The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-18
TIE LETTER or JUDGE BREEsE
lFrom ,ho o-liosgo Daily Herald, Sept. 1a,l


iff0" n0 '"o' y i'a"s i's'1, s'f'' al
vul ,edefs wiz Ieooee' .na' shos' uo slnce 'ho
clergvan1 nnbl;sbed naraerapb orofesedy authentic
declaring that Judge Breese would not be candidate
against Judge Douglas that the reports that ho would
take the stump for the national democracy false,
and intmating that he favorable TO the Douglas
faction 1nis paragraph copied la the St. Louis Re-
publican ian old line whig paper which leaned toward
the democracy in 1856 and through the exertions of
tain disafected democrats in that city, teegaphed
over the country as truth. Ia3
The Chicago Times of the 7th inst out .th the
following grand flourish of truupets aud all its echoes
throughout the State responded with their penny ws
ties and cxulted over the fact, they believed it to be-
that sensible sound conservative, and good demo-
crat as Judge Breese was their side. The Times
said Nst
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.nas yuuse Neosc - ho1, aad VIII nos ne' eiua'e ot
'io ui,eu steS oena.c "a opposiuon 70 'uusc Douxas,
Ne nave never peheven 'hat 1udae Dteese' VINO ID a
oossech1 osipea' would eha himself to uhso dpuious
enenhNs Oh tno parry ooo Suo' tne piiy olsan, 'uoh
aha y uce"' INC regular nom,ieeS "ha' ho" WIN ''ie
paniees 90 lof caiofi''e
We trust that Douglasite friends will not forget
the fact that their lea ling organ has endorsed Judge
Breese .'coaiytent noro." If however. they do
not believe the lines, (and know mony of them pub
cly denounce II unscrupuous, lying sheet which
does their fur hahn then good) refer them
democratic document for proof Of the fact
Iuere fo,Iows tbe Ittor of yudge preesc which was
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The letter il exceedingly plain ond emphatic 1t does
not 'mince matters in the efst, but hits the nail
the head every lick. 1t is charming letter, n
op lion exactly in .our style All honor to Judge
Breese for this manly expression OF his truly democratic
sentiments for his caiy to the great democratic party of
the nation 1t is fact that almost all of the leading
democrats of this State against Mr. Douglas Judge
Preese, Judges Purple Parrish, and Skinner; ex-iov
ernor Reynolds, Hon. John Doughefty, COL Mcconnell,
Hon. Thos Hoyne, DR. Bainard, Isaac Cook, esq, Judge
Gather Hon. w. H. Carlin, Hon. Jacob c. Davis Thos.
Snel esq, Colonel II. j. Hamilton Judge Prathcr, Dr.
Hope and Of other leading democrats of the State
whose familiar to all acquainted with the his
tory of the democratic party in Illinois, and who were
formerly the warmest friends of Judge Douglass refuse to
go with him in his present crusade against the glorious
old party to which they have proved and to which
they have determined they will prove true and fifth
full They that the choice is between Mr. Douglas and
the democratic party, and much they might have adj
mired and esteemed him while he within and true
to that party they have been constrained by every
sderaon Of duty to the party, TO the country and
themselves democrats sink all considerations Of per
sonal attachment to Mr. Douglas and avow themselves
still true to that party which he is assautg and endeav
oring to disorlanze They have resolved stand by
the democratic party of the country AS to the demo
cratic party n this State they do not believe that the
best way preserve it ia to support its most determined
elecrg Douglas to the Senate and thus arng him with