Douglas men remaining. He praises the old Democratic ship and calls for unity to defeat secession and restore the Republic, invoking the God of the Patriot.
The Mississippi Senator Brown vows to take no part in the current presidential contest. He argues there is no difference between Douglas and Breckinridge on slavery in the Territories, citing his earlier Senate bill to protect slavery and Breckinridge’s acceptance letter opposing a congressional slave code. Brown's stance appears at odds with Breckinridge’s view on constitutional equality.
The Augusta Constitutionalist editor asks friends statewide to report the Legislature members positions on presidential candidates. He plans to publish the opinions to reveal who would win if Wind’s electors job goes to the Legislature.
C. Hanleiter, editor and proprietor of the Atlanta Tri-Weekly American, will start a Daily about September first. This adds a fourth daily newspaper in Atlanta, signaling the city’s growth as a newspaper and railroad hub.
W G Whidly plans to issue September first a new temperance paper in Atlanta titled Champion of Temperance. It will be devoted to temperance with a yearly rate of 1.50. A late communication from Tar Heel Democrat praises clear political insight and urges ongoing weekly submissions. The notice also endorses George G Merek as a sober steady young man seeking work in the line.
Col J W Harris from this county addressed a large enthusiastic ratification meeting in Atlanta on the 17th in support of National Democracy. Observers called his effort the ablest of his life as pro-Douglas sentiment and opposition to secession were discussed, with praise for Douglas and Calhoun's principles.
Washington correspondent forney’s press alleges Breckinridge shifted to disunion politics after Baltimore. He supposedly promised Douglas supporters he would back Douglas in the Northwest if nominated, but was pressed into the disunion ticket. Georgia voters urged to read the Baltimore Convention address and weigh loyalties amid secession splits. Alabama papers favor Ingles and Johnson.
At a Breckinridge and Lane meeting in Rome John R. Hart was chosen as Floyd county delegate to the August convention in Milledgeville. Hart sides with Bell and Evrett. A Norfolk correspondent to the Augusta paper says Douglas has many friends in Virginia and will win despite Yancyite claims.
The Charleston Courier reviews John C. Breckinridge’s 1856 speech in Indiana and a Lexington address, arguing he endorsed squatter sovereignty and that Democratic platform aligned with states rights and slavery expansion. It attacks the Richmond convention for expediency over principle and labels Breckinridge as the slaveholding champion.
In a sharp critique the piece accuses the President of sidelining political opponents including Douglas supporters by removing officeholders who back a rival candidate. It argues the move is a revenge driven abuse of power that threatens party and national stability and warns of political recoil. It also includes a cipher note about multiplying by five.
The Hon A H Stephens spoke in our city on a Saturday afternoon attending the Superior court session. He favors the Douglas and Johnson ticket but fears imminent revolution and dissolution of the Union. He calls patriots to speak and act to preserve the Union and warns of evils from the current crisis. Ang Constitutionalist 18th inst.
Hon. Asbury Hall reports a Northern and Middle States tour where Breckinridge is dismissed as sectional. He asserts Douglas Lincoln race and Buchanan influence shape Northern views, while Southern papers push Breckinridge as disunifying. Also notes Walker’s raid, yellow fever, and election law timing.
A large Douglas ratification meeting at City Hall, led by Col. Robert W. Simms and Secretary Dr. J. P. Hambleton, appointed delegates to Milledgeville to nominate Electors. Col. James Watkins Harris argued Douglas’ lifelong southern loyalty and regular Democratic stance, boosting southern support and unsettling Disunionists. Harris delivered a powerful address and may sway undecided voters.
A Middle Georgia gale scorched cotton fields as a heated air known as Simeon swept through Judge Page's plantation and nearby areas. Leaves dried within 30 minutes, and several plantations reported cotton loss from the storm. The event is described as a rare phenomenon for the region.
Reports from Paris describe a new hydro motive power using cold water as propulsion. Inventor M Cavanna presented it to the Emperor during his Italian visit and plans private government‑funded experiments to test its potential to replace coal and steam for long voyages.
Hicks, the murderer of the E. A. Johnson crew, was executed at Mark on the 16th alt. He confesses to nearly one hundred murders across the Pacific Coast of Mexico, California, and South America. He describes robberies and killings for profit, mule train ambushes, and slave trade actions during the Mexican War, including a shipboard slave escape and sinking.
Reports from Chattooga and Cherokee counties warn of extreme droughts threatening corn and cotton as crops burn under heat. Garibaldi calls for renewed action in Italy from his soldiers. Other items cover financial stakes in Japan relief efforts, a large Douglas Johnson rally in New Orleans, and Mecca oil excitement near Mecca Ohio.
The New Orleans Crescent reports heightened activity in the slave trade despite recent seizures off Cuba. The New York Evening Post notes two steamers leaving secretly for Africa and several others from New York firms like the Cygnet and Sea Foam already bound for the coast, while authorities refuse to enforce laws despite full knowledge of the operations.
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