The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-01

feelings of the democracy OF Illinois in relation to the
late Lecompton controversy in which he thought to
be his duty TO take stand in opposition 10 demucratc
President and administration, and almost the entire dem
ocratic delegation Congress The tone OF the speeches
delivered by Mr. Douglas since his arrival home inelDes
us to this opinion both ia what he therein said and
what he left unsad there much lead the belief
that misnerstands at least TO extent the state
OF feelings amongst his constituents and all the circuIn-
stances surrounding his position candidate for
reelection to the Office of United States senator
Mr.. Douglas to have no idea that there any
but Office holders office seekers in this State who APP
prove of the of the administration and taking
this for granted he treats all who have been lecompen
men with the most unmitigated scorn, atnibntng 60
them but the most corrupt and venai motives.
Nothing be unjust than this nothing more
detrimental to Mr.. Douglass own interests
There thousands of in Illinois Just as honor
able and far above the eproach of allowing themselves
to be influenced by unworthy motives Mr.. Douglas
himself-men who held Office expect To
hold Office who endorse in every particular the of
the administration. Even il those do believe in
what Mr. Douglas considers fraud and swindle,
claim that their opinions entitled to respect
They surely have the right to differ and differing
with Mr. Douglas and agreeing with nineteen tweneths
of the democracy OF the country there is nothing on, OF
the way absurd
Yet Mr. Douglas, in his speeches far, has entirely
ignored this class of his constituents rather them
down unprinciped and corrupt men, actuated only BY
the desire of obtaining offices under the government He
has not made the admission that the President
those who have sided with him. may have been acting
in accordance with their convictions of duty. "Fmud
"force and corruption appear to be all that he
give those who have differed with him credit for.
We confess disappointed in tho pursued
thus far by Mr. Douglas, and regret it the since
he might easily have modified it to obviate every
result dangerous to the harmony of the democratic party
which his difference with the administration may have
Threatened. We STILL however, not without hope
that he goes amongst his constituents and finds that
there many lifelong democrats of irreproacha-
BILE honor, and amongst them of his best fIiends
who fully endorse the of the administration on
the Lecompon question, he will trsat their opinions
with more respect.
The Chicago ovation well the boisterous articles
of the Chicago Times certainly well calculated to
ceve Mr. Douglas, and lead him TO believe that his OPP
position to the administration had made him prodgiosy
strong amongst his constituents Ic should however,
have considered that Chicago is back-repubcan city
and dead weight the democratic party of the State
that the men who loudly appauded him those who
hung him in efgy four years ago. and that the main
spring OF their applause his opposition to demo
cratic administration and not by any his popular
sovereignty efforts. Mr. Douglas will undoubtedly get
thousands of bLck-repubcans to applaud him, wherever
he goes long there Is the smallest antagonsm
between him and the administration. But will he get
their votes II he expects So he will be most assuredly
disappointed
We venture to say that the democrats of Chicago will
be much in minority next fall they have been at
any time Notwithstanding all tho belligerent articles of
the Times against the corruption and swindling of the
administration, the late enthusiastic demonstration in
favor of popular sovereignty.