The Empire County argus., 1854-11-04
ColOma: Saturday, Nov. A, 1854.


The Wing party both South and North is dead past
all hope of recovery. With the Democratic party
things are not so hopeless but the patient requires
.vigilant attention and from its trne friends to
restore it to former yigor.
In 1852 We beheld the Democracy everywhere
united and Of cou,sc invneible Then all minor
differences were merged and ad usted upon the Bal
timore Platform, the past was forgotten, anu the
democracy marched in triumph. Then basis of
political action formed and acquiesced in by
the masses upon which Gen. Pierce was elected to
the Presidency under the most favorable auspices
ever witnessed.
Now look at the present condition of the party,
not only in this State but throughout the Union
distracted scattered and peeled-confusion worse
confoundcd meets the eye in all quarters. This
state of things is undenable and who is in fault
Is it not plain noon-day that the backing and
filling of the Administration i'll regard to the New
York appointments and removals occasioned divis-
ION in the party in that State Was not the course
pursued in reference to these appointments the re-
suit of deliberations of the President with his Con
stitutional advisers at Washington The suicidal
policy of the administration then commenced in the
idle attempt to blow hot and cold in the breath.
Bronson was removed and supporter of Van Bu-
ren in l848 appointed; will any body deny this
Let us look at Illinois In that State we find Van
Buren, free soiler, and at the same time Van Buren
elcctor of that State in 4S, appointed as t. S Pro-
scouting Attorney, and against two rival applicants
for the same place who We're both Cass electors in
that State in '4S. A Collector of the port of Chi
ID gfn for ,,ub1ic 1op Il
also appointed of the same free soil stripe Who
controlled these appointments The admnistra-
ton, beyond all doubt; but it is said at the
time that Judge Douglas advised these appoint
ments, and the Southern Winosan, thorough
paced Nebraska Journal we believe dscoursed about
them in the terms following
Stephen A. Douglas, protesting to be Democrat,
and representing a democratic constituency. des-
pissed his duty when his interests was seemingly in
question. He secured the appointment of Thomas
Hoyne, and other abolitonists, to office in our
State in direct opposition to the wishes of the peo
pie As to the motives which actuated the Senator
they are manifest to the world Concerning
them there can be but a single and conscientious
opinion, although they come to us in the disguise
of that which the State Register denominates-tlar
mony.
That Senator Douglas basely knelt and kissed the
foul foot OF malgamation, there cannot be shad-
of doubt. With a reckless impiety he forgot
the God of his Fathers, and bowed himself before
the golden calf His designs in doing mani
fest to all-they were not directed merely to the
district in which Mr. Hoyne resides, TO the
State which the gentleman has the honor to repre-
sent, but they were the magic wands which. in
1856, to be waved the tender sensibilites
of northern Abolitionism
The early policy and tactics of the Admnistra-
tion incensed the South and displeased many ster-
ling Democrats of the North. President Pierce
gave great ofense with his New York manoeuvres
and Judge Douglas returning from Europe in the
fever heat of the excitement found himself in hot
water He was appealed to to his influence
against the conduct of the administration in its ap
pointments, and removal of Bronson, but he kept
still he could not move, he was closely identi-
fed with similar obnoxious appointments in his
State of quite as unpalatable character as
that of Red6eld, in New York. Judge Douglas
with his quick eye discerned that he had lost
ground woefuly in the South and that he must do
something to reinstate himself and wipe from his
fame the charge of 'kneeling and kissing the foul
foot of ANAL lgamation, he must, in short make
full and ample atonement to do this he finds him.
self with President Pierce. in the same boat, run
ming rapidly to destruction therefore the pair
hasten to agreement for mutual relief and pro-
lection Herein lies the of the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise. This was accomplished
substantially in this manner Judge Douglas was
Chairman of the Committee on Territories, and it
would be his duty to report plan for the organiz
alton of Nebraska. This duty he had performed
at former session and without giving offense to
either South or North. But now he does not report
the provisions which he had submitted at previous
sessions but introduces another which, while it
neither affirmed nor repealed the Missouri Compro-
mise left its constitutionaty to the Supreme Court
This was not enough Douglas had snned and must
now bring fruits meet for repentance, y he had
kissed the foul foot of amalgamaton," and must
repent in sackcloth and ashes. The South, there
fore, resolved to mark his pcnitence and submission
complete, and taking advantage Of his great infu-
ence with the administration, they resolved to de-
mand all they wished, and obtain it or nail Doug
las "to the wall like base copper"
Senator Dixon, (Whig,) of Kentucky was thrust
forward to cocrce Douglas That Senator moved
amendment to the original bill repeating in ex-
press terms the Missouri Compromise, and this
movement accomplished the object. Now COM
menced the agony-Pierce, his Cabinet and Doug