The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-07
THE CHOICE rs NOT BETWEEN DOUGLAS AM
LINCOLN.
[rrom tho Chicago Herald. |

The Douglas attempt to make strong point
against the national democracy of this State by declaring
that the choice for United States senator is between
Douglas and Lincoln and that therefore those who vote
against Douglas vote for q black k-republican.
Without stopping to prove (what is already manifes
that Douglas is better, but somewhat worse
emy to the democracy OF the country, than backre-
publican, propose to show that this argument OF the
Douglas men is false pHH
Mr. Douglas his responsibility and authority,
sets himself up Me democratic candidate for the Sem
ate taking it for granted that the democratic members
tho legislature, to be elected in November will select
him as their candidate. Although for six months
he caucused and voted with the bacrepublcans in Con-
gress, and when he home, in July, opened the
campaign by declaring the administration and etenths
of the democrats in Congress guilty of 'monstrous
fraud still he sets himself up the democratic candidate
for the United States Senate and mpudenty all
such democrats do not choose to support such
emy and traitor to their party of being supporters Of
Lincoln, black republican. In doing this he says in
effect that he is the only in the State fit represent
the democratic party in the Senate In his arrogance
and egotism, he may think but the true democrats
of the State think quite differently. Had he remained
true to the party he might have been the choice of the
Illinois democracy for the Senate but having turned
traitor to its principles denounced its and it's
leading men, associated and plotted with its enemies
defeat and disgrace it having done all this and having
besides through his recognised and authorized organ
hcaped all of obloquy and reproach upon the
President the cabinet and all the democratic representa-
tives in Congress who supported the administration on
otio '<SNoAAPpoh
in the English compromise and go through the pres
ent canvass without assailing the administration
and its supporters having disgusted his former
friends with his frequent change of position on vital
public questions, and by his manifest lack Of common
moral and political integrity ; having in short turned
traitor to democracy and to his friends and having nerg
ed whatever of craftsmanship he possessed into
tcmptbe deInagogusm sacrificing his political faith and
character and far he could the democratic party
merely to crafty unmanly malice and his re-
election to Office he has forfeited the respect demo-
Gratis everywhere and cannot be considered the demo-
cratic candidate for senator from this State The demoo
racy it to their sefespect as well as to the
welfare of the party refuse to regard him as one of
their number to say nothing of selecting him their
leader
There are in Illinois democrats Of such talents nteg
rty and attanments qualify them eminently to fill
the seat which Mr. Douglas is destined soon vacate
Some one of these the true democracy of Illinois will
select to represent them in the United States Senate
The struggle here the part of the national democracy
49, not to aid Lincoln but to beat Douglas with sound
democrat Their object is to elect many national men
as possible to the Legislature and national demo
cat as the democratic candidate before the legislature