Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-10
Letter sRoiI ILLINOIS

Of the great political campaign now progressing 1t
this State.
The canvass between the Black Rapubiioaha AM
the Democracy il fsir!y opened and the issues dis
,inctly drawn Mr.. Lincoln, the Black k9pnoi'cs;
candidate for ths L. S. Senate commenced the cam
paipu bsfor. Mr. Douglas returned from washing
ton nv speech delivered in the h-pnoh0Hh ","''
Convention which was held at the Stafe Capnoi o.
the 18th If June 10 nominate eandGn'r7 '"' -:
Ulcers, and to designate candiha'e VI no ,nni
marty for the U. s. Senate. In that sperch ne loo'
tbe broadcast and most radical abortion grnuuu
which have ever been occupied bv G'ddhgS, L"y.
Harrison or Wendell Phillips. He proclaimed 10,
dncriue that ~ house divided against i'seii, cahlo
stand" that the American Union divided INTO ires
and s!ave States cannot endure that slavery u' W
abolished throughout the entire repuoiic, or er'ao
ished in all the States; and hence that inc nss.nt
of the Republican party was to put slavery ~ ','
condition of ultimate extinction throughout inc "hei.
Republic. Ths being the grpa. principle Tor wh'ct
the Black Republicans are coniendiug no proc,anro
his purpose of preaching crusade sgaiost .he gu
preme Court of the United States, ou account oi ut
bred Scott decision, but especially Tor 'hs reason
that that decision deprives negroes OF the privileges
aud muunities Of ciz enship, and mas uia"s
broad line Of demarcatiou between tho WINS on'
colored races.
Mr. Douglas in his 81 'r- speech AZ Chicago'anu IL
each succeeding speech uch have heard nun denver
at Bloomingtonnt Springfield and nj Clinton mas aKei
bclt and direct issue with his abolition opponent up
on each of thee- questions. He denHHnces the o"o
rine that the Union cannot exist 0lVued nlo 'fee NM
slave States considers il subvers;ve nt '"e luhoa
mental principles upon which our complex System "
government resis and anains hat me theory W GU
whole political systen il, that Wills the Federal S1oV
eminent should be protected In the Suia'i crc'e =
powers copfded by the Constitution the reserved
rights and sovereignty OF all the STATES lnus % ain
tanned in their full vigor. He holds that he great oil
versity of climate, production and interest IN hepuo
lie large ours, requires acHretponuipe o.se'si9
ftn
eral States In order that tbey may De adapteu ,|
the wants, in'.res's and condlt'oh OF Tue Peop',
in each loc' -. He Sgues that the lrsmeIs "
our government understood the great rum 'u"l tnt
local laws and institutions ~hon "U"o sun 'Io
ite hills OF New Hampshire were lily adapted 10 1he
rc. plantations Of South Carolina and that each STATE
having interests pscuisr 70 itself and In come respecs
different from efery other, must De perW''eu uuuei
its sovereign POWER. 10 ADOPT ts laws auu
to Its own wants and condition. ,
! Sepstor Douglas also takes direct issue with ar
Lincoln upon the bred Scott decision, vlndira'ing Inc
Court against all assaults and avowlng his purpose 10
uphold kud maintain is authority not only upon Tue
princries declared in the bred Scott decls'oh Out III
| ALI Others within the sphere Of Its jurisdiction
Ca the question of negro citizenship, Mr.. Doug'as
wss particularly emphatic He MAINTAINS that our
Government was founded upon The white basis. .n"t
| II was established by white men tor the oeneh OF
white men 10 be sdmnste. ed by white men and their
posterty That the negroes and Oiher coored races
are to enjoy such rights privileges and mmuoties a.
they may safely exercise. consistent win Inc gooa OF
| society, and that each State must DC perm'teu "
Judge and determine for itself the nature and extent
of those laws on The eupposon that the poicy OF no
two of them will be precisely alike in all things.
In short, the issue which s made up between BIZ
Douglas on the part Of the Democracy. and MIR Lin
coin a. the embodiment OF the Republicans, le tht
most direcr and radical that has ever been mads IL
this country, involving the great question OF S'a''
rights and State sovereignty tho one hand and con
sOdstion and dsspotism Oh the other. ,
Under these circumstance the Democracy OF III
uois are smazed that the Washington "UD'on" apc
other organs of cques of Presidential aspirsnts and
lobby com bnations. should engagein awariare agans
| Mr.. Douglas and the Democracy for the purpose o.
\ aiding Mr.. Lincoln and the Black Republicans. A
the opening OF the canvass there WAS general i'm
nression in this State that Mr. Buchanan and lis al
minisration approved the couree OF the Washington
"Union" and the caba controlled IT, IN attempt
ing to divide tbs Democratic party, and place baes
REM bioanism in the ascendant. Recent Developments
-'rary show that the Union represente comb
sion OF Presidential candidates and lobby interests
. .aly hostile to the national administration and &c
| the peace and unity Of the Democratic party, mol
only in Illinois, but in all Of the States which they
| cannot control.
Letters from Messrs. Slide Bright and Clancy
Jones TO Federal Office holders in this State are being
shown around conhden,ially by them Theee letterf
urge them TO do all in their power to ensure The sue
| CESS lof the Black Republican candidate. The e1
posure recently made in the New York Herald Of the
bargain between Sdell, Bright d Co., by which one
was to be the candidate for the Presidency and The
other the candidate Tor the Vice Presidency in lSGO is
corroborated by the developments that are gradually
heipg made here. Ii evident that they intend TO defeat
the Democratic party in every State where they can
not hope control the Delegation at Charleston, sup
pospy that they can divide and defeat the party in
all the States of their rivas they may thereby nope 70
obtain the nomination for Themselves. THIS pohi'ca
conspiracy ia not con6ned 10 Illinois, but extends ic
| virginia. and hopts 10 control the od Dominion oy
| encouraging aud stimulating rival parties 10 tha
State and especially assautng a3d impalrDg the IN
hueuce of Gov Wise, who now seeEis to excite tDeit
/, dread aud malice fully as much as Sen9l1r Doug!as
II was only necessary for ths conspiracy TO be exposed
IN order 10 bring upon lie authors that contempt and
indignation tGey so richly merit. hazard nothing "
assuring you that the miserable faction In this State
which ncs under their direction, IS prosre'ed 80 low
that there is more etrengh 20 be gained from then
opposition than their support Of the Democratic
party. The division OF the party, whch has been &c
| much discussed in the newspapers OF waa hiDg'on
and upon the eeabosrd, is imaginary rather han zeal
The Democratic party WAS never better united 10 ii
! nois than at this moment. There is only here and
there a disappointed politician, who. by his erratio
aud uncertain course in all former contests, has Os
the confidence of the party and nov hopes tor sue
cess by coalition with the b ack Republicans. You
may rely upon the fact that the Side ticket beaded
| by Dougherty aud REYNOLDS, and supported by Car
penter, Cook Leib s. Co., If kept in the field, will
not receive votes enough from the Democratic ranks
TO endsnger the success of the party and that Black
epublicanism has bow more interest in having that
ticket withdrawn than the Democracy, for the reason
that a majority OF thoae who would vote it will go TO
| the Black Republicans, and intended to do 30 from
| the beginning.
| Democracy standing il has always stood, i'm
movsby upon the purity Of it's principles, ga en-
bodied in the Cincinnati platform, will he able TO
break down and destroy the coalition by achieving
! a glorious triumph in the November election. The
contest will be ferr, I'd even savage one. The
| Black Republicans re violent against Judge
Douglas now than al auy previous tins They say
that his has saved the Democratic party from
utter aunhation; that but for him, L~comptoD, With
AL lite frauds and enorn tiles, would have become
leadlug principle in the par y and that the complete
triumph of Black RepuplIcan'sn would have been
the result. kcting under this bel g., all OF their nsws
papers and orators STATE d-nounce Douglas in
the bitl.rest terms bat speak kindly aud respectfully
| of all tbe Lecompion men. with the hope OF pre-
serving to the end of tho canvass the concert and
harmony which exist between them. They
hoped to carry Illinois this yesr, by the aid OF the
Federal Office holders, and pro(essed friends OF Mr.
Buchanan. Administration, knowing that if that
coalition could succeed this year. thar Illinois would
be- Black Republican State in 1861, and tbus
secure the election OF their Presidential candidate
No man, H!. has any knowledge OF The politics
Of the North west, can tor moment hope fo-
the future ruccess OF the Democratic party upon
any other platform, than that occupied by Doug
| las and his friends. What is true OF Illinois In
this respect is equally true of the Democracy OF every
North western State Nne-tenths OF the people every
where, and may say, ninety nine out of every hum
bred are determined to sustain him not only against
Black Republicaniem. but against that combination
of Presidential candidates which has formed IN
alliance with the enemies OF the party, Tor the
base purpose of getting rid Of rival who they
dresd and fear. The sooner our friend. Ia the
South understand the true condition Of things
in the North and North west, the better viii lit
be for them, and for The Democratic party IN the
future The great battle OF the next Presidential cleo.
,ioD il now being fought in illinois. The Democracy
Of this State not fighting for any particular man
as their candidate, they ere struggling for the prln'
cples, the organization and usages OF the party :;
for i,s unity iis harmony and its invincbility They
would readily support Southern man As one from
the Nor,h-they care not where the candidate comes
from, who he may be. provided he Is faithful T."
the principles and abdes by the usages OF the party
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