Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-07-22
Progress Of Douglasism.

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Progress Of Douglasism.
Among the things politically signifi-
cant OF the times in this quarter, is the
abandonment OF Buchanan by the Keno
sha Times. That paper of last week
follows in tnc wake of the Milwaukee
NeooS, and takes sides with the Douglas
wing Of the democracy. The Times
copies ABORTION of d Douglass late speech
delivered in Chicago, and endorses in
emphatic language the whole of it; the
Times says:
"Mr. Douglas in his speech, with
characteristic cleamess defined his posi-
tion-the positionupon which himself and
the great democratic party of the Union
have stood heretofore, and upon which
they stand now. There is nothing new
to the democracy in the principle of &C
ton he lays down---2,0 sentiment to
ach5ch the heart Of e0ery democrat can-
not heartily respond"
The speech of Douglas at Chicago
denounced Lecompton as a 4" fraud,' a
" monstrOity;" indeed no republican
member on the floor Of Congress, used
stronger language against the Lecomp-
ton swindle than did Douglas in his
Chicago speech. Mr.. Douglas also
eulogized the Crittenden Montgomery
bill; he says 1.-THE Crittenden bill wa
as fair, as perfect an exposition of the
doctrine of popular sovereignty as could
be carried out by any bill that men ever
devised
The Times will perhaps reply that in
all this, there is no treason to the adj
ministratiOn. Every one knows that
Buchanan made Lecompton q test Of
true democracy; that in his Kansas mes
sage he made it one Of the measures Of
the session, declaring it must be recog-
'nized by the people of Kansas. Has
the administration changed its views :?
Can the Lecompton swindle now be de-
nounced with impunity by all democrats?
Does Buchanan look upon Douglas and
his followers as friends or enemies p
Let us see what the Washington Union,
Buchanans' organ, says about Douglass
Chicago speech:
" There are some things too deep for
ordinary minds; and this was never made
clearer than in the report of Mr.. Doug
las speech. What was the object of the
Senator? Did he desire to set up for
himself on small capitol of two or three
public receptions? Has. his vanity so
overcome his Judgment, that he can for
moment suppose that nineteen TWEEN
tieths Of the democratic party, are about
to stultity Observation-Disclosures their
conduct last winter, and come out n0ac
for the most infamous Of all abolition
measures, tie Critteaade3e amendment,
which Mr.. Douglas now so warmly APP
proves ?"
From the decided tone of the Wash
ington Union, it is clear the administra-
ton is as much as ever disposed to con-
denim the detection from the democratic
ranks and that it cannot be tolerant of
those who choose to follow the lead of
Douglas regardless Of the policy marked
out by the President. We of course
have no fault to find with the Times for
its unequivocal endorsement ofDouglas;
that Senator certainly deserves credit for
uniting with the republicans in Congress
IN resisting the wicked designs of the
administration, in its attempt to force
an infamous swindlo on the people of
Kansas. Douglas did something last
winter to retrieve the mischief he had
before brought upon the country, by his
instrumentality in removing the land
marks Of liberty. 1t is encouraging
when any democratic press, which has
hitherto supported the President i'll his
Lecompton policy, ceases to do wrong
even III one particular.
Republicans are willing to accord
to Douglas all the credit he deserves
for having co.operated with tn EN- dur
ing the recent session, but they cannot
forget the long list Of his offences a.
gainst freedom, and his more recent an
ouncements of his continued utilization
with theparty inwhoSe name and through
whose agency he committed them. The
late exigences iby which he was sur
rounded brought him in conflict with the
administration upon a simple issue
whether the Lccompton constitution
ought to be submitted to the people
But while Douglas endorses the bred
Scott decision and other heresies, I'M
known to the constitution and the early
founders Of the republic-heresles pecu-
liar only to the modern democracy, Re-
publicans can have no political sympa-
thy with him.
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHooLs.-The Mil
waukee Sentinel gives highly encouraging
account of the Public Schools of that city, the
terms of which closed on Friday last A de.i>
ded interest in educational matters has been
awakened during the past year In the Sew.
enth Ward school, so great was the throng of
visitors on Friday, that the Scholars were obli-
ged to vaeste the room and appear only as they
were called upon to take part in the exercises
assigned them. The good influences which