Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-03
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OUR WASHINGTON CORhhSFO W LEN u
WAsH1seroN, FEB. "a, 1858.
erS7IEuru. On motion Of Mr. Green, t0-dsy,
the Kansas question was made the order Of tie
Senate for Monday next, when the discussion vail be
regularly commenced and continued until the subject
is disposed Of. The reports Of Messrs. Green and
Douglas are both long, elsborste and able dOcu-
meuts but that Of Mr. COllamer is rather weak af-
fair. In the discussion about to commence, Mr..
Douglas. as have before stated, will lead the anti
Lecompton forces, and will labor hard to save him
self but all to no purpose With s his great ability,
and in my opinion it is equal, if not greater than
any other mans in the Senate, he will utterly fail
to do Even his great talents cannot sustain him
in the wrong. The Democracy can never trust him
again, and the Black Republicans never intended to
make other than q catspaw Of him. This has long
since become apparent to even the most careless
observer Of political events. When Judge Douglas,
q few months ago, announced his intention to split
with the Administration on its Kansas policy, be
commenced At once to grow in favor with the black
republican party. Its organs everywhere showered
praises upon him and even such papers as the tn
buHe, that had again and again denounced him as
traitor and dOughface, condescended to thank MN
for his bolduess and Independence IN cutting loose
from Mr.. Buchanan, and standing out against what
they are pleased to call the Lecompton s"lndte 50
great has been his popularity with his new-made
friends. that for time we hsve scarcely heard Of
Seward and Chase. and the other old favorites Of
Observation-Disclosures In fact, the black republican
press for two months past has been almost wholly
devoted to sounding the praises Of the gallant Ili
nois senator.
But the beginning Of the end is approaching
The Douglas Walker movement it is true, has not
accomplished all that was expected. It has failed to
dismember the democratic party; but it has done
this it has given black repubicanism nucleus
around which its broken and distracted elements can
be gathered and new organization framed Mr.
Seward has watched the game with his accustomed
shreWdness, and seized upon its advantages at the
right moment He has announced the great battle
with slavery, which he has been conducting for
years, as already fought and woni and by way Of
keeping pace with the growing popularity Of his
new-made ally, Mr.. Douglas and securing the lea
dership Of the new movement for 1860, has openly
cut loose from black repubicaDism, and, for the
present, placed himself upon the no-pary platform
Thus it is that the willy New Yorker turns to his own
advantage the detection of Mr. Douglas, and pre-
pares to catch the rpening fruits of his laboTs as
they fall
But Mr. Seward has not been alone in keeping
watch over Mr.. Douglas movement There have
been other interested spectators, and among them
Governor Chase, of Ohio. He, too, has seen the
advantages that have presented themselves; he too
has discovered that it is time to get clear of Mr..
Douglas, and consequently his private organ, the
Cincinnati Commercial, which for two months past
has been among the loudest in its praises Of that
gentleman, has recently turned upon him in an ar
scle Of great severity, from which make the fol-
lowing extract:
s'The Hon. Stephen A. Douglas seems to be in
fair way 70 become 8 notable example Of the power
Of Providence to punish as well as to reward few
weeks ago. taking the right ground upon an ImpOr-
tant pending question, he attracted TO himself the
eyes Of the people Of the United States and seemed
preparing to grasp and WELD an influence paramount
10 that of any other in political life in the United
States. The suggestion Of many that he was under
The influence of interested motives was productive
Of effect. So long be did right the people were
Willingt believe that he thought right; and had he
continued to do right, they would have ranged them
selves under his banner, and, forgetting all the past,
self 90 be in the future.
"But Nature will viudicate its title to its own;
and the next movement Of Mr.. Douglas gave the
PEOPLE to understand that he is no statesman, no
great champion of the principles Of political mora.I-
w. no man that they have been looking for, but
SIMPLY politician tTickster We are sorry, but
the truth must be told. He has disguised the whole
North with his ilhhustering nOtiOns--sentIments as
gntenable they are Wicked--Gnd viii ind himself
forgotten in less time than it took 10 lay The founda
IUu of his popularity. His moral power has depars
ted; he has shorD himself Of his strength, not merely
upon that question, but upon all questions; and
what be shall hereafter do, even in the Kansas mat
ter is comparatively Of little consequence.
Thus, IS was expected. is Mr.. DoroLAs reaPing
bis reward. Having used him as long as they de-
sired the black republican leaders and their friends
now turn himout like anOdhOrse, without ceremony,
TO starve upon the political commons.
The presentation in the Senate on yesterday, by
Mr.. Bell, of the resolutions Of The Tennessee Lee
gsature, touching his course on the Nebraska bill,
andiusruciDg him and his colIeage in Congress TO
vote for the admission Of Kansas into the Union
under the Lecompton constitution. gave rise TO
warm, animated and acrimonious discussion be-
tween himself and his colleague, Gov. johnson,
which was continued to a late hour this evening.
Having fully determined to hold on to his seat till
the cndof his term, llr. Bell undertook on yestcr-
day to show that the people Of Tennessee had not
condemned his course, and that he was in no way
bound by the action Of her Legislature. had the
pleasure, if there can be pleasure in listening to
Col Bell, Of hearing HIS defence but it was my
misfortune not to be able to see or appreciate the
force Of his argument Gov. Johnson5 reply was
perfectly ovsrvbc'niug-so much SO that it got Mr..