Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-23
The War ON Douglas.

The War ON Douglas.
If there are any of the "Ohio Democ-
raey" who, in this day of doubts and fears
of Mr.. Senator Douglas, have any sympa-
thy for or with him, how they can feel
other than exasperated at the President, in
making war upon him, as is done in the
removal of his friends from Office in Illinois,
and in daily '.leaders" in the Washington
Union, is astonishing, and must be set
down TO their feeling rs serfs, under the Of
fetal despotism that robs the country for a
Party Organization. The latest important
rem oval in Illinois is that James w. David
son, who was U. s. Marshall of that State,
C. N. Pine, Esq, editor of the Chicago
Herald, the paper started by the Admins
tration men to blackguard Douglas has been
given The fat place. Long John Went
worth crows extravagently over This action
of the Administration. He says is his pa
per of Saturday: .. -.f
This is severe blow to Douglas, and
another warning TO Douglas men.
The office of Marshall is one of the most
lucrative in the country, and the removal
Of prominent man like Davidson from it,
shows how terrible reused the President is,
and how strong his determination to purify
the Democratic party of the last remnants
o Douglasism.
Mr.. Davidson, also, had some of the
strongest and most influential friends at
Washington, and it was privately asserted
by the Douglas men in this city, that he
could not and would not be removed.
The decapitation of Davidson in the first
answer to the Freeport speech, and It's
echoes will sound from 10 end of the State.
The Democratic party tolerates no heresy,
and cuts off all heretics from its commu
Mon.
The Union of Friday has most savage
article on Douglas. Indeed, such an arti-
Gle appears in its columns every day. 1t
would De as good joke to inquire for the
copy of the Union containing an article
on Douglas, as it was to inquire for the
New York Tribune that had something
in it about Kansas. The Union, Of Friday,
attacks not only Douglas, but all who do
not attack him. 1t says of the Hon. Rev
erdy Johnson:
We see that Mr.. Reverdy johnson, of
Maryland, who never was himself Demo-
erat, has undertaken to endorse the uncur
rent Democracy of Mr.. Douglas; but such
ofsuch Democracy will hardly
prevent protest. The plea, now SO cur
rent, and urged with so much earnestness,
that Judge Douglas Democracy is at least
better than Mr.. Lincoln's, is more damag-
ing, we should think, than healing to his
but it must be permitted to
politicians of desperate fortunes, such rs
Mr.. Reverdy johnson, to bolster those of
Mr.. Douglas in their own way.
Now, Mr.. Johnson's Democracy is quite
as good as that of many of the most promi-
nent members of the party called Demo-
cratic in all parts of the Union. He was
an old line Wing, who ardently supported
Mr.. Buchanan. The Union goes on
'But Mr.. johnson is not the only Southern
man who has become the apologist of the
Illinois Senator" 1t then reminds those
men that they all supported the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, which Mr.. Douglas pro-
nounces "a Fraud" and remarks:
His denunciations do not seem to have
left string behind; for some of the most
vehement Southern advocates of the "fraud"
are now the most jealous apologists of the
man who lashes them for the part which
they had in attempting its consumaton.-
They wear the brand of "swindlers" with
exemplary patience, and lick the hand that
scourged them with meekness and affec-
ton rema kable in hot bloods of a South
ern cline.
The Union also reminds the Southern
ers that they have denounced Walker, Rob-
ert ]. and that he and Douglas harmon
ize; and says: .- -..
They denounced Walker Jefore the de-
velopmemt of his crime, and apologize for
Douglas after its commission, accompani-
ed by insult and foul imputations upon
themselves. If Gov. Walker were can
lidate for the Senate from Pennsylvania in
opposition to Simon Cameron, would these
Southern politicians and journals manifest
the same solicitude for his success which
they do for that of Douglass
The Union claims to be actuated by no
personal i'll feeling against Mr.. Douglas,
and accounts for its assaults thus:
"We have never been able TO excuse the
insulting imputations which he has cast
with so reckless profusion upon the De-
party, whose organ we are."
Again:
We can afford to disregard the assaults
which few giddy journals of the South
have made upon us for our pains, while
they have extolled the maligner of them
selves. We feel serener pride in the con-
temptation of our conduct than they can
possibly do in reviewing their own. If
they are of the nature to lick the hand that
scourges, that same nature will move them,
Of course, to bark at those who sccrn the
,ringing service.
Upon the issue of Douglas or Lincoln,
Lincoln or Douglas, we confess to n serene
Indifference.
Will Douglas Democrats of Ohio cringe
1T the sting Of the lash, or will they rise up
and resent the blows
Ey A strong verdict was rendered by
. coroner's jury and is now on file in the
Jerks office in one of the counties of Iowa.
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