New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-02
PORTRAITS BY STEAM-THE DO0GH-
FACE.


The Albany Ersaiag Journal has been taking the
por,rait of class which, though rather numerous 1t
seems TO ct respectively IL modelled after each one
individually. lie. the reader JUICE If this be nota
true delineation Of
Tha Cenune Doughfacs was not always Dough
face Six years ego he was prominent az Ao9s'i s
meetings and wrote rampant ntie paragraphs ".
TIRE DAILY Toesin Of Immediate Emanctpat'on Ina'
wss befoye he discovered that it was David WumDt,
not JefT.rson. who wrote the Ordinance OF 1857.
SANDER (which never spares the good and great says
that he even belonged in those days 10 .ne Encous
s0emsnt. Slaves oC Cut their Masters nroa's 90
cIsty But il is not worth while to try TO recall the
circumstance to his memory. You misunderstood aus
meaning He has written letter 20 n irieod ~ tue
South since then in which that fact % Gle rly SHOWN.
Al nresent be is known TO himself, though no. 10
the community at large, by the name OF ConseIvsnve
and Patriot lie loves our glorious Union. lie ven
crates the American Eagle Ii he has an enthusiasm,
il n for the Star Spsngled Banner and he says 50 on
all OCCASIONS He is fond Of quoting from Weosters
speech against South Carolina Secession, wnere u
tslks about the broken fragments OF once glorious
"Union discovered, di.coriant and drenched, II my
:" be with fraterral bloodw which he Gays was in-
tended as a warning to pos'erity not to eject Anti
Nebraska members OF Congress.
He dislikes Slavery. He considers 1t moral a9d
political evil Not above his breath though, at wash
petop but very loudly at home. But he thinks that
BY weak ening the South II gives the NOrtn greater
CONNER cal advantage and political preponderances
He wonders that -FOUR folks will not see IN tnat
light. snd act for their own best interests When he
Wits bis southern friends, who live 10 Charleston ne
remarks feelinsly the aggressons OF the NORTH
upon the constitutional rights of the South ana us
rashress in provoking sectional disputes. he ad-
mires the southern characeer-sO hospitable, coar-
teous and cbiyalrous. And the much misrepresented
onCiiion of the blacks-well fed aud clothed ana
taken care of in their old age. what more 90 tney
want He doubts whether separations oitea occur IN
families He would like to have been born IN var
einia His southern friends, who live IN ChNieston,
consider HIM remarkably enlightened ana hoerai-
minded man.
accident which deprived him OF the use of his back
bone Ii is conioctured 20 have occurred at Washing
ton where he was once q member, or at Baltimore
where he has been several times delegate. ,
Ii we remark that he became, three years ago, the
owner Of sixteen shares Of Texas scrip that he Is an
applicant fer place in the Custom-House, or tnat
Mrs. Doughface, previous to her mrri'ge inherited
fine plantation tocked-from her lamented uncle
in Alabama-we refer 10 these facts as things apart
and not to be understood bearing at all upon his
political opinions. For his disgust OF mercenary poll
tcisns ia well known. His Indignation At that money
making scheme entitled the Kansas Enigrant Aid
Association is a case in point. He the 6rst 10
point out ts sordid Objects
He is lover of Peace. And Law. And Order He
considers the mob attack the kidnappers in Wis
consin shameful outrage. He rs not lawyer, but
bis opinion is hat such ohenses come under the head
Of high treason in the first degree. He is confident
he has a decision somewhere, to that effect, by
Judge Story. The authorities are justified in any
amount Of force-ye3, boodsbed-to put them down.
He ia surprised you should think there is any simi.
lsry in The case of Obadiah Su0oks, the schoonas-
ter Snooks TO be sure was sa'd 10 have been
ynched ana Jared and 70 altered in Georgia for
cevpg Anti Slavery letter through the Post-Ofice.
But where was the evidence Of it Newspapers al
WAYS exaggerate. Besides, what business had he TO
set himself up in opposition 10 the weknoyn preju-
dices Of the community
He has n keen eye for danger to the Union. He
declares il viii fly into thousand flinders il Bung-
town Centre elects Free Soil Constable. He shakes
bis head when you say Disunion has died out. its
designs are concealed, he admits; but they are go
much the more dangerous His vigilance Is as I'M
firing as that of the old lady who used to march at
night up and down the sidewalk in front OF the CITY
Bank, TO guard il from robbers, after the careless
Directors bad all gone to bed.
He holds that all this agitation about Slavery is
"ism." II ia only temporary. They make great
bulabaoo about Nebraska and all that, but 1t will
blow over and that will be the eud oft. To be sure,
be made the prediction in AZ, and again in so,
and again in 50. But there have been unforeseen
circumstances since. When il is this time, there
will never be any more Then demagogues and ia.
natcs will be kept az home as they ought to be, and
men of real talent and ability put in office.
He doubts whether any of these fellows that make
so much noise about their sympathy with the slave
would give the first dollar to buy ones freedom. lie
would, of course. He gave five to remunsrste Mr..
Lennon for the loss of bis and boldly had IL pub
lished, WITH bis name in full in The J0ErHai of C0n-
mercc. 1t was published twice. He is not afraid to
let his right hand know what bis left is about
He would like 10 know how we came TO be 40
much wiser than our forefathersi Why did mt
they abolish Slavery Why didn't they mention
Dggers in the Declaration Of Independence if they
meant 10 Icude em He Is confident that the Fugi-
tive Slave law would have received their APPROVAL
in fact be is inclined TO think thar the original draft
OF it made by Jay and Hamilton To be sure,
they did away with Slavery in this State, but he
doubts whether they would have adopted that rash
measure II they had foreseen the use people would
make of it. And If Washington did eInancipate his
slaves it was when he was on his death bed, and
probably after bis miBd began to wander.
He is fond of broadcloth and our best society He
thinks there distinctions even Ia Republic,
which too apt TO lose sight Of In this respect
be think we have egeDereted-except at the South.
They not so much mixed up there a. here. All
history shows that in well ordered countries there
c.rten classes TO do the work. and certain others to
70 take csre Of them, and attend TO the Government
HIS is not unfrequsntly member OF the church, and
was one of the committee 70 congratulate the Rev.
Mr.. Humdrummle, his Thanksgiving for the Com
promise Sermon. He takes lively interest in mis-
sons that is distant ones He belongs TO the Society
for propag the gospel among the Feeee Island
ers. Al present however he Is threatening ID leave
the con yregatioD, on account OF the Kew Hum.
drummles discourse in favor Of the introduction Of
the Bible among the Virginia Slaves. For, as he OBJ
serves, what business has the pulpit 10 NEEDLE with
politics He prefers 20 go 10 some place where they
preach general Christianity. keligon is too vast
subject 10 be narrowed down 10 particular localities
ard individuals.
He does not care for office. Although he has once
twice. out Of personal regard for the President,
consented 10 accept postin one Of the Departments
be has repeatedly refused 10 allow his name TO be
used in bis district a candidate for Congress-once
in 1850 ust after the passage of the Fugitive Slave
Law. and gain during the Nebraska excitement this
The Genuine Doughface always stands by the regu
lar nominatoDs-whe they are composed OF genuine
are ia n