The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-11-12
DOUGLAS AND THE PRESIDENCY

DOUGLAS AND THE PRESIDENCY
The success Of Douglas in Illinois, ia all
Z probability, secures him the Beminination for
The Presidency in 1860 by The democrats
party. We subjoin few extracts from pro.
m'neni democratic journals 10 show hos the
current is running since r.s election in Mr
Douglas State. lie has been playing dss.
prrate game for the summit Of his ambition
and the chances ara that he will what
least the contingency Of regular candidacy
And not only that, but befofe this time nrxl
year the presses and politicians v o but yes
terday were denouneins him Ms a traitor sec
ond only 10 Benedict Arnold. will be pointing
TO hun as the only hope and refuge OF he
party.
The first extract is from the New York
Journal Of Commerce, the staunchesi and
most slaid Of democratic sheets:
"Probably in the whole history of Ameri-
can politics, no contest comparable with III
the election in Illinois, has ever taken =, 90.
and its result must be the source or -,
personal satisfaction to Senator J.. ,,uglas and
his friends. II has cost him y,e,er,I mon,b.
of liereulean labor, and hps called forth an.
ergies, intellectual and phy steal. to which f. ~
men would have beer equal.
awe need not say that .c,e are pleased with
the result. We regre' ed the course pursued
by small Traction. of the democratic party
In that State, Opposed 10 Mr.. Douglas, fo.,
while aagre" .ng with them in the. support OF
inc hc' illustration on the Kansas question,
we r.1uld not shut ous eyes to the fact that
NJ. Douglas had the support Of the regular
democratic organization in his State.
at can hardly be doubted that the Illinois
Senator will continue TO act with the demo-
cratic party, 10 which he 10 indebted for the
great victory which he has just achieved over
the Opposition"
The next is from the Hartford Conn
Post which names Mr.. Douglas as the newt
able democratic candidate for the Presidency
in 1860, and administers the following "side
winder" to Buchanan. for trying 10 defeat its
"li:te giani:"
"The democracy Of the nation may well be
proud Of this brilliant and splendid achieve
ment on the part Of their political compeers
In Illinois. II is triumph of national prin-
ciples and views over the faciious elements of
disunion, and the bloody programme of pro-
scription which the Opposition would carry
out in its sectional animoslties towards the
South. Henceforth, lot the watchwords OF
the Democracy be, douglas and the Union
the Lille Giant and the Constitution"
Then comes the Washington States, ano-
ther democratic paper, which has large cir
culaton and wieids heavy influence. 1t
claims the result in Illinois MS "a battle Of
the Union won," and says:
"rhe 'Danites' will poll about three thou.
sand votes, out of two hundred and forty
thousand in the State! Most OF the DANTE
otficeholders voted the Republican ticket!
"Our advces bring us the cheering intelli-
gence that the Cincinnati platform, with
Douglas upon it, will have majority in both
branches OF the Legislature, and n very large
majority of the popular vote over the unholy
and unnatural alliance of DANTE boilers and
Black Republicans. Out of two hundred and
forty thousand votes, the Wendell DANTE
boilers will have about three thousand. Can
there he anything more significant than this!
Can there be a more distinct or emphatic
warning to the Administration! Certainly
not
"If the temporary defeat of the Democracy
in Pennsylvania was u rebuke to the Admin
stratior, the success of the Democracy in
Illinois is yet n severer rebuke on the same
grounds. The Administration did not fight
the battle in Pen 1sy wanna on the Cincinnati
platform. The democracy did fight the Hi
nois bnttle on that platform. That explains
the whole matter" No..
We could reproduce more Of the same
sort, but these will suffice to show that, not
wthstanding the immense amount of abuse
recently heaped upon the the Little Giant
BY the administration journals, he is still in
pretty good odor with the democratic party,
which party, tho reader will remember, has
always manifested readiness to relent and
forgive when its ascendency in the govern
ment was menaced. For oursef, we rejoice
at the success of Douglas, because his sue
cess is the defeat Off Black Republican, who,
with the exception perhaps Of VIM. Ii. Sew
ard, has MS much ability aud weight as any
member of his party. Whether the people
of the South generally can support Mr.. Dou-
glas in the event of his nomination by the
Charleston Convention, which at present
looks not altogether improbable, will, we
suppose, depend good deal upon who may
be selected to oppose him. With but two
candidates in the tield-Douglas and the
nominee of the Black Rcpubicaps-the for.
mer, with all his sins freshly blooming on his
brow, will, Of course, be the choice Of the
slave holding States.
DELAwARg.-A democratic paper in New
York congrntulates tho administration upon
having carried Delaware, as the only bright
spot in tho weary waste. Little Delaware is
the break ates against which the waves Of
fanatcism surge in vain. Let tho President
take heart Though the Keystone has fal-
tered aud gone under, Delaware still stands
by the administration. We have great faith
in the Blue Hens Chickens.
IooKiso UP.-There is said to be one
American elected 10 lhe IL s. House OF
Representatives from the State OF New York.
We trust the party throughout tho South
are appreciaiively grateful.