Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-13
Douglas in Illinois.

The long contest in Illinois j. over. Stephen \.
DOu. las h.s come Cd victorious, or Is now rejecting
upon his Waterloo defeat
At this tine We can only cuIi Mcclure what the re-
suit il, but be that result what IL may, its political
TEACHINGS cannot be less powerful. The recent
news from lgnnsy lVamla, OH" and lrdluna clearly
indicates that Illinois has also given in her adhesion
To Black Repnbicanisnl.
| Wlnlc we hope and pray that such is NOT the case
We still feel in our heart that Ne are without that
! filth which makes hope strong even in university
J The North and Northwest have been gradually
tending to the doctrine If Republican Ffccs"lsl'.
and although both have arrived ut the zenith 90
their political position sOuncr than anticipated. sill
We cannot say tint We are greatly surprised. Thcte
| is aud has been for many years growing sentiment
| in the Northwest in favor nj FrccSuil, and Freedom
from slavery in every shape, a. advocated ny III"
Black Republican Schol Il" politicians. IL has been
nsidlous III tH aprrath. rupid IA It's "d'"hcehen'
aud steady in its purposes. Twenty yeats aH0 II
commenced career under the nailr, --",w .dI"us
mnlnc,-uf Abnt"nisni. 1t Appealed I" tie lowest
passions Of the ignorant, and infinncd their mn"r
by Disgusting rccitals Oi the "vcrscrr with lis eat
| q nine.tAils and the streams Ot blOUd externally
trckling from the backs oi the "brdcni, prosecuted
negro The citizens Of the South we're Represented
as lords rolling in ease and luxury, barking, Ike
the sons Of an Eastern cline, ia the shade at vide
spreading trees slipping sherbcts and dnilHing Win
beautiful eyed misIrcsses. Then communication
was not aa now, frequent between the North and
south. Railroads. mails aud tcirgruphs lad not
spread their civilIzing Influences.
! Hence anv Misrepresentation, however gross.
found ita believers, and the AbOtiOn party found
adhcrcpts aud followers. But It never acquired
power. 1t was hurled back, ~ hrneVer its crest wa
raised i'll eYEn apparent Strength To lis SHINY hcd
to wallOw amidst its own vile cNcrcncnts. but the
leaders nf that party determined 10 try new tack,
and soon u modification IF the principles Oi Ab"l-
iiuliism was made, and the new Dantng was thrls-
tened H'EHhit'n"iSm.
In its Inception this party said let slavery be
where II is but slave Territories "r States.
II proposed to c0nline It ~ certain limits, to VII
the sovereign States where il bias existed tor years
- but be-, ulid this It could not GO thus far cans
thnn 20 but M fLrtlcT." Climate, gc"gral hlcal
pusiinn ncccssity, and finally the Consliiutmm were,
Ia be iraInpc,l upon. even u ono aud ali SonIhncd
tn favor this institution. The fact that twelve out
of the thirteen original States had slavery wlmnthc
Constitution was framed that the Tanners ut that
sacred instrument the greatest usscnhiaEc Of l"-
tcul intellect and patriotic Wisdom ever convened.
recognized and provided for the just continuance 81
this social institution that the country lad grow II
and r,,.pcrvl under lis tOlcration and slave state
after slave State had been cIn braCed in the Cnn"d-
crary's arms that by the Wisdom aud courage Of
the sons Of the South Gud North vast acquisitions
had been muiu 10 the public duHian, the rOilin"i'
PROPERTY If all the children at the United Slater
Thai This territory was settled by the people Of all
parts ut the Union who, having To- under 20 the hard
ships should also have the right 10 say BY what
Law nnd social institutions they would lie govern
|
tutiny the very keystone Of our Union and NatUh-
al existence and prosperity, 10 b. set at naught
IN the march Of this new called Republican party
Notwithstanding the Swans of our CUuntll had
agreed III le2,, when the slavery question: agIIatcd
the country from its centre to lis circuTniuiCncc,
that the line known as So 81 Nurth Latitude should
bc the line ii division, and that all territory North
,t that line should be free, and South of il slave, a.
the people therein might see tit; u Compromise
acqucsccd in for twenty-five Years and under whose
L.. linz ,,.1 la
party said no. Whether North Ur South oi that
line 30 MORE SLAVE TERRITORY.
When Mr.. Dougas, in l>l5 in the House nt Rep
rcsenaycH, Proposed oil amen Clnrnl to the ball MI
neXing Texas 10 the Cnon, To extend the MISspIr
COMPROMISE line 10 the PAD iiic, it was huotrd NJ
and voted down by the Representatives of this same
Black Republican party. Again, when III ISIS III
the Senate, Mr. Douglas proposed rs AN amendment
IL one Of the appropriation bills that this line oi 10
so North Latitude should pass through the then
Territory lying on the Pacific, forming our owl
State. to be II had been since ls2n peacciulMi
ilrhcnt Of this veXcd question, and when the
amendment passed the Senate and went 10 tho
House Of Representatives, ii as there voted dLwr
by Mix san,. Bi1ck HrpuM;cJn party. This Com
promise bring thus repudiaied. the young and Wig
nruus statesman Ot the Northwest, after the Com
promise Measures Of lSiV had been passed by Com
grcss aud were ratified by the rcUplc, prolr>cd il
the 33d Congress 10 carry out the spirit Of lh"St
MEASURES bI allowing the people Il Kansas and Ne
hraska to regulate their Institutions III their
own way. This Sabe Tariy then set up howl 81
indignation that that line Of 10 ~, 'ean"nIzrd ~
the hearts Of the American people, should thus l.,
ruihlcsslv set aside Changing the position IL ],
and A. and during their entire existence, This rnr
" suddenly, for Their own selfish ends aud t. gam
power, made The most frantic appeals and bcc,ln,
the sudden advocates for conIIumi>c upon who's,
! very Reputation il first light, had grown ant
fat,cncd aud acquired Importance.
/ The repeal Of this Compromise line and the tri
unplunt Endorsement by the people of hi, act
over the heads Of the Black Republican party, III,
subsequent approval Of the course Of The Dcunca
ey by the highest tribunal Of the land in the lc
Scott decision things II yesterday and fresh il
the minds Of oil our readers.
Thus beaten at every point, check mated at every
move the political chess b6urd we lind this PM
~ whrling about and assuming new attitude Il
accomplish their eudS. ID this State, uniIng will
u miserable faction Of the Democracy, they became
the apparent advocates Of allowing the people o
the Territory Of kansas ~ form their cuhslilu
ton and settle Tor themselves this question Of >la
very. 4 great cutlery made during The cunva Il
against the Administration, because 1t would no
let the Constitution Of Kansas, as it was said, b.
submitted IL direct vote Of the citizcns ii tina
Territory. In our next we propose, frankly unC
fcarlcssIy to review The positions Of Senator Doug
las and President Buchanan upon this question
, " unrnask the hypocrisy Of the Black Republican
party in the position il assumed to review The pres
cnt attitude and prospects Of our own party to dca
out praise or blame where It belongs und lastly Il
present our own views upon thep policy which ShVmlt
, be carried out 10 insure the triumph in 80 Of tn
Democracy, upon whose success depends the Stabil
ity Of our Government.