The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-10-16
From The y. q. Courier.
DOUGLAS AND HIS ACCUSERS.

Persons interested III ueprlVlng senator Dou
glas of the confidence of the Democrats OF lIll
nois and Of the sympathy Of Democrats else
where have busted themselves in fabrlcatina
and propagatng charges against that states
man. Under ordinary circumstances such char
ges coming from whatever quarter, would
scarcely deserve attention or grave comment i
but while an eminent champion and exponndcr
of Democratic principles is in the midst OF u
contest against Black Republican sectIonalisn,
u contest that is vt once the most severe aud
the most important that has ever occurred iu
any State election, these cunnngly devised and
laborously circulated accusations become blows
at Democracy itself and as such deserve the
serious attention Of all Democrats regardless
Of locality.
1t is not our purpose, however, nor would
our limits permit us, to examine all these char
ges in detail and we shall conino ourselves for
the present to some of the leading ones.
The Slandcrers OF Douglas accuse him oI
counting the favor and support Of Black Rcpub-
leans and of forming coalitions with them.
This calumny j. forged and prop0ga'cd in the
face Of thousand evidences Of its falSity 1t
is proved false hy the united earnest and nnan-
mous opposition Of the Black Republicans Of
Illinois to Douglas. II is proved false hy the
bitter drnuncntionS OF all members of the Free
soil party in every other State. The phillip
ics Of all abolition presses against him stamp
it aS a Slnndcr lie has met the champion o'
the Black Republicans Of Illinois in many do.
bates and they lave always been in direct an
tagonism on every issue. Not n single Black
Republican speaker or press in Illinois has fail
cd to dcuounce and oppose him Not speech
has Senator Douglas made, in Illinois or else.
where. either this year or for many years past
in which hc has failed TO meet the issue pes
entcd hy the sectional party He fought them
everywhere and always with Democratic argu
mcnt. He has uttered no sentence md writ
ten no line in all his intcrnccne political war
fare that dcTogatcs one iota from Democratic
doctrine or mars plank or splinter Of the De
mocratc platform 40 one Of the hrcling'
who rcve him have yet had cunning enough
to warp or torture any authentic speech mad,
, by Douglas 50 as To show the least inconSiS
: tcucy between such speech and the Cincinnati
; platform The whole history of his course du
ring this campaign has been that Of carnc>
; advocacy Of the rights Of the States ofeloquen
J yindicaton Of thc Constitution and tie 81
prcme tribunal Of the country, Of nnrelcniu.
dcnunciation Of the dogmas Of CongresSioul
intervention. Those who have formed and Sns
taucd an odious sectional party have heard 10
thing from him hnt opposition 70 their unlaw
Z ful doctrines rebnk" forihcir want Of patriot
ism and canstir satire upon lhrir nhsnrdItins
His speeches have fallen into their ranks liz
. showers Of "hailstones and Goals Of fire A.
his speeches have been reported aud no auhel
!, tic report Of any one Of them can be so dslort
ed rs TO appear in any particular unworthy {
, n statesman or Inconsistent with Democracy
Not sentence occurred in any one Of lhel
that bad the remoteSt appearance Of indicain
desire TO court the fayor' Of Black Rrpnl
i. Leans or form au alliance" with them. W
have not only examined these speeches bni hn
the pleasure Of hearing one Of them II "
II speech made in the northern part Of the Stat
in county which gave Fremont 1856 yott
aud Buchanan only 2lS votes. Surely, if Bac
Republicans were 10 be courtcd and iattcre
by Judge Douglas anywhere and at any tin
- in Illinois, he would have improved that opp9
, tnnity We listened intontly TO his spoee
" throughout He did not utter one word tbi
could give the slightest color 10 theacrusatioi
70 Of his calnmniators lie said nothing iaronsi
IlFllt WIFI lllp 1'tlIlDEIlIF u HA4bI ilf UDlll- Fl
Consistent with his speeches in Southern IIli0o
:" wncrr almost all are Democrats nothing III co
,rnyention Of his reports and speeches in Il
United States Senate, nothing which would Il,
n, have been heard with appreciation by an au
u icncc Of Democrats IN any State North
South Some portion OF his speech was takt
up with the charges made against him by pc
u, sonal enemies but the main part was in vine
nd cation Of Democratic principles and appeals
the good sense and patriotism of the multitu'
IL Of attentive listeners around him.
Processing to know what constitutes Del
S. ocrat, and aware that differences of opini'
may exist and do exist among the ablest N
t. wisest Of our party upon details and min
N points not involving the settled and often d
m clared tenets of Democracy, we know no whe
t, in any northern State we can look to find
IN. Democrat if Douglas is not one, 1t is to
IN, wished that the North had many more su
IN. able and pcrscycring upholders Of the constil
IN. ton and advocates Of the rights Of the States