Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-20
Douglas in uliuois-Again.

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rect vote Of the pccpk after Its adoption by the
NcRtiUR, an entirety, but merely the question Uf
slavery WAS allowed tu bc passed upon. This Vucs-
iun was submitted III this manner 10 the people, to
vote Tor the Constitution wiih slavery" ~ the
"Cunstiiuun without slavery" A lurgs majority
1T all the votes cast IN favor Of the "CnnSttu-
tim with slavery" and in this tOI ~ it truRsR'-
ted 10 the President, who sent il To- Congress With
recommendation Uf Its adoption aud the consequent
admission of Kansas.
On the 9TH If December, lSi1 Senator Douglas
opened the ball by fierce Philippe against this re-
cOmmendati"m. He denounced the convention Of
LccOnptOn in unnIeaSNTc1l terms, and the submiS-
zion ii the Constitution piece If chlcancTy I'M
worthy Of intelligent men and as anti d. mOcrltc,
concluding with bcraing the President for giving
cOuntenancc, III the slightest degree, tU what lac de-
nominated u " monStruus proceeding" Between
Senator Douglas aud President Buchanan, as men,
there could not have been, there, m"ch Kind
feeling. Both were prominent IN the Cincinnati
Convention for the Presidency. One was old in
years, III experience, and long had looked with
wisiiul eye TO the White House The other WIS
voung but vigorous, q tyrO the political siuge in
comparison with the other, but still brimfui Of tai.
cni, energy and vaultIng ambition The"nc claimed
first service by virtue Of long life of devotion to
the principles Of his party, and career noted for
many hard fought battle in securing its early TIL
umphS and pcpctuatng its power; the other, though
Younger, had done more than Idary deeds OF valur
ut most cvcnttul lCriud Of the history Gf that PAR
", when its great progressive elements were 81
! tiGrccly nSSailrd by its enemies.
| They justly regarded each other With marked jral-
nisv, for the contest was no ordinary Had Mr..
BUCHANAN not succeeded, lis puli;ic. advancement
would have ended. land had Mr. Douglas been NOM
! mated hc would have been the Youngest man ever
elected 10 the Presidency, and been classified with
! Alexander. Leo the TENTH PIT, Bunupartc, and the
>nin number Of great men who, in II cir resi- cciivc
callings, attained 81 much greatness at :" curly an
age. BrSldeS. the arguments Of their respective
friends were not calculated 10 produce genial f. cling
Douglas claimed 10 bc tic tmbt dimCni at the Kan
rbrlska pincip r,-Mas present III ITS birth and
suffered in The thrrs which attended its ric>ruia
, tio and claimed the bahtling as his own; while
Buchanan, on the other hand, said il was danger
nns offspring produced while he WAS at the C"nr of
81. James, and until ii pusscs~cd strength IL stand
alone ne. as the representative Of the Dcnio rity
could not b. held responsible for lis nurture. When
y"u add To this old score the lcng published rrIn"n-
STRANGE ct Mr.. Douglas To Mr.. Buchanan. about the
appointment ut Mr.. Cuutt To one at the Government
bureaus, and that the same should not be charged
To Illinois, aud the Presidents aconic reply, wherein
lac Comedies that Mr.. Douglas has married Mr.. C.>
charming daughter, but cuts him oil close to Ill,
knees when he seeks t0 Interfere with his Executive
patronage, and VIC lave cup ovcIf-'wing with rra.
suns why Douglas should have caused his bottled
wrath 10 burst readily and flow easily Now we are
free to say regarding this controversy past one,
that We crrOr in the conduct If both Of these dis
tingulshtd statesmen Of n'r party.
In the first place, with all due Difference we do not
think it YVES policy wisdom in our respected Chict
Magistrate 10 have done more than presented the
commentators. or il with q recommendation, ilIl II
Ia have expressed his Willingness to Upcln ate with
that able body in giving peace to the country, in
whatever n'ahncr they. suggested, rs final settle
mcnt oi this vrAtd and harinssiug topic. Il .koshi
n"r'r lure L'rl maI' hy Inn Il purity h~' On the
other hand the indecent haste OF Senator Douglas in
his attacks IF the Presidents rcc"mn endaliuns, the
venom apparent i'll every line, and tie frrnzt "a
gcrnCSS after fame and n0OIicty by his violent as.
saut show disregard Of the interests If the d. mo
cratic party and It's permanent Grganzatiun repre-
hrn>ibie i'll the highest degree, and worthy al th,
Condemnation Of every devoted Mcll-w>hrr "t that
great political organization, which had conducted
this country to its almost dizzy cmimru,c.
In the controversy Mr.. buchanan always had the
legal side Of the question. but the equitable will;
MIR. Douglas No one can read Senator Grcn :
speech at the 10Th December, lei1, without nc knuwl
ctlSing, unless his Judgment is perverted hy rrju-
dice, that the argument with the lrc>rnt.-
Bat when you Appealed TO the hus,ng> or lniadrd
the popular idea ct popular Snv,rri-niv" and the
the strolgce; side If the c"ntIu, rrSy. Ii dit.
ference hich may be expressed rs follows Prc>i-
dent BAG mnan proposed 10 lucal7c lc agitation oi
the question ct slavery by giving Kansas State
domestic institutions for herself Without Federal in
reference Mr. Douglas proposed the SnInr thing
but wanted this to he done, not under State Suv.
ercigmty," but while she was i'll Territorial pulagc
by allowing the majority ct her people 10 form and
control tins question Of slavery. Mr.. buchanan
feared htcrnCCne war and fiaIcrnai hmnCs imbnrd
in tiaicrnal blnOd unless the Federal troops were
Withdrawn; Mr.. Douglas would sooner have seen
How rvulrtS OF blood than sacrifice 10 cXpcdcncy
what he chose to dcnominatc fundamental prilI.
ciplc." Mr.. Buchanan was President ana Mr. Doug
las only candidate for the Presidency They look
cd at the question from different points. and through
different medium. Upon the shoulders Of the unr
rested the happiness of thirty millions Of people the
projection OF II commerce cncircling the globe, the
transmission Of the dearest bought heritage recorded
on times pages, and the defence Of the denied power
nj
the other rested the reputation Of Stephen A. Doug
las alone, dear To him diSl'ulnnt noted in the
annals Of the Republic, and who willing us ever
Milo the Athlete was, to peril his life, provided he
could, BY swelling his VEINS, burst the claplet that
| surrounded his brow.
Mr. Douglas is great man in the strict sense nj
that expression. lIs detection has lost the North.
west " the Democracy For we assert il us prom
osifiOn undcninbc, incapable Of rcfuiaiinn that hnd
not Mr.. Douglas not united with the Black Rrpub-
licans aud not opposed but allowed Kansas to have
been admitted with the LecOmpton Constitution,
Itdce, thrice haiYy Ptace ~O"tlh "rc rtiyntd mh.r
I'LL elSe a. nor WS,oid Gmd tVnt0Si"H. No wrong
would have been done either the country would
have c'hiesced, the Black Republican parry would
have been compelled to nrqncsccd, for il cannot
be doubted BY any sane man. that had Kansas been
admitted under the Lcc0mptnn Constitution with
the slavery CLAUSE she would. nOiw outstanding, to-
day, have been afitc SintE. All her first Stnr nil
GERS would have been free State men, and her first
LcgiSalurc,-and Notwithstanding the provision
against changing this Constitution until l>'i4 con-
ventiOn would have been called and the slavery
clause have been stricken out by ovcrw hclnliny
majority: Thus the ends at all parties would have
been subScrvcd. We much fear this giving laid
and comfort" to the enemy has caused Mr.. Douglas
To he himself endorsed. For him to play 80 b. Id
| ~ into the hands of the Black Republicans was
like Samson in the hands at Delila or PrIiclcS ut
the feet Of Aspasia. That party has Sagucitv and
tact TO such iavorS and yet Spurn at the proper
mumcnt the donor. Look at the fierce onslaught Of
Lincoln. Trumbull and their cohorts Of Republicans
in Illinois, and yet, had not Mr.. Douglas come To
their aid in the Senate they would have been in ~
miserable minority, that the recent contest in that
State would hardly be worth naming.
Success to you, Stephen a. Douglas, haS always
been sincere wish in your unequal fight in ILL.,
noS. We shall regard it us national calamity il
you are defeated We cam forgive your detection
to the Administration, for your gnlaniry III clarg.
ing on the hosts Of Black Republicans wlum YOU
| so recently fed with munna when they were in the
wilderness. We respect and lore you for cnging
tn party organization, and because we firmly be-
hcIc ynu will come back To purified aud regrn.
GRATED, and bear uluit once more your true demo-
cratic shield. that WAS wont in times past tu gliStcn
in the LhirkcSt Of the battle and paIry many IL
hartStruck blow at Democratic SUPREMACY Had
the recent contest in this State bcSu.narT0wcd To
one between buchanan and DouIs Slls the result
might have been different. for Douglas hasa strong
hold upon the affections Of people. lie has al
ways been the exponent If Western progress umd
M. tha hnn e IL