Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-29
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

nant over its own allegation that the fact that
Mr., Carpenter, of Chicago, actually wrote to
the Republican marshal of the day for the re-
cent discussion between Lincoln and Douglas
at Charlestown, asking him to cssSe to be made
known to the crowd that on the following We'd
nesday National Democratic meeting would
be held there, proves beyond per adventure
the existence of its previously alleged coalition
between the real Democratic party of the State
and the Republican party -.
In view of the history Of the intimate and
really unblushing ''cohoodling" and incessant
consultation at the house of Mr.. Stephen Ar
mold Douglas last winter between that gentls-
man and Messrs Wade, Hale, Seward, Wilson,
ct at, having as the then avowed purpose Of
that coalition the prostration Of the policy of
the Democracy of Congress and the National
Administration, it requires the possession of
cheek" beyond the conception of ordinary
politicians, for Douglas and his mouth-piece to
pretend indignation over such fact as that
first named above.
The Star s readers will remember we'll that
when the Republican gentleman named above,
and score beside Of the bitterest opponents
nightly marching out to the residence of Sena-
tor Douglas, and there plotting with him
against the Democratic party and its policy,
and at once announcing through the pens Of
opposition newspaper correspondents ther
own ideas of the prospects Of the triumph of
their plots, garnished with due details Of
what was said and done in those memorable
gatherings under the roof of Stephen Arnold
Douglas, not a whisper of denial Of the truth
OF those statements of men sympathizing in
his course Of treachery to the Democracy, was
breathed. Though the Star and other jour-
nails friendly to the Democracy and its policy,
copied and commented at length on these de-
velopments Of identity of sympathies and aims
between Douglas and the Republican party of
Congress, that alliance, offensive and defensive,
was not then denied by either party to it. On
the contrary, it was VIGOROUSLY gloried in by
both up to the moment when the Republicans
of Illinois refused to carry out their share Of
the Conventional bargain made for them by
their managers here. The public, We repeat,
remember we'll the particularly Of detail with
which reports Of those nightly gatherings of
Liberty, Fraternity, and Equality were duly
shronicled in the Washington correspondence
of the New York Tribune, Times, Post, ct al.
as well as the fact that no pretence of their
denial whatever, was essayed on the part of
Douglas, until they failed to answer the end
they were expected to accomplishing secure
for him the support of the Republican party of
Illinois.
Apropos Sturgeon, United States As.
sistant Treasurer at st. Louis, has pinned him
to the wall in the matter of his late unblu shing
denial OF thorough understanding to make
common cause with the Republican party last
winter, against the Democracy. Being called
on, as one who had asserted that fact, to make
good his assertion, he has written letter nam
ing his witnesses, and stating time, place, and
circumstances with an amount of particularly
that is causing the Douglas-ite papers in Iii
nois to shake in their shoes, saying
SIN my former reply to Col Kenneth I stated
that r. Blair, IT., had written letter to B
GIafz Brown, editor of the Missouri Democrat
which In substance sustained all the charge, pre
ferred by the Jefferson Examiner-that the New
ork Tribune, the leading Abolition paper of
TINS country, counseled its friends to make no
opposition TO Mr.. Douglas return to the United
States Senate. well knew that 1t would never
have done this without most satisfactory a,sur
ances from Judge Douglas.
call upon Mr.. Blair to state whether he did
not write such letter to Mr.. Brown. call upon
him 10 state whether the substance of all The
charges made by the Examiner against Judge
Douglas are not true, ] call upon him. and call
upon MIR. COlfax, of Indiana to state whether
Mr. Blair did not receive an invitation. tbrouob
MIR. Colfax, member OF Congress from Indiana
TO call upon him, (Deuglas,) and whether the
message. az II came to him from the lips of Judge
Doug las, was not, Tell Mr. Blair wish to see
him; wish to give him Jim Green's place in the
United states Senate,' call upon Mr. Blair to
state all that took place at that interview call
upon all with whom Judge Douglas spoke upon
this subject to give to the country the informa-
ton they may possess. Ii is due to the people of
illinois that they should not be deceived and n
Is due to Judge Douglas that II the charges he
not true he should be acquitted Think of = mar
shouting over Bair's defeat by Hamlet who was
willing TO lend his aid TO put F. r. Blair Jr. in
United states Senate, in the place Of our great
hypocrisy. Is there a Democrat I'm Mis.onri
whose blood does not run red hot through his
veins In the contemplation of such duplicfty, I
appeal 70 all who have knowledge in their breasts
IN regard to the charges made in the Examiner
10 come forward and give in their testimony. Ii
Judge Douglas be guilty, let him be condemned:
If not, let him be acquitted. | care not what in.
matter has now assumed that phase that the truth
cannot with Propriety be withheld by any man /"
The st. Louis Republican, that has earnestly
seeches Blair, jr., Gratz Brown, Colfax, and
the rest of his (Douglas's) friends of the last
session to come to his rescue in this emergency
by denying the correctness of these representa-
tons of Mr.. Sturgeon. But not word does
either Of them seem able to utter-not line
to write to sustain the denial of Douglas, and
destroy the weight Of the exposition of Mr..
Sturgeon. r.
In view Of these facts, who wonders that we
write down the allegation of the Douglas paper
mentioned first above, as involving display
of cheek" heretofore unprecedented in the
history Of American politics.
P. s. As We 60 to press, We perceive that the
81. Louis Democrat, the paper of Nj Gratis
Brown. in reply to the st. Louis friends of
Douglas, says:
!" Mr.. Blair authorizes us to say that he,stapds
ready to make good all the statements in hi, let.
ter, whenever any Of them shall be denied by
Senator Douglas" ~
So, II Mr.. Douglas elects, the public are in
fair way Of getting an insight into his cohood.
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