The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-02-10
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0GAtNuH ANC4 VI MAAaAs
Il il well known that the entire black repub-
lican press have done nothing else during the
past two months but blow and ruff the Hon. S.
"a. Douglas. II ever an individual was COM
pletely covered wiih filsome pFaiss from his
hereipfore enemies, that person IS Hon. s. A.
DOuglas The reader may judge Of our surprise
and aSton.shment when We read the following
article in Gov. ChAse's private organ, the Gin.
cinnati Commercial, of the 2d ihst The Com.
-pasrcal has been among the loudest during the
past two months in its praise OF Senator Doug
las. The article below is generally believed to
have been written by Gov Chase. We give the
article entire. and ask our readers to give 1t a
careful Perusal Aler reading it, the question,
we think viii naturally arise with them, rs 1t
has with us-is the black republican party get
tug tired ofprnising DOuglas?-sail q, s.s
Mn, DoUGLAs-HIS MIsIAKE.--Next to see
ing man Handsomely reward ed for good ac-
liOn, it is spleaSant to see him promptly and ade-
aultely punished for a bad one II Is worth ones
while, at times to follow along in the path over
which society has passed and observe how fire.
Lquently il IS that, even in this world, rewards
and puniShnents are properly meted out to
those to whom they are due. There is no man
so low that he may not secure q benefit to him
self by doing right none so high that he is be-
yonl the reach of the consequences Of dong
wrong. "From CAIN, who slew his brother"
says an eccentric but forcible thinker of the
time, ''down to JUDAs IscARIoT and AARON
BURR; from JESUS Of Nazareth. down TO the
least man that dies or lives-who ey'r lost his
reward? None. No; not one. Within the
wicked heart there dwelii the avenger, with un-
seen hands. to adjust the cord, to poison the "a
tai howl In the impenetrable citadel ola sond
mans consciousness. unseen by mortal eyes,
there stands the palladium of justice radiant
with celestial light; mortal hands may make
and mar-this they can mar not, no moro than
they Can make" ....- Ha era9
| The lion. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS seems TO DO
in fair way TO become notable example OF
the power Of providence to punish as well as to
reward. A few weeks ago taking the right
ground upon an important pending question, he
attracted to himself the eyes Of tho people Of
! tho United States, aud seemed preparing to
grasp and WELD an influ ,nce paramount to hat
/ of any other man in political life in the United
States. The suggestions ol many that he was
under the einhuencs of interested motives was
productive Of no effect. SO long as he did right,
| the people were willing to believe. that he tho't
right; and had he CONTINUED to do right, they
would have ranged themselves under his banner
and forgetting all the past have gladly taken
him for what he should prove himself to be in
| the future.
But nature will vindicatc its title to its own;
and the next movement of Mr., Douglas gave
the people to understand that lie is no eSman,
no great champion. of the principles of political
morality, no man thai they have been looking
for, but simply pClitican-a tr'ckster. We
are sorry; hut the truth must be told. EIe has
di>gu>ted the whole North with his filbuster-
ing notlons--~enimentS as untenabe as they are
wicked--and VIII find himself forgotten in less
time than it took to lay the foundation of his
popularity. His moral pow er has departed He
has shoIn himself OF his strength, not merely
upon that que >tion, but upon all questions; and
what he shall hereafter do even in the Kansas
matter, is comparatively Of little consequence
, 1t is easy enough TO see why Mr.. Douglas took
the position that he did in regard to the Nicar-
aqua ;taii, aid Why lie uade l. msclI conspcu.
Gus upon it. The motive was not matter o
principle, but Of tactics. His course was not
dictated by wisdom hut by cunning. BY dis.
tinguishng himself in his opposition to the
President, he hoped 10 reinState himself in the
, parry. ny complying WIN the oOuth III one
point, ne hoped 10 get forgiveness for dissenting
with it in another. He was mistaken. fle
has lost the respect Of the North, and gained
nothing but contempt in the South. BY a dimi.
mutton Of his moral power, his hold upon tho
Administration is less than it was before; while
he has given il additional cause of dislike. In
shor,, he has done What we feared he would dc
) at the eginning OF the session; though in a df
erent lnanner. lie has Trimmed truckled, com
, promiSed-not upon one question but upon :wo
Forgettul Of principle, he has attempted the
hazardous trek OF setting party balances by
arraying one sum againt another ani has ia J.
ed It could hardly have cen otherwise; and
yet it is soriowtul to think SO. His last move
ment will have tendency to settle tie question
Poi his e-election to the Senate against him: IL
$ which case. it will not need very extended
: prophetical second sight to see the end Of hi
political career. ..r