New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-16
DOCGLhSISM VIEWED FROM A CARO-
LIMA STANDPOINT
Of The CHARLESTON Mercury.

\ Ccrrvspca6~oce OF The CHARLESTON Mercury.
WAsHIsGros, Nov. II. lTA.
An important is just taking place on the polfti.
| cal chess-board II is the union Of The Ric.n,nd
Soath and The Harrington States today announced
in The States which is TO be enlarged under the edi.
toral control Of Mr. Pryor The soah, it is under
stood formerly too "extree" for the latitude of
Virginia, and has not thriveo in pecunary point of
view, though Possessing large circulation And al.
though fault has been found with Pryor throughout
the Cotton States for his during the Summer he
has been a. staunch as he could, TO exist amid the
virepulling ogrollng aspirans Of the Old Dominion.
The Sovh WAS regarded e. the organ Of the Hunter
Democracy, and The State,, evening paper Of
Washington, has been the personal organ Of Douglas,
devoted to biz fortunes The South las. Winter bit.
terry denounced Douglas, but Southern Senators
looked upon his transgression with forsiving eye,
souintipg, pOt-bly, to the future. The South after.
ward preferred the renegade Democrat to consistent
foo the Black Republican Lincoln, and mas aivocated
Douglass reelection. 1t is generally thought that
Hunter has the irside track for the next nomination
for the Presidency before the Democratic Convention
Davis, Orr, Cobb, Stephens Toonbs, johnson Brown
Slidcl ard the rest Of the twenty Southern aprants
to the contrary notwithstanding. In combination with
Douglas bis chances Of success will be benefited.
And while Hunters friends want the Presidency for
him, Douglas wants the Vice Presidency or, at any
rate, waits bis Democracy whtewashed In this coa-
Ition tie Little Giant" plays a strong game, backed
In hs degenerate Democracy by Of the most tai
ened editors from the largest and most influential
Democratic State in the South and the Union.
If report, then be true, Tie Richmond Enquirer,
that Tariff-Whig g.Wise organ Of Southern Anti Le
compton Democracy, is diddled, and though The
south collapse, all the praises and vindc atons OF
Douglas are gone without. consideration in behalf of
the very distinguished letter.writing Governor.
But though Douglas be recognized genuine
Democrat and though he and Senator Hunter be run
at the bext Presidential election, defeat awaits the
party, and Black Republican will fill the Cham of
State and sway the destines Of the Souhf she SUBJ
NIT Seward the leader of that party, may be run;
but the probability is, more moderate aud less cem-
mitted will be rejected, for the Abolition party is
the most sklful that has risen in this coun-
ty and the dissolution of the Union s the last thing
they want
Mr.. Douglas undoubtedly calculates f reeectedl that
his political poson will be strong that he will be able
to coerce the whole party, or by dividing it, subject
to the certain alternative Of defeat at the hands OF the
Abolition party. If the Democratic party is as timd
and contemplate he is good-natured enough to sup
pose II, this sOft ci drltfneIlc may uoj Dut l7Sthc
he will find it still has sufficient selfrespect remaining
lin spite Of his attempt, to demoraze i'll not to permit
tsef to be dragooned into his service whenever it may
suit him to make Of it. When little less than
year ago he virtually separated himself from the Dem
ocratc party he struck the severest blow it was in his
power to ipct upon it. He then also threw away the
strongest and sharpest in his quiver In his i'll.
judged attempt to make himself the party, he inflicted
Il.
which will disquay him for service as leader Of it
to the eId of his life. So that, with al the prestige OF
reelection to the Senate, he is really not title more
formidable than he last Winter when, at the very
pinnacle of his facous opposition, he was treated as
an alien and traitor. Taking this view OF his case,
his chances of bullying bribing the fifteen Demo-
cratic States Of the South into his support ore mean-
choly in the extreme. Out Of Illinois, where per-
sonal contest prevented it, the ant-LecomptOn Demo-
Gratis have become identified with the Black Republi
cans And this is the destiny Of Douglas