Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-11-05
From the Springfield Mass liepuh ican
NJ. DOuglas-His Fiiial Affection
and Patriotism.

One o: the mo touching pictures o
| patriotism and flal affection which ha:
ever come under our observation, is tba
exhibited > Sena or Douglas Of Illinois, il
his attempt To get au Office Cor his father
ID-law, at Washington. The letter which
this gentleman wrote TO The President, pray
ing iOr pap for his pap and at the same
time deprecutiug the icea that the gift
should be charged in the spoils account
with the State Of Illinois, is one of those
Instances of The struggles which sometime:
take place in noble minds between two high
born priHcipies-struggies VIII ch. while
they distress the bosom that gives the birth
do hUnsr to our humanity. Some people
are disp, sed to laugh at the little giant
We do no: sympathze with this feeling. A
m IN who wcud 90 it would whistle at q
TuLera!.
Just look at it for moment. Let Us ap.
pIoach the subject without pr-judice. Here
is msn who has married pretty woman.
She has cured hun Of drinking, or reduced
his allow ance, say ftty per cent. She has
stopped him from slui ting tobacco juice all
over everything. She has really fixed him
up, bIeached him out, and got him to wear
ing clean dckeys AS he thinks of this
he is grateful. As he has given her his
heart aud hand, and wite's interest in his
fortune, he can do no more, aud his mind
leaps the boundary OF the domestic hearth
and pours its gratitude at the feet of his
!ather-in-law. He would du something fol-
him; and ike generous soul, he insists
that it must be done on his own accout, and
not on account o; Illinois. II Cuts rurs
illinois, then he curs Cuts. Illinois is hi,
mother. He has been a Sucker at her bosom
for years. lie has gifts for the material lap
that Mr.. Cuts must not interfere with. So
between paternal and maternal tenderne SIS,
the giant is softened into sentimental dis
crimInatioas.
1t is barely possible though We give the
idea no willing entertainment, that the
Senator, having found himself obliged to
feed dependents in Washington and Illinois
is determined to see both sets cared Tor by
the government, and TO keep the two sets
distinct. The next letter we shall have
will pray Mr.. Buchanan 70 give some poor
sAouldcr-hitter post Office, al the same
time Protesting that il shall not be charged
to Mr.. Cults. M'. Douglas is in trying
position. Family relations and the llliuoi:
democracy give him "a divided duty" Love
of kindred and love o: coun:ry-Cutts abroad
and Suckers al hune--5oIh to be fed by
Spoiis, a.e enough to make man s,agger
if he doesn't drink anything TO speak ot.
From the reply Of the President to this
note of the Senator, We gather lesson
which should sink deep mo tine hearts Of
all our vourg men MIR. Buchanan says
Should make the appointment, which i:
not improbable, it will be my own ind vidual
appointment, proceeding entirely from my
regard for Mr. Cults and his family, and moi
because Senator Douglas has had the good
fortune to'become his son-in-law." Some
people see irony in this; but such people
see irony every where. They are morally
itrrugInJus. The fact was, Mr.. Buchanan
felt Ehin.sel: bachelor. He had no son
like Mr.. Cutts-it leust 70 son-ln-law--so
he adopted Mr.. Cuts, ard spread lovingly
over him The wings OF patronage. He will
feed him. He will shelter him. He will
relieve Mr.. Douglas nj al: responsibility.
The hen has been known to foster the duck;
cat has sometimes ex enled her a.otherly
affections to brood OF chrksns; and the
stately bachelor of the White House re-
lievcs The feelings OF Mr.. Douglas, obviates
all danger in the Illinois Democracy, and
gives play to an unfed parental impulse by
becoming responsible Tor the pruvender of q
fine Old gentleman who had daughter.