The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-11
JUDGE DOUGLAS And THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
LF.om tl.e eeorgta FederaI rInIon, Sens. I

Prom the Georgia Federal tniop sept III
Some weeks ago we expressed tho hope that no demo
cratic paper in Georgia would he found giving aid and
comfort to Senator Douglas in his fierce and malignant
war upon the administration of Mr.. buchanan. We re-
gret most truly to find paper in Georgia apollo
gizng for the conduct OF Senator Dougla and using t
columns prepare the public mind not only 10 forgive
Douglas for his treason but to accept him safe leader
Of the democratic party Ii may be said In reply that
support Of Mr. Buchanan administration, or more prop
ery his Kansas policy does not comprise the whole duty
Of democrat and that man may yet bc good demo
cra and differ with the administration in many OF Its
public acts. He may 1t is true but II ho makes the
grounds of that difference sufficient reason why he
should Join She enemies OF the democratic party In
ceted plan to overthrow it and dshonor it, then be ay
profess what he pleases but the public Judgment will
pronounce him foe to the democratic party, and more
dangerous than open and confessed enemy. g
Why does Senator Douglas ierccy asaii the nation
al administration What has 1t done, since he 20 warm
ly espoused the very which 1t has consunmAte
The only point of complaint s that the administration
in its Kasas policy has stood by the South The South
en democracy M with demanded the recognition
of the Lecornpton constitution, ssa ef
the will of the people Of Kansas. The administration
brought al its power to bear In favor Of and the uni
ted vote of the southern democracy passed the English
BILL and they thought settled the yexed question for
ever From what quarter did the opposition to th's
measure come? I? From Senator Doryias and the united
black republicans in Congress. And when the contest
was ossf where do we find Senator Douglas Upon the
stump not simply defending his own course but de-
nouncng the action OF the democratic party and the ad
mnistration of its choice, ~ effort TO consummatc
monstrous fraud in the admission Of Kansas under the Ie
compton constitution and he goes step further and re-
turns thanks 10 the black republicans and dboaoniss for fs o'a
they gave him In defeating this fraud And now that
the people Of Kansas have rejected the terms Of admission
offered in the English bill, Senator Douglas and his CON
fedetes uniting their efforts to force the admission OF
Kansas at once ard TINS to repudate the principal fea
ture OF the English bill, which conmended IT to the
South 1t is monstrous idea, NOT f0r moment 70 DO
entertained that the democracy Of tho South should repu
ate and brand with the seal of their emphatic disappro
baton a administration that has been true 20 inc souh
every question in which hen rights were at stake mere
ly to reckless and ambitious politician from pr
tica oblivion No Senator Douglas and his apologists
North and South may endeavor to chagc the issue to
personal contest between himself and Abe Lincoln for
seat in the United States Senate The democracy o the
South cannot be gued by such deceptive trick Nelther
Douglas Lincoln is authorized to make any such Is
for the national democracy, even for the people oa
Illinois, and the true OF the country will refuse 70
take either Mr. Douglas Mr. Lincoln They pronounce
both as unsound and utterly unworthy Of their conf
dencc and they find better representative oil
their opinions and feelings to net with them in the Sem
ate they ought the toss Of copper which 10
elected. An open enemy is preferable to q decetfua
friend Douglas with until the time Of trial came
then he deceived and betrayed viii the democracy
Of Georgia take him again into close fellowship with the
odor of his late treason fresh upon his garments If he
with the democratic party let the future test the
sincerity Of his professions But Of one thing wc are GER
tain long he fights Mr.. Buchanans administsa-
tio for the part it took in passing the English BILL
long should every loyal democrat give him lick for lick
and blood for blood 1t is repent monstrous Idea
that democratic party of this country should put the
seal of its condemnation administration that has
been constitutional in all of its acts to crafty Senator
Douglas and his followers And for Southern men aud
Soren Presses to give aid and comfort to Douglas and
Forney and their unfortunate followers in their crusade
against an administration that has stood fairly and
H by the South from the beginning to the present time,
merely that these reckless speculators in presidential
stocks may be saved from political oblivion, an idea
that We for one cannot and will not moment defend Sr