White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-09
The Iatess but not tha 1a.1

Our latest dispatches ASSN.
Stephen A. Douglas has tr;nw. y ihai
Illinois. Never since the bee;pp.ef u
this government has any pOlitic,I d
excited so much the public s~r l eoAaE
and solicitude as that which wa sIS'aa'O
in Illinois on Tuesday last and J .T:dsd
merely because Ofthe prineiples .aI'a
but because of the characters imm"S El'e
interested. The spectacle Of n"
administration of the federal COVE, sn'''
with It's vast patronage of a 6nnJ'tu1eat
lions Of dollars, with its army 81 MI
naries and expectants, orpapi1.J I'fOs
lied against one individual st,DE ~
the principles Of the ConstitntiaD y
principles and pledges of the Dsm.a'
party, was well calculated to aro"'a aa'
prolsundest feeling. Of men az ~ u
and in all sections Of the Union Fus
those who may have differed from Iva
Douglas npOH mere party queStioD'
inspired in his behalf BY the v;OI.a, ''s
malignant course Of the federal - - ~
tration, while those who symr,.S.
with him in his great crusade ag,;D' me-
principles, felt unbounded erUI,,,;. !"
the opportunity thus presented ill.,
vindicats, IN him. their eonscieptior, a -. .
Victions. The campaign made h. u.
extraordinary man has never been ~, ~
ed, even by himself; and he, to b;,."aS
it be it spoken. has made more .r,..
binary campaigns than any other ,,',.
man in the Union. beginning with q
great struggle, more than twenty ~.
ago, when just emerging into Ola,
life. II has fallen to his lot 10 tai.
in more exciting canvasses than ,rv -
lie man Of our day. He il Wa, ~
fought for the Democratic party in ISss
and 40; in "A. when the anp.,,,;a. !,
Texas was in issue; in '46, when a.
Mexican war doomed upon the bo,;,o. :.
in lS4S, when General Ca,s Wa, a.
Democratic candidate in 1850 Nh.
the compromise measures became II. Il
i've branch Of peace to the Who'll, In.
and yet no message Of peace to hin, IC-.
he was compelled to return to n. ~.
home aud contend for those messur., !,
the face Of an infuriate,l multi,pS. \ :
1852. as the advocate of President p;s-,n.
in 1854. when he applied the dOctri1s 4
popular sovereignty, asserted in ,kseo,.
promise measures and finally in 1SS
as the heroic defender Of this sam. rl,,;.
ous doctrine And now, after these Tins.
giles. with career Of unbroksn coasi,,.'.
~. without blot Hpcn his politI..l M.
ord, even when his adysrsaries are ran.
pellc'l ia stand forward and paw trlu..
to his courage and to his character /,
has made an appeal to his own pesol.n
his own home and he has been sus.1iu,i
We can imagine how the intelligsac, 4
his vindication will be received by Il.
conservative people Of the United
States, North and South. We CA N.
aSine how the gallant men who has,
stood fast and firm by the doctrine I
popular sovereignty will hail it. We
can imagine how those who have vw.
shipped skeleton organizations AMI pr.
chased candidates will trembIs before l.
We can imagine how the mere poliliria,s
at the federal Capitol will stand sppuIlI
at the prospect. We can imagine h,u
those who, in the midst Of national Dis
trsss, and panic, and confusion, hsrssI.
pende'l the monies Of the masses fst Il,
purpose Of proStrating the ''tribute old.
people," will shrink before this nienorI.
bic decree Of Illinois. We can imigss
too. how men, rioting in the mils. q
insane and revolutionary theories, hIr.
mistaken the populir denuuciaiion d
executive tyranny for approval Of tAsS
theories, viii read the significant lssra
pronounced by the thousands who Sgoks
at the ballOt-bOxes in Illinois. on ihs 2Dl
Of November. But while these ihir1
may be conceived Of, rko can rsalEs IL
sensations Of tie moral hero Of tbs nj
lime strHgglej; and Of the man who, Ihz
having left the exciting, cxacting. Ini
wasting struggle at the federal Cspi.sl
was compelled to return to his owe hcae.
there to Eight out the terrible battle lsgrl
at Washington thsre to renew an s'l-
tend for a principle, which, instead d
saving him to his people. was made y
the servants Of the people elected By is
Democratic party Of 1856, 3 csuss d
and ignominy to him? VIII
can realize his feelings when he iOsD.
that the jury to which he had aPPetei
had pronounced Significantly and over
whelmingly in bis favor? Had Jstg
Douglas been defeated, the victory xOsA
have been with him. Frustrated IN thI
light, he would have risen again toE nor
row. Had Illinois rejected him on Tues
lay last. she would have been inspired By
= sublime repentance to elevate bin II
The earliest possible moment But Wh,l
bis efforts, perseveringly and heroiealI
made, have been crowned with success
hat which the world might have called
ia the event of defeat, insuFrectiOD, bsca"
= just rsvolzfiOn. He has wOn the Pnss
His own people have pronounced in ~
behalf, and he may we'll go before tn
country for another verdict which aH's
him in the coming time, il he shall GiHa
IS steadily true BY the principle vac,
thus far has been bis star, bis stay, -.
his support.-Pha. Press.