The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-26
Tie Douglas Conspiracy md Its Tammany
Alliations--DIorc Testimony.

Illinois politics, from our Chicago correspondent
which we publish this morning, our readers will
find some very curious Developments concerning
the intimate sympathies existing between the
Douglas faction in Illinois and the scheming
leaders of our Tammany Hall democracy. Thus
we are told that the Illinois Douglas men open
" avow their reliance on the sympathy comfort
and assistance of Daniel Z. Sickles, Isaac V. Fow-
Ter, Messrs. Hart, Rynders rnd Butterworth, of
New York, and Mr. Israel T. Hatch, of Buffalo"
Our correspondent might very properly have
added Mr.. Dean Richmond, Peter Caggcr and
Erastus Corning of Albany, and our Central
Railroad iunta, without distinction of party.
But what is the meaning Of this wide spread
Douglas detection in the democratic camp, ex-
tending from Illinois to Georgia, from Georgia
TO Washington, and from Washington to the
Tammany leaders of this city, Of Albany and at
Syracuse? The meaning. we are told, is "popu-
lar soyercignty'-the right Of the people Of
Kansas "to regulate their domestic institutions
in their own way, subject only to the constitu-
ton Of the United States Was there ever
shallowcr prctext or more impudcnt dodge
erciscd their popular sovereignty with the
largest liberty in the rejection Of the Lecomp-
ton constitution? Are they not now at per-
feet liberty to regulate their domestic institu
tons in their own way?" And is it not conceded.
on all hands. that they will be admitted as a
sovereign State with their frat regularly adopted
constitution, without the slightest regard 10 the
population restriction of the English bill? No
man regardful of the truth can answer any one
Of these questions in the negative
The hue and cry, therefore, of this Douglas
conspiracy, for popular sovereignty" is hum
bug. cheat and dodge. The general object
Of the conspiracy is TO break down the present
federal administration. in order to pave the way
FOR the spoils and pundcr Of the next The re-
bcllion Of Douglas was . toregone conclusion
some months before the Lccompton constitution
or the Lecompton Convention had an existence.
That letter of MIR. Douglas to the President, last
summer a year ago, concerning paitry Office ut
Washington, substantially said to Mr. Buchanan,
mind. now what say, or you will be punished
for your dsobedicnce." That letter compre-
hends the first significant warning of a premedi-
tatcd bolt and Lecompton, afiordng the con-
yenient pretext, was appropriated, in formal
declaration Of war with the reading OF the Prcsi-
dents fret annual message
But when the Lccompton bill had been defeat
"a and a substitute passed which practically
settled the Kansas issue in behalf Of popular sove
reignty, and when IL was supposed that Mr..
Douglas would consent TO bury the Ratchet upon
this compromise, what was his courseg He re-
turned 10 Illinois, and in his first speech to biz
constituents he declared war TO the knife against
the administration and the majority o. Congress
which passed the English bill. Had he consent
cd, like Mr.. English and other supporters Of the
bill to recognise the restriction Of said bill in
favor Of slave State and against free State as
nulity-worth nothing and binding nobody
there would have been an end to the rupture be-
tween Nj. Douglas and The administration. But
the Lccompton bolt Of Mr.. Douglas had removed
him out Of the regular line Of democratic avail
ablcs for the next Presidency, and 80 he resolved
10 fgh, the battle through against the adminis,ra
tion. reckless of the consequences to the demo-
cratic party.
Of revolutionary movement, through which he
may compass a balance of power sufficient to
break down the administration and to command
The crm- a. coalition either with or against the
democratic party. And thus u appears that
upon this exploded Kansas humbug he has Sc
cured the ympathcs of Office holders and Office
seekers, Northern doughflccs aud Southern
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DENTAL candidates of the democratic party. In
Now or tlis Northern Don -las balance OF power,
he uoce.sile. ofthc Charleston Convention. and
the spois aud plumber OF the next Presidency.
Thus, too. wc find al these party confsderatcs of
Douglas. North and South East and West open
" orsccrctly cooperating. first. TO break down
Nh. Buehauan's administration and get il out Of
the way: and, secondly, to regulate the Charleston
Convention or the Seward coalition for the sue
cs-siou Forncy has publicly declared that If
lie democracy desire success in 1850 they must
Qct rid of tli administrations" and all the other
nou"le. conspirators. here and elsewhere, are
doubtloss acting upon this opinion "a a common
agreement
v wi. p'o, oar Tammany Hall intrigucrs,
with oil their .lppcry prJtcnccs and professions
y hloliiy to the administration al Syracuse and
IN the old WigNsm.) ere secretly but deeply i'm
riicatcd. Thor adroit devices for securing the
reelection of Clark aud Ifaskin. and other Con
gre-sional enemies OF The administration. and
their Generalization Of the rank aud file Of the
party here are all but parts Of the same pro-
arap,me- first The ruin Of the administration.
regardless Of the democratic party; and second
II. a reorganization for the succession which win
control or ID feat The Charleston Convention.
W. apprhcnd, however that an admini-tra-
ton which, Notwithstanding the factious leaders,
cligu.s and divisions in its own party camp. has
accomplished during one session Of Congress