Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-25
rStephenfA. Douglas.

At the convention of Postmasters which
recently met at Springfield, Illinois. for the
purpose of nominating anti-Douglas candi-
dates for State Offices, one of the speakers
thus laid down the conditions on which the
"little giant" and his followers, could be re-
instated in fellowship with the spoils enjoying
brotherhood:
"Sr their shoulders must be CALLED and
HEALED OVER WITH WORK AT THE HIND
WHEELS"
These are tough conditions: rather too tough
we suspect, even for ''giant' and his COM
rades. Our contemporary, the Union and Arneri-
can, is not quite so hard-hearted. 1t has loved
the Senator as warmly as an ardent Southern
nature would permit :. and is willing to take
him to its arms again. if he will only be ''sin-
cerely and honestly repentant." This lenien-
cy must be attributed, we presume to the re-
mains of the old fame which has not entirely
died out in our contemporary bosom. Hap
Ply Douglas there's chance for salvation
yet. Won't you embrace it?
For our part, we see no good reason why
any democrat who has heretofore sustained
Kansas issues, should give him the 'cold
shoulder" now. After having supported him
with his known Interpretation of the Kansas
Nebraska bill, it is hardly fair to desert and
denounce him when he would give practical
enforcement to that Interpretation. Really
it savors of '.intolerable injustice" which
cannot be endured with patience! Mr.. DoUG-
LAS is no less sound, no less democratic in his
faith now, than when he denominated the re-
peal of the Missouri compromise a measure Of
freedom, and proclaimed squatter sovereignty
to be principle of the Kansas Nebraska bill
Why then should any democratic stomach re-
volt at the idea of swallowing him, simply
because he don't choose TO turn his coat and
shed his principles at the bidding of Mr. Blu
chanan? We have never had particle of
faith in Mr.. DOUGLAS; we have none nOw-we
don't know what he could do to arouse in us
faith in him. We have always regarded him
as political imposter- sham democratic
Mahomet-who practced upon and duped the
people for his own ends. We shall, therefore
be glad to see his sun go down, whether he
he agrees to ''work at the bind wheels" till his
shoulders are CALLED and healed over" He
won't do TO be trusted, either in opposition
to, or in the bosom of the democracy: and the
sooner he is permitted to go down into the
measureless depths of political Oblivion the
better for the country. He is travelling that
road. and we trust our contemporary will not
join the South and Enquirer in their attempts
TO arrest his progress. What if he do carry
down Mr. Buchanan and the sham democracy
with bim-will not the best interests of the
nation be thereby subserved? Most assured
ly. Nothing better could happen. 1t would
be an occasion for universal rejoicing outside
of the Postmasters' and other Office holders
organization, amongst the honest masses who
detest double dealing and desire to see the
overnment administered upon sound prin-
cipies and with proper economy. Come then,
neighbor; revoke your offer Of pardon, and
neither forgive nor 'forget," but let the
giant and all go to the devil together.