The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-21
THE ALLEGED PRoscRIPTToN','2 AND "AILI-
ANCE'' IN ILLINOIS.

If1E hbbfttED - LhOOCRiPllONrT AND 90 ALL
ANcE IN ILLINOIS a
II is the characteristic of falsehood to furnish it's
own REPUTATION of every distinct allegation it ven
lures to make. The Philadelphia Press charges the
administration with having organized system OF
prescription in Illinois to put Judge Douglas down
unparalleled in the history of party warfare. 1t
propounds the charge with imposing pathos of Ian
guage: a4 h
In other words he goes before the people of Illinois
to know whether he shall be repudated by them for
sorting and maintaining the principle upo which they
themselves came into the Union, and upon which tao
Union itself is based namely, the right Of the people
TO govern themselves the right of the people to
troll and decide upon their institutions in their
way. For asserting this doctrine unexampled in
party politics has been waged against him. The power
Of the federal government has been organized to put him
down. system of prescription unparalleled has been
inaugurated at Washington and stimulated by the de-
pendens of power in Illinois, to terrify all who gave
him their aid. Beginning on his part with every dspo-
ston to maintain friendly relations with the administr-
tion his attempts at Cancellation have been rcpuated
and his repeated appeals for liberation have been
swercd by repeated outages upon himself and his friends
But he was not appalled,.
The Chicago Times, better acquainted with the
facts supplies with conclusive REPUTATION of the
lachrymose allegation:
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the republicans and the Danitesthe latter consisting
exclusively of federal oioeholdcrs, b containing one
ha Of those holders. And, matter how unpleasant
the fact may be to the Washington Union or Notifying
to those persons who have used and abused the appoint
ing power of this State feel it to be duty to state
that there is danger that the democracy of Illinois
dread much in the coming contest that the DANTE
ticket may be Withdrawn, and Cook Lieb, Dougherty
Carpenter and Hope declare themselves to be Douglas
men. % Q ssHt
.The federal oice-holders in Illinois of Chica
gore almost all democrats they despisc the assumed die
tators of Chicago and plainly and uncquivocally avow
their determination t, support the democratic ticket
We hare laters from 1870 possaass Of Illinois declaring
that hy Douglas men, and ID wo hnotrs hc fact
they with their democratic brethren, and threats
of removal can terry them into supporting republic
cans" aaaaa sle tasG asn74ta 4T.ase
Important confession-and true almost all the
federal officers in Illinois out Of Chicago" are sup
porters Of Judge Douglas, and opponents Of the adj
ministration! Alas for the charge of the Press !
But the simplicity of the Chicago Times does not
stop with this important and truthful confession 1t
furnishes evidence which completely refutes the
pretence of Judge Douglas that the supporters of
the administration in Illinois are in alliance with the
blackrepublicans. Not only are almost all of the
oflice-holders there open supporters of the Douglas
ticket but the editor of the Times informs us that
the Douglas democracy of Illinois, regard the run
ming of what he facetousy denominates the DANTE
ticket" god-send to themselves and as not
at all advantageous to the blackrepubIican ticket
1t is plain that either the editor of the Chicago
Times is idiot that Judge Douglass charge of
alliance between the national democracy and the
black-republicans of Illinois is an absurdity.