American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-11-11


Ihe. PFesidesiiat NOniaaIiOa 10 D,pglas.
The following We copy from the Maeon
(Ga. Journal and Messenger. 1t Spain
and to the point Itstys:
last ,seek We gave the sentiments OF
Feote ofMissi-sipi. and Sanford Of Ahhama
in isyor Of DsugIas. and against cauruses
and copyentiops. This ws,k We give the
Ieitel OF Dixon oE K, 6tucky upon the same
subject, and eliminating the same ssnli
ments Also. Lbe utierpuce Of Mr. Keitt
at ..Whippy Swamp. against conventions,
backed BY those Of Mr.. Calhoun, Now
all his is not accidental We consider
Douglas already in the 6 ID for 1860; nm.
inAiion or no nomination. Tie outlines of
a magnificent programme, which 10 due
tune Eake up the. ADMINISTRATION, are a.
ready prepared. Asa Rsyerdy Jol Rsou. Of
Maryland; Dixon. o Kentucky; Wise o.
Virginia; Jones, Of Tennessee; stephens Of
G-orgis; Foote, Of Mississippi; SouIe, Of
OF Louisiana: Rust. OF ArkaEs4s; Green, Of
Missouri; and o.ber leading Democrats, il
this is no: so? Il not VIII, arr they II this
early day taking the field aud committing
themselves and the people for Douplas2
as has been remarked by the administration
papersi in Georgia it is sufficient fact, that
The Wing element Of the Democratic parry
is already 10 commoion; and we doubt not
will make the old liners succumb. or brake
loose from the party.
"In their opposition TO natioualnomiua
ting conventions. The Douglas leaders
viii have tie simpatbies Of the people
There are lively times ahead
We have for some time past INDUCED IN
the belief that there were lively times"
ahead in the path Of the DeE ocratjc party.
and hen the brunt Of the battle shslscome
| il will be found thai the Soath and al the
Buchanan Democrats will be busy in the
support OF the Little Giant" 1t mat
ters but little that at the beginning
Of the present Administration Dougla.
was iabooed snd declared rrble TO the
parry, and was co seQuenrly read out by
general acclamstion from those who had
not yet learned tho extent to which official
imprRiiy could be carried. All this will
dwindle into insigDiicence before the prob
able destruction Of the party. which would
be the r4suli il the policy Of the Admins
tralion was PERSISTED in, and even the
most ultra Of the Democracy aie realizing
such would be The effect.
i. 1t is not surprising. then, that suel
faiF.seeking politicians as Wise. ant
Stephens, and Foote, and Rust, whose only
salvation is the perpetuaiion Of the Demo
cratic parry, should begin 10 back into th'
traces. and own up that the Presiden'ia
persecution OF Mr. D 'uglss is uncsllpd for
Not withst4ndins all the efforts made sgains
him. there is no denying the fact that a
this very moment Stephen a Douglas j
.'lhe biggest dog in the boneyard"--not be
cause of any reputation he has ever ba'
for honesty, bat simply for the reason TIA
with all his lrIcLery in the past, he is sti
superior 10 those who are now At the hea
8 Of the aft ,i,s OF the government, and wb
. were placed there by the Democratic par
I1ty. D
We have no reason 10 doubt that MI
. Douglas will he the nominee oi the Demo
! cratic party 10 1860 That nomination
I will be made AT Charleston by Il e Nations
Democratic Convention. and msde, toe
is flou The necessity that no other man ca
e be found who will stand on sufficient
v national platform TO re-baplise the Demo-
l. racy as national party. Every day wee
rs and monIh is pushing ,af4irs to this vel
> point. and Souli'ern Congressmen who al
"a rushing toIIlinois to enter the lists again
A the Opposition. see all this and feel it
its full strength. We have but lit
a doubt that there are "liVely times" abes
of the Dem craey. and We truly admi
the candor Of those Democratic jourua
S having the honesty TO admit it even at tn
d late day, when it is apparent to eVerybOd
'f else.