The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-19

advocated by him. which ifthey alone were consider
cd would give him vast preference in our eyes over
his blackrepublican competitor but there are other
circumstances which neutraize this preference and
drive us, as have formerly expressed ourselves,
into feeling Of serene indifference as between the
two men.
What the circumstances which thus neutralize
the decided Partially should otherwise feel for
the fortunes of Judge Douglas We shall state
them and wo are convinced that they will BIO APP
precated by the Enquirer. We shall not urge the
course pursued by Judge Douglas last winter, in
dividing of from his party in consorting and voting
for whole session. nearlyall questions with black
republican senators fully as obnoxious to good and
true democrats the woud-be one in Illinois whom
the Enquirer dslikes TO request courtesy Of for
supposing us TO prefer. We shall not urge thou
sand and one other acts of Judge Douglass, which
convince us that he does not intend in the future
to act with the democratic party for it's own or
its causes sake for any other end, if at ALL than
his own advantage for these things may not be as
well known TO the Enquirer as to ourselves We
confne ourselves to two considerations alone, and
they these
Judge Douglas is before the State of Illinois by
his own gratuious act, and not by that of the demo-
cratic party, senominated candidate for re-eec-
ton to the Senate no member therefore of tho party
being bound under the party usages to support him.
He is there denouncing the action Of the democratic
party on the Kansas question as fraud mon
ster iniquity, and a swindle; and he is demanding
of great State verdict of equity against tho
democratic party of the Union this infamous in
dictment--the verdict to be rendered in his own
election. The Enquirer and ourselves wcro among
the partosps erimnis in this "raud," and the verdict
of guilty" which he is invoking against the democ-
racy of the Union from the State of Illinois, would
| include the Enquirer and ourselves. When Judge
Douglas left the East it understood here by his
best friends that he would not bring this indictment
against his party, and columns bear witness to
our abstinence from oil assault upon him, from the
defeat of the Lecompton bill to the speech in Chioa
go. In that Chicago speech he brought forward the
indictment, and the great issue in Illinois is upon
this indictment against the democracy of the Union
who supported the Lecompton, including the admin
shaton, and including the Enquirer and ourselves.
We oppose the reelection of Judge Douglas, among
other reasons because he is there voluntary pros
ecutor of the national democracy upon the charge of
fraud, swinde, and cheat This is one considcra-
| ton on which oppose him. aaas .I-
The other touches his fidelity to the democratic
| party and its principles. We have demonstrated
his unsoundness on the principles of the party but il
is not that which intend to lay stress upon here
for the Enquirer may not yet DO convinced on that
point What we especially urge is this that sim
cere and faithful member of the democratic party
! with it on any subject would, if he meant well to
the party go before great State to ask verdict
against it in the manner pursued by Judge Douglas.
We simply state the point, and had it not been for
the Enquirers defence of his squatter-soyereignty
declarations at Freeport should have appealed to
the conduct of that journal itself to contrast it with
the course of Judge Douglas. We have thus taken
the pains to explain our position in regard Judge
Douglas to the Enquirer, that is the first respect
able journal we have seen which has alleged that
| we prefer tho election of Lincoln Douglas.
It is hardly necessary suppose, for us to request
the Enquirer to copy this article for take it for
granted that it will do so of its own accord,s
oThe Richmond Wing will find, in what have said
above to its interrogatory: why single
out Judge Douglas from the rest of the antLecompton
democrats Of last winter Governor Wise ncuded) and
visit all upon the Illinois leader 1t is be-
these others not invoking from their States
verdict of guilty against the national democracy upon
charges of fraud preferred and prosecuted by themselves
1t is because the national democracy by general consent
are not disposed to make this past difference of opinion
| cause of present division and strife, r.-. ....
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