The Nevada Democrat., 1858-10-06
Nr.r,ss<, D,stinctlon.

We see kuhb iMt AAehoE - ~-~~-~
Citizen has passed into the hands OF one King,
and in the second column Of that paper, by way
Of salutatory, he announces himself as "King,
of the viliners, Charlatans, and Slang Ma
kers.n The credentials which follow this an
pouncement show that the editor Of the Citizen
was born to WELD the scepter he has assumed,
and we question whether bIackguardlsm can
coin from all Billingsgate as dirty mass OF
expletiyes as compose the Ctizen's article on
Mr.. Douglas.
That the Little Giant would be abused BY the
organs Of the administration we have already
asserted. Their hypoeritical laudations Of Mr.
Douglas we're but part Of the system Of false
hood and dissimulation pursued by them in the
late contest. Their object accomplished, they
now throw of the mask, aud from the Washing
ton Union to the Sierra Citizen, the ours that
lick the ssres of corruption are bowling at the
leader and champion Of Democracy.
That the contest now commencing will be-
come national one, evoking malignant pas
sions, and abusive attack upon Mr.. Douglas,
cannot be questioned. But the scavenger OF
the Citizen has entirely mistaken the time for
his attack. Mr.. Douglas stands far too high In
the estimation Of all for such dlth to pollute
him, and the vomit must return to the dog.
But Il Ia In that portion Of Judge DouglaS con-
duct to which the Citizen objects that we ind
the true index to the elements composing the
Lesompton faction. It was Douglas, says the
Citizen, that drst termed the Know Nothings
"Thugs," and coined the phrase "Black Repub-
liean." Harsh terms, but most appropriate.
It does not surprise us II the proscrptivs and
sectional fanatics TO whom Douglas applied
these terms, and to whose overthrow he 30 sig
nslly contributed, should remember both the
victor and the appellation, with embittered ha-
tired. From them he can expect nought bat
abuse, and in them we can recognize the old
enemies of our party, acting in our ranks, ct
once the hireling and the traitor, and stealing
the name of Democrats to destroy Democracy.
But II Ia not from it's morbid sensitiveness upon
Know Nothingism alone, that the course OF the
Citizen is instructive. The all-absorbing inter-
est manifested by the masses for Douglas sue
cess In the present contest BODIES no good to Le-
comptonism, should Douglas name and voice
rouse the Democracy for the Union aud the
right in sixty. To-day the administration
scarce staggers along with the scathing rebuke
of Kansas to it's English infamy, and II the Lit
tie Giant be returned to the Senate, against the
Republicans and their administration allies. 1t
digs the grave of Lecompson, and seals the po-
litical damnaton of its advocates. The GER
tainty that Douglas unless crushed will lead the
national Democracy in sixty, has reused the
administration organs to this bitter war, and
opened the sluice-gates Of that King Of the
Slang Makers, the Sierra Citizen. Says this last
and most dclcctable sheet in the article referred
to Mr.. Douglas is
ga man whose tongue an going vehicle of vulgar
profano aud sanderous words he is manufacturer OF
gross and spiteul expressions and theoaed political
apperatives; "scullduggery" was not coined IN nus
mouth he will adopt into his abusive vocabulary and
pronely declare his regret that 1t Is OF the few
sbomnabe terms which he did not originate. He has
more Unborn ana bs
was established surpsss him among all vtu'
perative public men,"
And then regaIes its readers with O choice
collection of coarse and prOfane expressions,
which it charges Douglas to have used during
political career Of some twenty years. The
Citizen may be right in the language used. We
apprehend few men in political life have used
any less. At oil events II is impossible for us
to establish the negative. But for the few vu-
gar expressions which the Citizen seems to have
treasured alone, the friends of Mr.. Douglas can
point to volumes spoken for the nation and the
Union. Whatever has been his incentive,
whether personal ambition or the public good,
his course as Senator has been dgniied and
commanding; his fidelity to the nation and the
Democracy as true as that of any Senator, citi-
zen or partisan, and the charge OF the Citizen to
the contrary is as false as the language which
clothes 1t is foul. In Mr.. Douglas the Demo-
cratic party have long recognized an able ad-
vocate, one whose voice has ever been heard
either in the Senate asserting the right, or
rousing the people in its defense, and who has
never faltered or swerved from the support Of
principle, let who or what would assail II.
Upon such man, the abuse Of venal press,
the scurrility OF the Sierra Ot,zep is lost or on
ly exhibits the vileness Of the libeler, and we
contrast the past career Of Judge Douglas and
the article in question, as the best commentary
upon the character Of Its author.
PLACER COUNTY Assessor Of Placer re-
norta the total value of taxAbl0 Dropertv in that