North Carolina standard., 1852-01-03

The details of the French news and the admirable
speech of Senator Mason on the Agitation Resolution
of Mr.. Foote, had already hemmed our usual edito-
rial area into smaller compass than usual, when the
last mail from Washington brought US a document
which we do not feel liberty withhold from the
reader, even though its publication should require us
issue it without the proper commentary. We have,
therefore, deferred several articles prepared for this
number of the Examiner, make room for the speech
of Judge Douglas, the distinguished Senator from
| Illinois, delivered in the Senate upon the Agitation
Resolution on last Wednesday.
This will be most efficient apology 10 our read.
for the absence of editorial matter in this DAYS
paper. The speech in itseIf-cons dered merely as
piece of composition-woud abundantly justify US
In thus making way for it. Every reader will be
struck with the purity of its dcton, the precision of
Its narrative, with the good and the modesty of
Its tone. But its importance political document,
arises from the position of its author the chess
board of party, and the nature of the subject which
1t relates. This speech contains narrative of its
authors upon the sectional quarrel from rst
to last explodes the mendacous charge that he was
ever at any time, favourable to the w ilmot Proviso
and sets at rest tor ever the story that he dod
the vote on the Fugitive Slave Bill. 1t exhibits in
clear light and yet in a modest manner, the long, sim
cere and earnest struggle of this distinguished Sem
ator to settle the dispute about California by extend
ing the Missouri line to the Paaifc 1t proves be-
yond question, that he the first statesman in this
country who proposed that just measure; and shows
that he never surrendered the plan until it became
hopeless and vain.
H USELESS 10 disguise the fdct, that Judge douglas
stands prominently forward among the group from
which the nominee of the National Democratic Con-
Venon will probably be selected 1t is also useless
to Disguise the fact, that his nomination would be
much more agreeable to the majority of Democratic
politicians in Virginia, than that of almost any other
distinguished man who now seems to stand chance
for that high honor. No portion of the South
object to Judge Douglas. He has fatered
altered in justice to the South. He is of the few
politicians of this day who have had the to be
always honest-who have been sufficiently polite to
be always aboveboard. 1t is not when the battle
is fought and the Southern States BEATEN that he
has make bids to the South, and talk about Mis-
souri, line which can never be applied. He has al
ways been where he is now.
While every Democrat and every true patriot is
ready to surrender individual preferences to judg-
ment of his party, do not hesitate to say, that
should the Baltimore Convention place the standard
of Democracy in the hands of the great Senator from
Illinois, it will receive support in Virginia incom
paraby more enthusiastic and united than it
has received since the days of Andrew Jackson.
Few men before the public have greater elements of
popularity. To none can SO few objections be made.
His abilities unquestioned by any party, any
where. His age. his rapid rise, the humble station
from which he has raised himself to the first 6igni
ties of the nation, and the spotess rectitude of his
political escutcheon, all reasons which impe up
on the belief that before the National Convention
meets for the nomination of Presidential candidate,
the nomination of Judge Douglas will be s. fore
gone conclusion.'
R;rboond Eo.on;ner Der 30kh.