Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-23
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

majority Of the Democrats Of Congress have
been from first to last far more faithful to the
principle Of due economy in the public expend-
itures than the majority OF the Opposition.
Congress, rather than an existing Administra-
ton, are the party justly responsible for most
of the cost Of the conduct of the Government.
This truth may not be known to casual observ-
ers Of public affairs 1t is nevertheless appar-
ent to all who study the statistics and political
history Of the times An opposition admins
;ration being VIGOROUSLY but another name for
wholesale jObbing, costing unnecessary millions
on millions to the taxpayers of the land, it
strikes us as requiring an undue amount Of
81 cheek on the part OF the Richmond Whig To
argue extravaganza on the part of tho Polk,
Pierce, and Buchanan Administrations. because
iorsooth, they expended much more than those
OF Washington, John Adams, and Jefferson.
." LINE MASTER, LIKE Man IF the reader
who is without time in which to follow, critic
ally, the vagaricS of the politics Of Senator
Douglas, (Which, by the by, are rcplete with
lessons teaching the utter folly Of regarding the
fortunes of individual gentlemen in politics
that Is to say, teaching that he who would be
true to the best Interests of the country, should
rlSldly measure his nearest friend in politics by
the standard of principlel-if, we say, such a
reader desires to see the current political la
bors of Senator Douglas daguerrcotypcd, we
advise him by all means to read the Phiadel-
phia Press attentively. Therein ho will find.
under the pretence of being governed by the
purest and most exalted sentiment Of Democ-
racy, as open and fagitious laboring to secure
the defeat of the Democratic party in the Presi-
Dental canvas Of 1860 as those of its real editor
DIR. Elder, of Philadelphia in the canvass of
1870, when he stumred Pennsylvania in behalf
of John c. Fremont
Those who arc behind the curtain compro-
bend the giSt of the temper of the pair of (po-
litIcal) worthless, Senator Douglas, and Mr.
John W. Forney, who is responsible for the
conduct OF the Press. Douglas has quarrel
with the President, founded originally. as far
a. We can learn. wholly on the idea that the
outs OF party always greatly outnumber the
ms; and that therefore, 10 be sure of getting the
next nomination, it was necessary for him to as
sumo early in the administration of President
buchanan an attitude OF inter-party hostility
10 1.-THE present Administration. Being
HIied with that idea, Senator Douglas sliced
the first opportunity Of taking issue with the
Administration; which unfortunately for him,
though it held ont a temporarily hatterinp
prospect Of strengthening him in Illinois.
was upon an issue in which he could not split
OH from the mass OF the Democracy in Con-
greS', to say nothing of the Administration.
without totally annihilating his hope Of future
southern c"untenance of his presidential asri-
rations. His grave mistake was in supposing
that his personal popularity at the South. then
greater than that Of any other living American
statesman except President Pierce, was suffi-
Gent {" rally majority of the southern De
mOcrlcy TO desert the standard of what they
hold I" be their principles, honor, and safety in
tae Union, for his sake
The mistake was a grave one. indeed: for he
- now utterly without political friends south of
me Potomac river. save Governor Wise aid the
H"ehih"nd E''7"trsr; the latter being tue mere
mouth piece Of the former, having utterly lost.
even IN 80 short period. all the prestige it at
tiILed through almost half century of The
labors OF the astute mind of the late venerable
homas Richie upon irs columns At the North
the entire isolation of Governor Wise and the
I"I"''rT, oh this sub ject. from the rest of The
Democracy Il Virginia, is not cOmprehended
nor Rave We hope that anything short of the
CERTAIN unanimous vote of Virginia ia national
c convention against his presidential aspirations.
If ne shall have the temerity to be 4 candidate
t'r the next Democratic nomination. will omen
tue eyes oil the North to the fact that bis evil
dent aliIatiOn with Senator Douglas has strip-
ped HIM OF Virginia (and all southern Demo.
-atlc) sympathy, as completely as he stood
stripped Of it when battling against General
} acksOn in times past
But To return to Senator Douglas His cur
rent labor is TO keep alive the Kansas slavery
question that such is its drift is apparent 70
all well-poSted politicians of all parties. lie
aims 10 obtain the support of the American
party Of Illinois, and of the Republicans of
the State dissatisfied with their individual no.
ii''caI positions, by assuming To he the states
man oy and through whose future labor. in
publlc HE Kansas IL TO be assured To aboIiti,p
ism. Of course, as he relies in the main nm
the support ot men who claim and really desire
to continue their utilization with the great DEM
ocratic party OF the land, he Processes that such
laDors on his part are simply tcstfying his de-
VouOn 10 the principles Uf DcmOcracy-in which
he Is but copying faithfully the plea of Mr..
SeS&t and the EreHiHg Past In this mat
ter - disguise is as transParent-quite-as
that Of FOrncy's Press. That Journal is now
patronizcd wholly by the. Republican party
and other avOwed enemies Of the National
Democratic party-and is as well known ia Ia
the leading anti-Dcmocratio party newspaper
III Pennsylvania as the Albany Errning T,u,-
"aI Is known t. hold that position in New
York. Personal disappointment, too, is alone
at the bottom of Mr.. FUrncy's tergiyersation
lie wished TO be an L. S Senator. and pre,i-
dent buchanan failed to be able IN sec,ro ,b,t
position for him. lie next aSpired to q Mace
In the Cabinet, and President Buchanan do
clined insulting the intelligence of the country
by calling him TO any such position lie then
struck for the post of editor Of the Uujon;
when such storm arose among the friends of
the Administration in Congress from the South.
G VINO with great unanimity bClipvp him to bo -