The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-15
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
Nrw YonK. Tuesday night. Julr rs. Isl

speech published in last Sunday Herald In the est-
nation Of those who have right TO consider themselves
national dsmocrats-who hold the same opinions as
ninety nine hundredths of the democracy of the Union
and who have supported and do support the President
and his administration Mr. Douglass speech of Friday
last at Chicago seems to be quite offensive obec
tionable and reprehensibe any speech which he has
delivered since he first assumed attitude of hostility
TO the policy of the administration, the ninth of Decem-
Der last.
His incorporate and vituperatve structures ON the
English compromise bill for the admission of Kansas
prove conclusivey the inveteracy of his hostility to the
President and the great of the democracy and
his determination TO burn his ships SO us to render
his return next to impossible Had he felt otherwise
he would have refrained from making such a pompous
contrast between the which he pursued and that
which the democrats OF both houses of Congress adopted
and which the democracy of the entire Union has APP
proved with such emphatic unanimity The English
bill being he himself stated in the Senate of the Uni
ted States, "a final and conclusive settlement of the
Kansas question: there possible necessity for any
comment upon its provisions and the only object Of
making any must have been to declaration Of
opposition and destroy all hope of Cancellation His
abored description of the satisfaction which he felt when
he found his own views ''maniuy sustained by the
pnblicans and some glorious Americans and old line
whgs against those of tho democratic senator's and
members of the House of Representatives, could not
have been in TASTE and only serve to rritate
those in whose dsayor Mr.. Douglas drew the nydious
distinction.
All this and his boast Of how fearessly and boldly
ne when they attempted
be violated by the almost united South, has caused
bitter pain and disappointment to Judge Douglas demo
cratic friends here particularly among those whom by
his repeated and emphatic during his
visit to this city, he induced to believe that he would
pursue Numerically opposite In conversation
with several gentlemen whom know we'll and who
cupy prominent position in the democratic party and
the estimation of their fell ow-m men, Judge Douglas
peatedly stated that when he returned to Illinois, he
would allow bygones to be bygones that he would de-
clare the English bill to be nality since it gave the
people of Kansas exclusive control their affairs
and that, turning from the past to the present and flu
tue he would declare his unalterable determination to
abide faithfully by democratic organizations, steadfsy
support the Cincinnati platform his resolution
to support the nominee of the Charleston convention,
and in short, place himself on such a broad ground
of true democracy as to render it impossible for
the democratic party to offer the least objection
to his return to its ranks. They to whom he made
these for the avowed purpose of inducing
them to their influence to persuade others who
doubtful of his sincerity and good faith to
accept his concatory overurcs, have looked in vain
through the three closely printed columns of the
paper report of his speech to find any sentence in
which they could find anything approaching to fulfil
ent of his pledges the manifestation OF the remotest
desire to take the position he soemnly promised to take
and maintain during his coming in Illinois
The dissatisfaction of these gentlemen at what they just
ly consider betrayal of their confidence extreme They
believed that he felt unhappy and dscontented at the
anomalous situation in which he placsd. Excluded
for months past from the councils Of his democratic col
leagues In the Senate, with no, even nominay, demo
crat following in either house Of Congress, regarded
MS foe by the administration, and looked with dis
trust by the of the democratic party, it nat
ural suppose that his of future fidelity
the party and resolution to suffer the past to be forgot
ten made in order to enlist the sympahes Of those
to whom they made to aid him in his rcenrolment
in the ranks of the national democracy The mortfca
ton therefore, of those gentlemen who believed his
suranccs is not unnatural
Mr. Douglas evidently believes that he, and those who
think with him. the only true democracy and that all
who differ from him out of the party He seems to
require that the President his cabinet the democratic
senators and members Of Congress- all the federal Off
and the rank and file of the party who support the
Presidents policy, should abandon their opinions
and accept his and that it is outrage if they hesitate
recognise him and his followers the Mentors of the
party. Judge Douglas aid his supporters in Illinois are
certainly entitled to advocate any policy and pursue any
political they please whether hostile friendly
to the democratic party but If their policy be anag
onstc and their hostile they have longer any
right boast of their fidelity to party discipline to
claim fellowship with the party. Whether they call
themselves democrats not if they Willy and denounce
the chief of the democratic party and those who sustain
him. they have right to the nane and cannot be
sidered of the party until they their hostites
and give evidence of IN unnstakable desire to be on
friendly terms.
1t is with deep regret that compelled to give you
this of the impression here among my democratic
friends with regard to Judge Douglass first effort in Hi
nois He is said by the republican papers to have de
fined his position" do not think that it is an env-
able one nor calculated to lead to any other result
than the triumph of Mr. Lincoln and ack-republican
ism
The Geographic message received here this afternoon
from Quebec of the Geographic fleet having been spoken
by the Windsor Forest, and of the Agamemnon and Nj
agara being in company up to the 28th ultimo has re-
vved hopes of the of the great enterprise If
the report be exactly accurate, shall probably have
authentic information within day or two The utmost
anxiety manifested to hear the latest about the
be."
OF local news there is nothing of interest After three
days intense heat had heavy thunder storm this
forenoon with heavy ran and occasional showers during
the evening which have been very acceptable from the
cooling influence they have exercised. As 1 write the
thermometer stands at 1872, pleasing change from the
30, o. and 80 of the preceding days.
The bank statement the details of which commun
Gated you in my letter of yesterday generally
sidercd very favorable The decline in loans of nearly
million dollars is accounted for by the heavy liquda
ton of the Sd and 9Th inst and heavy purchases
by importers of Treasury notes, which the banks had
counted loans The decrease in dsposes Ia also
counted for in the same way. The rise in specie of
$s7 900 was not expected The Star Of the West
nounced and will probably arrive during the night with
81 500 900 in treasure which, aided to the sum now
held by the banks and the sub treasury, will make
specie total s41 547, $40 Including the exchanges
through the Bank Clearing House and the sub treasury
statement Of Saturday, the following is comparative
of the condition of banks and treasury
for the past week. the week previous and for the
pondng time last year
July H. 1857, July TO- 1858. July 3, 1858
Capital, $63 CTS 900 500 III 900 500 77
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