The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-03
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The Augusta Coustituiionalst ia elaborate article
defends the Hon Alexander II stephens Tor his late dec
araton in Cincinnati that he was in favor OF the
election 20 the Senate Of Judge Douglass and lac regard
ed the by the President upon the anti-Lecompton
men of Illinois wckedy foolish IL quotes the Hon
James H. Or, Vt South Carolina in his late speech at
Cnytonye 70 prove that Mr. Stephens ''does not stand
alone at the South IL asserts that the issue in the
senatorial ecstion is between Douglas aud Lincoln
democrat and 40 aboitonst aud that between the two
the South ought tosupport the democrat Now this is
an error both Of fact and argument There three
parties in Illinois Lecompton administration dem
ocns, who desire to return Mr. Breese to the Senate
the anti-Lecompton Douglas democrats who desire
reelect Mr. Douglas and the black republicans, who
desire to elect Mr. Lincoln The Constutionalist quotes
extract froma speech of Mr. Douglas, in which it ia
asserted that all differences between him and the admins
tration since the triumph of his policy In Kansas at
end. but is this truei Cannot the Constuonas that
itsIfot truet Kansas apply at the approachngses
siono Congress, with antislavery constitution for adj
mioH into the Union in spite OF the in the late
compromseact sndif does, will not astruggc arise ia
Congress, headed by Douglas, who will seek tri-
unph over the administration and the South by
throwing the compromise and forcing Kansas into the
Union NoY here IL important issue directly before
us TO be influenced by this election in which Douglas is
again, by the aid of the abotonists in Congress
ert his power against the administration and the South
The Consuonalist thinks it surprising that any in
the South should be opposed to the election of Douglas
We only surprised that single in the South
be found to be in favor of his election We of the South
to abandon the and the party which true
usto abandon Breese, and Reynolds, and Fitch and to
support renegade We are to arraign the President
'.wickedy FOOLISH, because he supports party which
has been faithful to his administration great south
ern issue and which will be faithful in another southern
issue which yet surely to arise and to take into
embraces that who has just abandoned and de-
feated us and Ia prepared to repeat his gracious hos
tility
For part support the administration in its wise
and consistent policy in repudating all utilization with
Douglas We are in favor Of the Iecompton democracy
and Mr. Breese for the Senate of the United States from
Illinois. We could not favor the reelection Of Douglas
unless secretly in love with his apostacy desired
the late compromise Kansas act to be violated and aimed
at the defeat and disgrace of the South ithlcss friend
is always worse than an open enemy What abolitions
could have done one 1.-THE the mischief Douglas perpe
trated on the South, the administration and the demo
cratic party, at the last session of Congress Yet we
called upon 10 reccmmission this miserable and
unprincipled deserter, and leading democrat Of
the Northwest to put him in position where he can
again bring discontinue upon the democratic party in
its southern policy Bnt it Is absurdy urged that we
called upon to select between opponents or
less bitter If the democratic party Of Illinois obtains
the balance of power in the Illinois legislature they will
compel the Dougastes to elect Beese Nor in any
is it choice of opponents We to fetch this traitor
in camp, give him the right hand of fellowship, and
install him in power. We to forgive his contuma-
cious deseron and betrayal to up the evil example
of his for imitation of northwestern democrats
in similar emergencies We to the seeds of
treachery broadcast through the remnant of the party
the South Decentralization and detection will follow.
Ruin and destruction to the party, North and South will
BIO the fruit These the evils Of parloning and sup
porting Douglas The election Of black republican is
nothing in comparison If Douglas be readmitted into
the democratic party and Kansas be brought into the
Union free State after her rejection slave State
and ia violation of the late compromise, the democratic
party is forever gone The party is now weak at the
North Ii will be divided and repudated at the South
and between the sections fall hopelcssly to the earth
We can we'll understand how the innumerabe band of
selfish southern asprants to the presidency other high
Office with their many friends and followers, seek
to improve their momenary chances Mt the expense Of
the responsibility purity and permanent integrity of the
party which they each using for his private ends
But cannot understand how the party or the Union
TO be benefited by the ignoring of faess detection
question of vital Importance to shat section where
the strength of the party lies. In shifting shutting
policy the party must 30 down, disorganzed and de-
sroyed It's only hope is in the strict maintenance of its
doctrines which uphold the rights of the South If these
abandoned to the remnant of the party at the
North naught but faction in search fspols is left and
tho of such in these times of excitement may be pre-
dicted with certainty Wirepullers cannot much longer
hoodwink the people Of the South.