The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-05-08

TIE Democracy Of Illlneis-Donble He adcr.
The unterrifed Democracy prefix un,
might be dropped in delegate conven-
ton at Springfield, on the 2lstult, to nomi-
nate candidates for State Treasurer and Su-
perintendent Of Public instruction. Upon
temporary organization, It was ascertained
that the Douglas men were greatly in the
majority, and thereupon, the Buchanan men
bolted, and organized another convention.
Both conventions proceeded to the forma--
ton of platforms-compromise and concili-
alton were shuned by both factions. The
Douglas convention proceeded to make
nominations, while the Buchanan men de-
termined to make no nominations Mt this
time, but appointed a Democratic State
Convention, to be held on the 9Th of June,
for that purpose. E.-. .-
The platform Of the Douglasites is in
keeping with the political course of Senator
shutting, vaccilating and double
dealing, in the extreme. 1t re-asserts the
doctrine of the Cincinnati platform, and de-
MES the right of any power on earth, except
like body, to change or iuterpolate that
platform; recognizes call men is Democrats
who stand by and uphold Democratic prin-
ciples; declares that in the organization of
States, the people have right to decide at
the polls, upon the character Of their funda-
mental law" and that, ''before such terrific
ry is admitted as State, such fundamen-
tai law should receive majority of the le-
gal votes'' at a fair election; that the De-
mocracy of Illinois is unalterably opposed
to the admission of Kansas under the Lee
compton constitution, until it shall have
been ratified by the people of Kansas at a
fair election; it approves of the ''Democrat-
ic position'' of Senator DOUGLAS, and the
other anti-Lecompton members from that
State, and winds up as follows:
Resolved That in all things wherein the Nation
al sustain and out the principles
Platform, and affirmed in their resolutions ii is entitled
to and will receive our hearty support.
The whole platform is weak and imbecile;
its servilely endorses BUCHANAN in general,
and utters no word of condemnation direct
ly. On the other hand, the BUCHANAN men
are arrant, bold and misunderstanding to be
the only simon-pure Democracy. The differ
ence between the two factions is thus char
acterized by the Chicago Tribune. "The
latter believe in the Cincinnati Platform
with old Buck thereon as the principal figure;
while the former kiss every plank in that
structure, but want Buck deposed and Lit
tie Giant put up instead! The bred Scott
Decision is the creed which BUCCANEERS and
boilers repeat with equal junction." The
action Of the DOUGLAS men, in thus taking
position, has cut off all chance of reconcile
alton, and are now left between two hostile
fires. They no longer have claims upon the
kind Offices OF the President have been
prescribed and kicked out of the taberna-
cle--the BUCCANEERS will make no conces-
sions in order to bring them back to the
fold, but will wage against them warto
the knife-the Republican party is unalter-
bly, opposed to the principles of either fac
ton, and will contest gallantly for the palm
of victory. The Douglasites are doomed.
There is no help for them-they will be
forced to surrender Internationally.
Speaking of the two platforms, the Chi
gage Tribune says-"We think we are re-
aecting the sentiments of a majority of Mr..
DOUGLAS friends in this city, when we say
that the resolutions put into their mouths at
Springfield are most weak and emascu-
lated expression of their faith. Certainly
those who assisted in framing the Cook
County platform week ago, and who de-
clared that it would be the ground work, in
all essential particulars, of the Springfield
contrivance, must feel chagrined to find, in
stead Of bold denunciation of the Presi-
dent, sort of dancing masters apology for
his Administration; terminating with a re-
solution of ''hearty support in all measures
but one. The Cook County platform sob
served with regret and condemnation" the
attempt of MIR. BUCHANAN to perpetrate the
Lecompton infamy. The Springfield plat
form has neither regret nor condemnation
for anything; but instead purely spaniel
whine under the blows which are falling
like hail on it's trainers. 1t is little sin
gular that friend of MIR. DOUGLAS, hold
ing one of the most important Offices in the
State, should have passed under the block
the same day that witnessed the construc-
ton of this Eastwood platform by Mr..
DoucLAs' own party. In fact, the SPRING
field affair looks like the precursor of tre-
mendous land slide of the Democracy, and
but for the presence of Mr.. MARSHALL in the
Convention direct from DOUGLAS, we should
predict stampede of the party to the Ad-
ministration on the first appearance of an
opening. The President may yet take to his
bosom every man who voted for those reso-
lutions, and it is fair to presume that they
voted for them with that understanding. If
the Springfield platform is a fair express
sion Of the feelings Of the Douglasites, they
are feeble folk--very political comics.
The BUCHANAN platform on the contrary
is open, bold, defiant, uncompromising, and
like Lecompton, itself, Infamous. The
scoundreism which the DOUGLAS men by
implication protest against (they use no such
violent language as protest. the BUCCANEERS
swallow Mt gulp. We need waste no words
on their platform"
Hungarian Grass.
Col. 7. B. JOHNSON, of Lewis, Cass coun-
ty, one of the best farmers on the Slope,
wishing to acquaint this section of the
country with some information in regard to
the cultivation of the Hungarian Grass,
handed US, for publication, the following
article, written by DANIEL ANDERSON, men,
bo, e III, C,,ot, fro,, No,roo