The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-11-05

the floor. She saw herself in the picture
Of the few past minutes, so romantic but so
strange figure, that sweet oblivion kindly
came and shut out for the time the blush
ing beauty Of her own mistake.
1t is said that the connctenps Of that
night mutually revealed the history Of two
hearts not understood before.
SENATOR DOUGLASS, BY AN OPPOSITION
PAPER.
The following sketch of Hon. Stephen
y. Douglas, by the editor Of paper, the
Ncwburyport (Nass) HcraId, is graphic
and amusing. According to our policy of
giving every shade Of opinion fair hearing,
we let this writer speak Gor himself 1t ap.
pears that he was passenger with Judge
douglas on a trip in the cars from St.
Louis to Chicago, at the close of the cclc-
bra'ion Of the opening Of the Ohio and
Mississippi railroad in June last.
The little man, with a big, round head,
brow almost as broad as Webstcr's, and
a quick, active eye, that rolls under the
heave projecting brow, watching every other
man, and not allowing motion to escape
hm-witll arms too short for his body,
which is full and round as though it never
lacked the juices that supply life; anu with
small duck legs, which, had they grown as
thick as his back bone, (anL they would,
probably, if Providence lad not forcsccn
that he would want backbone more than
legs in his battle of life,) would have made
him Of respectable stature; that little man
is no less than the great politician of the
West, who has attracted more attention in
the last four years than any other man Of
The nation, and has done more to give dl.
rection, to public affairs than even the
President, with million and a half voters
at his back, and the army, navy and treas
ury of North America at his command
1t IS the "Little Giant" Stephen A. Doug.
las, with whom we parted company at Vim
cenncs, and who has slowly come along, feel
ing the public pulse to learn the political
health Of the "suckers," up to Springfield,
the capital Of the State.
The means of success in Senator Doug
las are very apparent. First lie is really
and intellectually a great man. Eastern
people who view him only as low poi,i-
clan, should disabuse their minds in relation
to one who is to exercise a wide influence
in the affairs Of the country and very prob
ably-for he is yet young--to be the head
Of the Republic. lie is massive in his con.
ceptions broad and comprehensive in his
views, and in good measure, is endowed
with all those powers of mind that make n
statesman.
But he is greater still in energy of char
acter There are those who think that q
defeat of him next year would be his death
IN politics; but the man that sprung from
cabinet-maker's shop in Vermont, and
without father or friend worked his way to
an honorable place upon the bench Of
Judges, who entered Illinois with less than
fltty cents i'll money and not one cent in
credit, and has acquired great wealth, and
the highest station and influence, is not
easily to be whipped out But if he is
great in mind, and greater in energy, he is
greatest in those winning manners for whicl,
the world calls him demagogue. Scarce.
Iy man, woman, or child in the cars es.
capped his attention, or was passed by un-
spoken to. At one moment lle talks with
the old, stern visaged politician, who las
been soured 10y thousand defeats and dis.
appointments, in the next to that well.form.
ed and genial Kentuckian, who has lust
sought free State now he sits down with
the little girl approaching her teens, and
asks of her school studies; and he pats the
little boy on the head, and, in the presence
OF his fond mother and proud father, (what
father is not proud to see his boy noticed y
says word about his mild eyes or glossy
locks. Again, the lady is approached with
fair word and bland smile, and goes
home pleased 10 tell her husband or father
how he looks and what he says, and then
half dozen are about him, all standing to.
gether. He can talk religion with the
priest as well as politics with the statesman
he can congratulate the newly appointed
Buchanan office-holder, who has supplanted
his friend, tell the displaced friend of the