Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-08-05


subject of the ATTEMPTED defeat of Douglas.
One is from the Richmond Enquirer, July
90, in reply to certain structures and prop
ositicns by the Eramissr, OF the same city
From the Richmond Enquirer.
We can put amuch stronger case, where
that paperhas come in gallant y to the res
cue of Democratic candidates, who oppos-
ed it on the question still pending, and in
volving principle which it must admit to
be one of the highestimportance. Will the
Examiner pretend thatit ever has, or ever
will, advise any potion of the Democracy
to stand aloof from the assistance of the
Democratic candidate, merely because lie
opposes or advocates the construction of
the Pacific railroad at the expense of the
General Government? We believe that on
this question the Examiner adheres to the
Virginia doctrine of the strict construction
of the Constitution. VIII the Examiner
leave the Democratic candidate to be de-
feated by a competitor of the opposition,
because he advocates different policy in
this respect? Would an opposite course
give the lie 10 its whole conduct? Will
the Examiner assert that it cannot aid
Democrat, under such circumstances, with
ont an abnegalioh of principle? Our Co
temporary must either answer these qIes-
tions in the affirmative, or consent to re-
nounce us present position, which seems
to have been assumed without due consid-
Grafton, and by reason of irritation excited
by Mr.. Douglas late able vindication, of
his own course. We again call the atten-
ton of the Examiner to the fact, that the
present course OF Judge Douglas is as
necessary to the interest of his party as it
is to his own reelection. The anti-Le-
compton Democrats do not constitute a
small MI. ,..or;ty' of the party. On the con-
trary, it is yet % be ascertained whether
they do not constitute a majority. 1t seems
tolerably evident that they command very
large majority in all the northwestern
States. 1n a majority Of districts now rep
resented by Democrats from the Northern
and Middle States, it is very doubtful
whether single Lecompton man can be
returned to Congress. In Ky. and Va, if
not In n. c. and Tenn, the balance hangs
compton. And although the advocates
of Lecompton doubtless predominates
largely in the Gulf States, strong body of
the Democracy there. are inveterately op-
posed to the English Compromise.
AS to Va, it is useless to pretend to
the great preponderance of either side of
the question. The test which the Eram-
insr brings forward on this subject are all
fallacious. The voice of the Va. Legisla-
ture was not unanimous Several Dem
ocratic members voted against the Lecom
pton resolutions. Others absented them
selves from the vote. The overwhelming
majority, which was indeed obtained, was
the result of peculiar circumstances. A
small nuraber of men forced caucus upon a
body which was not prepared to deliberate
on the question. Many OF them hd not
even read the Lecompton schedule ITSELF
And We know positively that number of
the very men who voted through the Le-
compton resolutions. afterwards left Rich
mond anti iLecompton men. These are all
plain truths which is useless to ignore
And the Eraminer should be the last to
point to the example of the Demoratic del
egati9n in the Legislature. The actions
of that delegation is direct rebnke to the
present course ofour coter1porary. Twice,
thrice, four times, if we are not mistaken,
in as many different caucuses, the attempt
was made to pass resolutions directly con
demnatory Of anti Lecompton Democrats.
and each time the attempt met with a sig
nal failure. The Democrats of the Legisla-
tnre positively refused to dispute the right
of Democrats TO differ on this point; re-
peatedly refused to do what the Examin er
is now doing-to make Lecompton party
test. -i.f -
| AS to the press in the State, we have no
hesitation in asserting, that on a question
dividing the Democracy, this forms no re-
+ liable criterion. The people of Va. are
led neither by the press not by politicians.
On two signal occasions, in 1852 and in
1856. the people of Va. nominated candi-
date for Presidency in spite of the major
ity of the press and majority of the prom.
inent politicians combined. 2 s.
i When called upon to prove this accu-
stios that Judge Douglas has been guilty
of Black Republican affiliation, the Esanain-
! produces an extract from the Illinois pa
per stating that these are republicans who
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