Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-11-16


WAsnlxarox, Wednesday. Nov. 10, 1885,
Notwithstanding tho great augmentation OF the
Doaelas faction in the Capital since the election
the President il ~ implacable rs ever. The Ad-
minietration threatens war to the knife against
The above Is . Geographic dispatch transmitted
from Washington city TO the New York Tribune
We hass meyer been the advocates Of proscrp-
ton for opinions sake. Wehase always regarded
Il g denorslisng, wicked, and destructive OF per-
souaf,nd political independence. Yet IL there
ever We. . os.s in which the policy could be de-
feoaed II is in the case of Douglas and his friends
in Illinois.
The conduct Of Stephen A. Douglas takes him
out Of the ordinary class Of opponents Of the Ad-
ministration. His is an exceptional case. After
consenting that the South should believe his kan-
sas Bill to he measure in the interest OF slavery,
he turns round at the very moment that the nd
vantage was about 70 be reaped by the South, and
defeats the cherished expectation. Deceiving the
South at 6rst BY false the
Administration by the sentiments of his Spring
field speech--and only betraying his original de-
sign that Kansas and Nebraska should be Free
States at the very last moment, II is not only nat
ural, but proper that he should bc made. so far MS
possible, the subject Of Executive displeasnre.-~
We applaud the spirit of the Administration
which interposes q check to the arrogant prctcn-
sions Of this intractabe apostate.
But it is not the negative features merely of Mr.
Douglas conduct, that has placed the Admnstra-
ton in position Of antagonism to him. Openly
and repeatedly has he denounced the Leeompton
n - T.
not even thought proper TO clotho his sentiments
in this respect in the courteous language which We
naturally expect from Senator Of the United
States. and politician who makes pretensions to
the character Of Statesmen. No stump orator
in the Western wilds has been more emphatic in
the employment Of rough and unpublished cp'thcts.
He has tbas not only openly dehed the Admins
tration in the Senate House. but he has stigma
tised one Of its favori,e measures Of Legislation
with terms which necessarily imply an insult to
every advocate Of the admission Of Kansas under
the Lecon. pton Constitution. 4 natural aud proper
feeling Of resentment would prompt any Adminis-
tration, no matter of whom composed, to an exh'-
bition Of independence under such circumstances.
And the President could hardly he expected TO
continue in Office the retaners OF man who open
" denounced one of its fnvorito measure fraud
and a swindlc, upon every stump in tho Stat" of
Illinois.
We ha,e never given Mr.. Buchanan credit for
extraordinary frlnress in the maintenance OF his
political opinions, and therefore we are tho moro
surprised that, in this personal imhrogli with
Douglas. he has exhibited this quality in such al
mirable relief For our own part we cannot see
boxr Ia, I,, al hpr 10
wards Douglas, in view OF the unparalleled cir
cumstances Of the case, and the fragrant cnormity
of the Senator's conduct. We trust the iniorma-
ton contained in the dispatch to the Tribune Is
true and that the President will pursue, with UNI
reenting vigilance, every man Of tho Douglas
faction who persists in making war upon the Al
ministration for its advocacy of great measure
Of Constitutional right and Justice.