The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-18

Senator Douglas and the south.
Notwithstanding adverse decision of the
Louisiana Convention, the DOUGLAS stock is
manifestly on the rise in several of the South
ern States. Its availability is being largely
discussed, and from the tone of the discussion.
as well as the relative positions assumed by the
disputans, we infer that the Southern Rights
democracy have pretty nearly made up their
minds to 90 for ''young blood" as best adapt
ed to existing and probable emergencies. The
Savannah (Ga.) Republican, exhibits some of
the grounds of preference in these remarks:
at cannot have escaped the attention Of the in
elligent observer of the political heavens that the
Southern Rights presses of the South have mani
tested much good feeling of late for Mr.. Douglas,
or the "young giant Of the West" as his friends
are pleased to call him. Ever since the delivery
Of his speech at the jackson celebration in Wash
ington city, on the Sth of January, they have de-
Lighted to keep his name before their readers, and
In some cases even to express their preference for
him. He availed himself of that occasion to throw
out tub for the southern whale in few artful al
lusions to State rights and State sovereignty. He
also declared his opposition to interpretations into
the Baltimore platform of any new professions of
faith; and, lest this should not be sufficient, he
even went out of his way to condemn and stigma
tsc the Union party Of the South
''Now, we will not affirm that Mr.. Douglas has
been in communication with Southern Rights lead
ers in this Satefor have not seen the letters
but that he has been, Cor his friends for him } and
that the result of that communication ia the under
standing that they will support him in the Balti-
more Convention, we do not entertain the least
doubt.
"Mr Douglas has played deep game-deeper
Tar than his competitors for the nomination can
imagine. 1t was evident, the past year, tina. the
Southern Rights party, at least in Georgia. was
almost to a man in favor of Mr.. Buchanan. His
position in regard to the adoption of the Missouri
line basis for the settlement of the territorial
question, gave him decided advantage over all
others with them. Mr.. Douglas saw this He
felt that he must go beyond Mr.. buchanan, if he
would secure the vote of Southern Rights men
Hence his speech at the Jackson celebration. 1t
remains to be whether Mr.. Buchanan's re-
cent letter to some friends in Baltimore will not
have the effect of inducing him to bid still higher
for the vote of the Southern Rights party"
The Republican sees difficulty in the path
of the Illinois Senator in consequence Of his sup
port Of the Compromise, and can discover no
way of escape except through the elastic prin-
ciples of his Southern Rights friends; but the
Athens (Ga.) Banner explains that they de-
rive comfort from his use of the term "agita-
tors" as applied to the supporters of the Com
promise resolution now before the Senate.
This epithet," says the Banner
"Is Immediately caught up by his secession
friends at the South, and applied to all those who
insist upon the afiirmance Of the Compromise by
the Baltimore Convention. II also finds a response
ia the reesoii press Of the North for the same rea-
son. That reason is. that Mr.. Douglass views at
least tolerate the disorganizing and revolutionary
conduct Of both these factions in resisting the
Compromise measures during the late trials before
the people"
| Mr.. DOUGLASS recipe for reunion, based on
return to cold issues'-virtualIy endorsed
the other day by Mr. BucHANAN-is rather Sc
yerely dealt with by the same writer:
"Giye US those good cold issues" before we
quarrelled fought and come very nearly upsct-
ting the Government, about the Compromise. All,
that's the way TO harmonize the Democracy with
Mr. Douglas! II brings freesoilers, abolitionists
Union men, sccessonists, and all, into one great
harmonious and triumphant Democratic party,
with either no principles" at all carried out or
the principles Of each and every one Of these d.
visions. AZ he goes for triumphing upon "our
principles" will he be 30 good as to tell US toh,eh
set Of "ow principles" will prevail. if we 20 into
the canvass on bic platform, and elect "otp" Pre-
sidcnG
Looking at the conflicting pretenslons Of the
iactr5T-s by whom Mr.. DOUGLAS is supported,
the plan Of rallying on the cold issues" would
seem to be the only available one; and the
course Of events in and out Of Congress-the
wooing aud dallying practised alternately by
FreesOilers and Observation-Disclosures the
strong probability Of their united triumph, al
the cost Of such Union Democrats as may be
tempted 90 put faith in their representations.