New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-07-30
Ne Apm1arsrIsArIoN AND poueLAs.

THE ADMINISTER ALTON AND DOUGLAS.
The Administration Of Nh. Buchanan, through its
organ, the Washington Union, still keeps up bitter
warfare upon Senator Douglas. Not number Of
that paper is issaed which does not contain severe
attack upon him. Indeed, unstnted praise of the
Administration, and unqualified condemnation of the
Illinois Senator, appear to constitute the Unions ed
torfal stock in trade. But notwithstanding the af
fected sneers of the Douglastes and Others some Of
them emanating in the far South, regarding what
they are pleased to term the Unions stupidity and
presumption it quite apparent that its blows are
telling with much effect and that its course is fully
sustained by the President and his Cabinet. We
shall be much mistaken-as wide of the true mark as
we ever were in our vesif those journals in Loui-
sana which have yenured to apologize for to jus.
tiy the course Of, Senator Douglas, do mot find ere
long that they have incurred the wrath not only of
the Executive of the nation but of his chief
and lieutenant, Mr.. John sldell. The edict has gone
forth that Douglas and his friends must be broken
down, and kicked out from the Democratic camp,
marked and branded as traitors. If this movement
succeeds, more than two birds win be killed by one
stone and great political events in the future will be
affected BY IL The killing off of Douglas will be tan
tamount to the killing off OF Wise, etc, and thus at
least two aspirants for the succession promising to
prove troublesome, will be placed hors du combat.
| The movement is very adroit one, and worthy the
head in which it originated. Although Mfr. Buchanan
il pledged not to run again still he might consent II
his party through their National Convention should
insist and if he doesn't run of course he will do all
in his power to secure the nomination for his trusted
friend and adviser Senator Sdell What better plan,
then could be devised to accomplish either of these
objects, than TO ruin the prospects of the two most
prominent candidates for the Presidency Douglas
and Wise-nearly two years in advance Of the actual
| commencement Of the struggle? 1t is fully worthy
the tact and genius Of the arch manager, and we
should not be ct all surprised if it wus crowned with
success,
We copy the following from the Union, Of the oath
| instant:
WHERE THE HONOR L1Es.-The modesty of
Jndge Douglas, in monopolizing to himself and his
followers in the last Congress- all the honor that
to be found ID the Democratic party is characteristic
| of Young America, and refreshing incident OF the
| heated term. felt bound, as man of honor and
| representative of linois-bound by every consld-
Grafton of duty of fidelity and Of patriotism, to resist
4 to the utmost of my power the c0nsummation OF
that trdud.n douglas alludes to the English Com
promise Kansas bill voted for by all Southern Demo-
| crats except Quitman and Bonhaml What Will the
chivalry of Virginia. the hot boods OF South Carolina,
4
fraud say to being read out of the lists Of honor
4 able men by this preux,ehevalier of Illinois
Modesty is a virtue which highly adorns roman,
but which our Hotspur of the North will have none
Of If his arrGgation to himself OF al the chivarous
attributes which common fame comedies, par excel
ence to the ehvalry, and all the honesty which be-
longs to the National Democracy be the cool piece Of
| mpudenGe which one would take it to be at first
blush. The Democratic party has arrived at sad
stage of Degeneration when Its whole Southern and
Northern membership can support the enactment of
\ " fraud, Y and when Judge Douglas becomes the
solitary Cheyalier Bayard Of which 1t can boast.
We are inclined to think, with the Union that the
Democratic party has arrived at melancholy pass,
when vast majority Of its members of Congress
enact fraud" int0a law, and tile President Of the
United States officially sanctions the aforesaid
| "fraud.n Yet, according to Judge Douglas, who
\ came very near being nominated for the Presidency
at the Cincinnati Convention, this is the fact But,
as outsiders we have nothing to do with this family
controversy further than to mention it among the
current news of the day and will therefore leave off
here.
After a few more remarks of a biting character,
the Union concludes in this wise:
The redoubtable champion Of popular sovereignty
from Illinois, however, seems arvelously pleased and
exultant to find himself fighting in the ranks of his
| old foes, and Ike the Arnold OF 10, makes even
more truculent fight in bis livery than in his old
1t betokena a distracted brain or distorted moral
vision when champion OF popular sovereignty can
exult in the alliance Of theold and determined enc
mics Of that doctrine and can denounce its true and
tried supporters for eight years, as the dishonorabe
abettofs OF d fraud"
The quarrel is evidently rreconcilabe and the
chances that Dougasand his friends will be found
in the ranks of the Black Republicans in 1860. This
will assure them an undivided North for their ticket
even if there was any doubt in the premises before
However, there's telling what mutations will take
| place in politics in the meantime Things may grow
worse, and may grow better--probahly worse.