Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-22
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

NEWS AND GOSSIP.
TsECHASGEs OF THE TINEs.-One year ago,
Stephen A. Douglas was regarded by all Demo-
gratis, North and South, as being reliable Dem
ocrat, if such a politician existed in the length
and breadth Of the land Now, he is held by |
every man North and South in public life who |
makes pretension of acting with the Democratic |
party on the only great iss- between them |
and the opposition, as being the most virulent |
and active worker in the anti-slavery cause in |
Congress; his bitterness in that cause being
more vehement than that of Joshua r. Gid
dings, and his activity in its behalf being
greater than that of all the rest of the abolition
lists of Congress combined On his part, this is
a heavy price, indeed, to pay for the poor priv
ilege of running for reelection, with the GER
tainty Of defeat as inglorious as that he met on
pledging himself to prove charges against the
integrity of the new postmaster at Chicago,
which the Senate, after due investigation and
elaboration, pronounced unfounded. In three
months from this date, his course will have
caused the organization of the Democracy
against his reelection to the Senate of the
United States-for which he has thrown away
In the election of whomsoever the Republicans
OF the State may nominate to succeed him; it
now being certain that that party in Illinois
will not toss those men aside for Mr. Douglas,
who have labOred life time for them, after he
has placed the game entirely in their hands.
60 their leaders now here declare; and as their
declaration is in accordance with the prompting
OF common sense, we believe them.
The followers of Senator Douglas in both
Houses, too, are working with him like beavers
to defeat the Democracy for the sake of defeat
ing the Democracy, in the evident belief that
unless they can secure the triumph of the Re-
publican party in the next Presidential cleo
ton, the fanE pas of their leader in essaying
to attempt to dictate to the Democratic party
that 1t shall mount the abolition platform for
the time being in order to secure his return to
the United States Senate after permitting, in
the multitude of his engagements, his State to
| slip through his fingers, will be death to them
Its high time to speak as plainly as possible on
this subject; and hence we do not hesitate TO
write OF Mr.. Douglas and his absquatulatinc
| followers, and their labors and aims as they are
now spoken Of by all Democrats in Washington
| IN familiar conversation.
JoDGE LoRING's REMOVAL is Of interest
| and importance as illustrating whatSenator
Douglas and his little cohort of absquatulators
to the assistance of the Republican party, and
MT Humphrey Marshall and his still smaller
band who propose to "rat" from the Southern
American organization, are engaged in sustain
ing. Gov. Banks has removed Judge Lorinp-
for rofr 10 u n
mmolated-because,a as an United States Com
| missioner, he fearlessly executed law of the
| land Tin the rendition of the fugitive slave
Burns) which the Supreme Court of the United
States has pronounced to be law enacted only
| In pursuance of the plainest requirements of
| the Constitution of the United States Such.
and such only, was his offence. And for that
| offence only was he removed, after the persist
emit recommendation to that end of the almost
unanimous Legislature of Massachusetts,, for
| mally voted year after year.
Tho action of Governor Banks in his case
upon the repeated call of the Legislature of
Massachusetts,, amounts-in few words and
plain EDglish-to a formal avowal on the part
OF that State that she regards herself as being
| only bound by such provisions of the Constitu.
ton OF the United States as suit the fancy,
prejudice or temper of her population of the
day. The rights and interests of others FORM
ally conserved in that instrument are thus pro
claimed to be as naught to her. Indeed, the
qHOa erat DEMONSTRATION. of this formal ac
ton OF the Massachusetts, State government is
I-y1 War on slavery in the Southern States.
over, above and around the guarantees of the
| Constitution.
1t illustrates most forcibly where the Sec
| tional aggression so discussed in the news.
papers, really comes from, and should be dpIv
pondered over by the constituents of the few
Southern representatives who are known or
expected to be about to aid and abet the tri-
umPh OF this policy of the abascment of the
Constitution of the United States wherein that
protects Southern rights by voting to secure a
| triumph for the policy of Governor Banks 4
20. upon the only practical slavery question
now IN Congressional of the admission IF
Kansas into the Union with the Lecompton
constitution.
we mentioned day or two since that the
co-workers with Governor Banks here. were
chuckling over what they believe to be the
purpose of Mr.. GiImcr, of North Carolina. 70
serve the Abolition cause in all preliminary
Gut really decisive) votes, in the consideration
Oh the Kansas State bill. Subsequently We find
them even more satisfied that North Carolina
mas sent good enough Freesoiler'' here for
their purposes Nevertheless, we believe they
mistake their man-that Mr. GiImer Will not
prove to be their efficient co-laborer in the
cause OF the prostration of the rights of the
South, under the Constitution, as thew 30 fond.
ly hope.
IHE iNDASs.-The delegation of Sioux In
dams, now visiting in this city, paid their re-
spects to the Secretary of the Interior on Sat.
urday The conference was mutually agreeable.
and assurances of continued friendship were
interchanged Tho Superintendent. Col. Gull
iom; Agent, Maj. Brown; and Interpreter.
Joseph Campbell, under whose charge the del
egation came to the city, were also present at