Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-04-21
Judge Douglas.

to the course which these gentlemen mean t,
pursue IN the future, respecting their affilia
ton with our party. The Pennsylvania
states the facts, and comments upon them
| thus:
The especial friends and defenders of Sen
ator Douglas have Indignantly deprecated al
illusions to the motives which are supposed
to govern the Senator from Illinois in hi
present opposition to the Democratic part,
and on the Kansas Lecompton issue. Theyy
insisted OF placing their idol upon the eleya,
ted pedestal of Conscientious conviction of
duty, regard for the wishes of that constit.
uency which he represents in the Senate Of
the Nation, and the honest, disinterested
views which he entertains with reference to
the principles involved in the present contro-
versy. But the debate in the National House
OF Representatives on Saturday last. has open
ed fresh page of that volume in which is re-
corded the history Of Senator Douglas con-
nectlon With the pending question of admit
ting Kansas into the Uniou under the I,e
compton Constitution. In the course Of that
debate, Hon. William Smith, of Virginia.
stated that Hon, Isaac n Morris, of Illinois
SAID IN free conversation, that after this
congress had been in session, the Illinois
Delegation held a conference upon the nolicv
that Senator Douglas should pursue upon the
Lecompton Constitution, and with reference
70 securing his reelection to the u nited
STATES Sem" Upon Hon. Mr.. Burnett,
OF Kentucky. being aPreait1 -; with regard
TO the correctness of this statement Of the con
versatlon of Mr.. Morris, the former gentle.
mau remarked that he understood Mr.. Nor
IT'S ito state distinctly that, upon conference
the friends of Senator Douglas had agreed
and determined that the Senator should mrs
sue the course he has taken on this question.
and 1t was the only means by which he could
sustain himself" He also further stated that
Mr. Morris said that one reason why Judoe
douglas felt himself aggrieved was, that there
mad been an effort by the present Admins
tratlon to destroy him. to crush him to break
HIM down, and that his friends had been neo-
lected IN appointments, and that the claims
OF Illinois had been overlooked, and that he
did not mean to stand it? These the
statements deliberately made on the floor of
the m House by Mr.. Smith, of Virginia, and
lion. Mr. Burnett, of Kentucky They
agreed. as to the details of the conversation
held With Mr., Morris, and there is no onas-
tion as to the correctness of the version they
have given of statements made bv that zen,
tleman with reference to the position of the
1t is hardly possible for Senator Donolss or
his friends to affect superior purity and nat.
riotlsm after this expose by one of their num-
per, he real motive for the disaffection of
the Senator frhm Illinois is shown to be pure
~ selnsh IN all its aspects. In the first in
stance he was anxious to be reelected to the
Senate and to reach this point all other con-
spiratlons were subordinated The-Bla ok
Republicans OF Illinois were opposed to the
admission of Kansas under the Lecomnton
Constitution, and few Democrats. like
Judge Douglas and friends. were d;sconten-
ted because the Offices were not distributed
to please them. The idea was to comb,ne
lnese two elements in opposition to the Ad.
l, iiiinistratlon Issue, place Senator Douglas at
the head of this hostile column. and TINS in
sure his continuance in the Senate. That
thls was the plan concocted by the anti Le-
compton Democrats of Illinois headed by
Senator Douglas, will not be questioned after
the statements made in the House bv Nessrs
smith and Burnett and virtually assented TO
oy Mr. Morris himself, in his solicitude for
of the whole matter.
J.. ms statement gives force to the declara-
non circulated by the opposition press, that
,uuse douglas 'topenly and manfully'' saws
hat the present slavish administration sh0'd
% ofohe" oo'oa Such statements have an
1eared !, In the Springfield (Mass RepnJlicdn |
he Manchester american, and other papers
'nd more recently in the New York Courier |
'"o enquirer The correspondent of the lat
owS. 80 ,0
l am informed by many persons who have
7 ,ppoitunitles OF knowing, that Mr.. Douglas
'oes not expect any reconciliation w:.h AZ
'arty of which be was so lately a. 3. "3.n .ne
'opuiar leader. He considers that no..n. eu
urably corrupted and perverted bv The he "a" n
nee OF tho administration, and by tba aaa;
.ous aad incendiary schemes of the soutbern
men. NJ u nanNI
q nihks, have had the power to debancb ,bs
'emocratlc party. It has, under their leoJ
Gl' q tiio iVe OF progress marked out by princi,
iG: -: ana Is hurrying along the downward road
1-iIn ieaas to civil commotion aud disunion
y ii"S iioC IeIt the party, and he trusts that
majority or the honest masses OF the marty
"a a'e go E9' !eie MN But in any event. he goes
r. e ''nef |lta tae propagandists of slavery.
~ ~ i"YoIS the formation of the greatest posSi-
lie number of free States. ''' p'''i-
Hhr' douglas regards the adt1inistrat;o, nc
Il enemy to the pesce of tie country and 30
ne onlon He thiuks, therefore the frst
NY Oh all parties, is to break down the nres.
soituP' and treacherous administration
- - 'ne impression among Mr.. DOUGLAS
-s lenos, 'hat he expects the election of Sew.
~ 70 lhe presidency in 1860. The next
,uf years VIII be occupied in restoring to the
'uliiy that tranquility and order of which
ie uisorganizlng measures of the democratic
ar5y Tor the last eight years have deprived il
aen are said to be the views of Senator
A tI. !
al, an TINS would seem to indicate that Judge
ouglas ; aud his Illinois friends, have deter
inea TO ieave the party. without it will con.
= n' TO throw overheard Mr.. Buchanan and and ::
> poIcy. This is certainly will never do do
.he bidding of any one, and we nresunIo