Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-10-25
-Tbey,ce ,I4ssssideut for douglas.

The vice yAre{ideut for Douglas.
Whilst the President is using the patronage
of the government. and the influence which
his high portion gives him. to break down
and defeat Senator DouGIas in his struggle
with black republicanism, the Vice President
comes to the rescue of the Little Giant"
A telegraphic despatch from st. Louis. pub
lished in the PATRIOT Of Saturday. makes the
announcement. II is further announced that
Mr.. BREcKEsRIDGE supports DorGLAs because
he regards Mr.. D. as the leader of the demo-
cracy of Illinois in the great contest in which
they are now engaged. Mr.. BREcKENRIDGE,
doubtless. has other reasons. He does not,
we suspect, wish to see the House of R"pre-
sentatives pass into the hands of the black
republicans, and, although he and Mr.. DoUG-
LAS differed in regard to the admission Of
Kansas with the Lecomptou Constitution. is
unwilling to punish Mr. ID. at the expense Of
the party. he would have the party unite
upon Mr.. DOUGLAS and the DOUGLAS TICKET
for Congress, and thus save them all. In this
he is more patriotic than Mr.. BUCHANAN, who,
il il alleged. declared recently he would rath-
er see every democratic candidate for Con-
gress in New York defeated than compro-
mise with DOUGLASS; and this after seeing
nearly all of his own candidates for Congress
In Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, repudiate
the English Conference bill. This. however.
is but an evidence of the hatred of Mr.. BrCH-
ANAN-his yindctrveness and obstinacy-
and not a proof of the unsoundness of DouG-
LAS, who is really type of sham Democracy.
Mr.BRECKENRIDGE is more polite He feels that.
although DOUGLAS coquettcd with black repu-
blicans and Americans last winter. and got
the former and portion of the latter to sus-
tain his Kansas views, he has no further use
for them, but adheres to his party. The fu-
ture will, we predict, establish the wisdom
of the Vice President. Every DOUGLAS de-
mocrat elected to Congress from Illinois will
sustain the party. and Mr.. DOUGLAS himself
will also sustain it. DOUGLAS WILL if he has
not already supplant Mr.. BUCHANAN in the
affections of the Northern Democracy, and il
he does not receive the nomination of the
Charleston Convention, will have the power
to dictate the nominee. Who so likely to be
his favorite, after himself, as BRECKENRIDGE
BY sustaining DOUGLAS now Mr.. BRECKEN
RIDGE may serve his party in a time of need
and at the same time strengthen himself,
North.
We have sympathized with DOUGLAS in his
canvass. not because we believed for mo-
ment that he intended to abandon his party
but because he has been contending against
black republicanism on the one hand, and the
patronage of the Federal Government on tn,
other. We wish TO see black republicanisn
everywhere defeated, annihilated, aud tn,
President taught such lesson as shall deter
all future Presidents. of whatever party, from
interfering in elections, to the disgrace of thu
Government, and the endangering of the lib
critics Of tn people. Nothing short of suct
lesson can prevent the evil example of Mr.
Buchanan from operating most injuriously
upon the country. Were he thousand times
more pure than he can claim to be, it ough
to be administered to him without stint
Whilst we desire Douglas to be the instru
ment in the hands of the people of Illinois t.
rebuke the Chief Magistrate of the Nation
we would be sorry to witness the further pro
gress of the Illinois Senator in the confidence
of the great body of the American people
He has never deserved, and does not nou
deserve, more than very small share of theil
confidence. Let him, therefore, be the means
of teaching Mr.. BUCHANAN that the power an(
patronage of the President must not b,
brought into conflict with the rights an6
privileges of the people-must not be used
TO corrupt the ballot box-and then let hi
star set forever. ... Ness. .~