Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-03-25

Es- We transfer below an article from the
New York Herald, of the 18th inst, on the
positions and prospects of Mr.. DOUGLAS. AL
most every day the Herald raises up its horos-
cope and takes a peep into the future. 1t is
remarkable for the number of its predictions
and It's utter disregard of its own prognostics.
If it keeps any files ut all, il is not probable
that it would be guilty of the standardization
of referring to them. The edition of to-day
seems to be the only concern of its political
editor. Nevertheless, in the multitude of its
prophecies, it frequently happens that some Of
them are fulfilled. 1t has never failed TO be
on the winning side, we believe, in but one
national contest, and that was the last. The
following article is interesting partly on ac-
count of its facts and partly on account of its
speculations:
Position and Prospects OF Mr. Sena-
tor Douglas.
Some ten or fifteen years ago small open
vessel, with collection of live stock on board
including a bear, several geese and some pigs
was turned loose from Navy Island to run the
gauntlet of the fearful main rapids aud falls
of Niagara. A large crowd of spectators
lined the Canadian shore to witness the results
of the cruel but interesting experiment. The
vessel at first sailed rs smoothly over the
CLASSY stream a clipper before light breeze
upon a summer sea then its speed increased
TO that of ship flying before strong gale
then IL began to beat about, up and down,
hither and thither, among the rapids, catching
here momentarily upon n rock, whirled round
by n violent eddy there, and then dashing for
ward moment, to be suddenly whirled about
again, bow, side or stern foremost, until.
broadside on, IL made the dreadful plunge, aud
disappeared forever. With the starting OF
the vessel the sagacious bear proceeded To take
his observations with it, entrance into the
rapids he saw that il was no place for him,
and so plungng overheard, he bravey pulled
FOR the land, and made il. The geese, too, re-
manned on the q,a pire; and as their unreliable
craft went down into the gulf of oblivion.
they tapped their ample wings and went up,
with a scream of derision, TO the Canadian
hills. The pigs went down, and were seen no
more.
This incident affords striking illustration
ofthe democratic anti-Lecompton craft, aboard
Of which we find Mr.. Senator Douglas, Gov.
Wise, Ex-Gov. Walker, Col. Forney, and their
party associates. among the rapids. Which of
them will play the part of the sagacions bear,
which the geese, and which the risky policy
of the silly pigs, we have yet 10 see; but from
present Appearances. they will all go down
together into the political abyss OF Niagara,
never to rise again.
1t is reported that Mr.. Douglas will shortly
retire from the Senate, aud proceed Ia stump
the State of Ilinois..to make good-as the
first essential for the fnture-his reelection TO
the Senate, in view of the approaching end Of
his present term. We think the report enti-
tied to credit, inasmuch as Mr.. Douglas has
never been the man to neglect the main chance.
He will, therefore, probably go home after the
disposal of the Kansas queston-pnt every |
thing in order, II he can, for his Senatorial |
and then set TO work for the cam |
pal IN of 1860. Nor can we discover, from |
b. present position, how he is to play any