Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-28
NH. DOUGLAS,
What the AbOIItiOnists think of him.
From, he CiaeinHaf Gazette, (Repu61icaR)
rHE ALLEDGED UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DoUeLl

What the AbOiitiOntsts think OF him.
From tie CiacinAasf Gazette, CRepu5Eiean9
THE ALLEDGED UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DOUGLAS
AND CERTAIN OPPOSITION LEADERS.
1t is impossible to disguise the fact (which we
iutimsted when first commenting the late tri-
umph of Douglas) that the advice and authority of
certain Opposition leaders was conclusive against
Lincoln, in the Illinois election. Beyond all doubt
Mr. Crittenden alone influenced American and
Wing votes enough to carry the close counties Of
| Ssngamon and Madison With their four RePresen-
/ tatives, for Douglas.
! But it is plain that the outside Opposition nfu>
| enee did not end here. Thousands through this
| State who voted for Fremont in 1856, went to
4 Douglas IN this campaign. As TO the strong infu-
enee brought to bear upon the Republicans against
Lincoln, the following statements Of the Jefferson
| Mol Examiner, not yet conradcted to our knOwl-
! edge afford some definite indication. We forbear
comment at present-preferring to "Wait Tor more
! light:
Last week there was quite spirited controversy
I going on in Illinois between the Dougasites and
| the Black Republicans to whether Mr.. CrittendeD
preferred the election of Douglas Lincoln to the
/ Senate.
! Tbe Springfield Journal, the organ Of Lincoln,
maintained most stouty that Crittenden preferred
its niger loving candidate 1t claimed that letter
read by Mr. Dickey, Douglasite at political meet
ing professed to have been written by Mr.. Cr ten
den, and recommending Senator Douglas, merely
expressed the views which the former entertained
]
! Aug LIST, 1858.
! In explaining this, the Journal says:
Mr. Douglas at that time had given assu-
RANGES that his ant>Lecomptonism was based upon
principle that he intended to peTsevere in his OPP
/ position to the Administration, and that he would
fight The Democracy to the bitter end. He had just
returned from his csucusng at Washington With the
heads of the Republican and American parties, and
/ he had given them to understand that he was with
] Z in IInio n
/ sitiOn TO the National Democracy.
- Mr.. Crittenden's letter was written with that
understanding in view. Similar letters writ
ten about the time by Senator Wilson, Of Mass;
MIR. Colfax of Indiana; Horace Greeley, of the New
/ York Tribune; Arson BurliDgame, of Mass Sena-
tor Seward of New York; Frank Blair, of Nilsson
ri, and Others all complimentng Mr.. Douglas, and
urging the opposition to unite upon him as the anti
-Democrac candidate for the Senate. These letters
are to Be seen IN this city RoV.
It says that Mr. Douglas did Rbide by the agree
ment, and. therefore, that Mr. Crittenden is now
opposed to the reelection Of Senator Douglas.
On the other hand the ST.. Louis Republican prov
ed that Mr. Critenden had not changed in his views
of Douglas; that he has not, as claimed by the
Journal written letter in favor of Lincoln so
that far as Crittends concerned the arrangement
entered into 0i Douglas in Washington last UinteT, is
sisE IN full force.
Horace Grssleg also remains true to Douglas. While
in Springfield, Ill, last week. we heard an extract
from letter, In which he SAID, IN substance, that
"Had the Republicans of Illinois followed our ad-
vice, Douglas and Harris would now be leading
champions of human freedom"
In this connection we give an extract from let
Ter, which the Laporte Ia. Union says, was written
by Mr. Douglas himself to Colfsx of Indiana. 1t is
proper also to say that this extract has been extern
sively published in Illinois and that neither Mr..
Douglas or any of his friends have denied that We
are aware, its authenticity:
see that the Republican papers Of Illinois and
Missouri, and indeed the whole Northwest, still
contiue to abuse me- Why is thisH Did zoe not sz-
prsssly agree that this persecution should cease? This
not far. IhaUs passed the RuJicoa, and burned my
boats "
50 Mr.. Colfax, it will be recollected, to whom this
letter was addressed by Mr.. Douglas, is Black
Republican member of Congress from Indiana, and
the same gentlemen through whom Mr.. Douglas 80
icied the celebrated interview with Frank Blair, Of
this State"