The Yazoo Democrat., 1858-10-09
PRESIDENT MAKING.


bravely on, and it is the bane of our Re,
publican Government. Every aspirant draws
after him regiments Of retainers who have
their appetites sharply set and their eyes
keen for the public treasury, glittering with
its eighty miliors of hard dollars. These
are as bright and beautiful to them as was
the gem to old " Idenstein" in " Werner
when be blessed it as "sweet sparker"--
/" the bright eye Of the nine" he load
stone of the SOUL" the true magnetic pole
t" which all hearts point duly north" "-"the
flaming spirit of earth" The aspirant set,
his soul on the highest object of human
ambition, and those who link their destiny
with his, beginning with those who are more
ambitious than mercenary, down to the army
of mere hang,y Office seekers, rise and fa
in their zeal like the thermometer, as thu
mercury rises to warm and generous living
or sinks to cold bore subsistence. Ambi
ton and money make common cause. aDt
poor, mean, decrepid principle-amost ou
of fashion-cannot win fight against th'
combined powers of the purse and the sword
Z" Coming events casts their shadows be-
foIe," and let rs take a survey of the shad
ows. Mr.. Douglas, long regarded as thu
most reliable Northern politician on til,
rights of the South, suddenly changes, anc
is deemed worthy ally of the Black Re
publicaus. He forsakes his principles laiC
down ia the Kansas Nebraska bill, and "eat
bis words" in support of them. Long sub
uniting in silence to the common understan
ding that he had direct interest in slav,
property, he at lasi fnds it necessary to den,
it, aud to lay the blame to his son. An,
Why such summerset? Mr.. DnugIas, lik
Brulus, is an honorable man in the sens
that Anthony said it, and we could no
impugn his motives. Yet it looks a It'll
strange is all that this should aak
place in advance of the next Democrat
National Convention, where it is almos
certain a Southern man wiH be nominate,
for the Presidency Mr. Douglas was nsve
a candidate for that high place, but his friend
have only taken very great liberty wit
his name, and taking courage from this h
would not "refuse he crown" The contes
promises to be sectional, and the Norther
man who would succeed must make Limsel
acceptable to the Northern anti slavery feel
ing, and Mr.. Douglas makes a rapid strid
in that direction. When at the next ses
sion, hss carries Kansas through with he
Free State Constitution, he will be worth
and we'll qualified for sectional candidat,
Seward to be prime minister to be tb
Monsieur Rolin-the master spirit Of sue
a Jesuitical a lministraton, will give him hi
aid
Let us turn to the statesmen of the South
aud see if we can observe any importan
changes, Governor Wise, of Virginia, for
merly strong Southern Rights--Stat,
Rights member of Congress from the OH
Dominion, looks (if he is to be judged by
his political doctrines) entirely to the Norll
for support His rival, Senator Hunter, no
to be outdone, has lowered his Southern
crest, while his righ hand man, Pryor, i
vieug with the Richmond Enquirer in it
appeals for Southern submission. Jefferson
Davis takes a tour to the North --al B,stoI
is in ecstacies at his Union notions, ant
Portland pulls off her hat to his nationality
What else could Portland do when he toll,
them he knew Preutiss? Mr.. Orr's eleva
ton to the Speakers chair, is very encoura
gng even to South Carolina, and Senate
Hammond is taken with love for the Union
that would refresh /. Boston federalst. An,
the Charleston Mercury, always ready t
give the alarm, sees destruction in Jei
Davis "4th July" but is as calm as a Ma,
morning 10 Hammond's Beech Island. Gov
COBB paclfes himself with an oecasiona
letter to some Northern mass meeting, bu
is making no fuss. His schedule has beel
beforeth public great while, aud he viii
run it as long AS there is road and steam. |
is the still sow that gets all the wash. 20,
hickory" had some iuAuepcein the selection
of his successor WhSnay not "Od Buck
follow in the footsteps of predecessor s.
illustrious /? We should not be surprises
to find at the head of all the Democrat
papers in the summer and fall of 1860-Fo
President, Howell Cobb, Of Ga, For Vic
President, anybody no matter who, so b
halls from the North" Breckenridge di
stand god chance, but he let Keutuck
give too big Democratic majority. Ken
lucky is certain for the Democracy withou
being baited with Breckenridge, We stat
the signs # the times as they appear to u
and not our own wishes. We desire som
Democrat Of the State Right School from
one Of the Cotton States. And we hope b
will be one who has not and will not, trya
with his principles for Northern popularity
President making has become corrupting t
the nation and enslaving to the South.
[AlOa"y (Ga) Patriot