Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-06-04

STEPHEN A. DouaLAs TO BE Pur uN-
rfR.--Of coarse It must be expected that
every energy Of the Administration will
be put IN force 70 defeat Judge Douglas
in illinois, at the coming State election.
The correspondent Of Forney's Press, wri.
ting from Washington under date Of the
18th ult., says:
"You are right about J.. Clancy Jones,
md the movement against the regular
Democratic ticket in Illinois. have Just
seen the Press of yesterday, and hasten to
give you the facts. This Jones, and the
man who signs the land patents for the
President, have called upon the few clerks
from Illinois, and have requested their SER
vices in the Pennsylvania club room, to
assist in the attempt to overthrow Judge
Douglas and the Democrats in Congress
from Illinois. These clerks are given to
understand that their places will depend
upon their compliance. A list of persons
holding Office from Illinois has been called
for. What frightful condition of thingsl
A political banditti, headed by miserable
sycophant and toady, like the Ex- Rever-
end Jones, rushing upon few clerks, and
demanding Of them to unite in cutting
down the gallant Douglas and his noble
friends, by defeating the regular Demo
cratic nominations in Illinois. What rem
ders this outrage more infamous is the fact
that these Illinois clerks have not been
called upon to help Judge Douglas and
his friends, but they are not permitted to
be neutral. They are to be seized by the
pressgangs of Lecomptonism, and com
PEELED to draw their swords upon their
own representatives and the oble cham
pion Of popular sovereignty, on pain of
Punishment. You may rely On the cor
rectness of this statement"
PUBLIC CoRRupTIoN.-We take from the
Congressional Globe the following episode,
which occurred the other day in speech
Of Senator Toombs:
ave speak OF the corrup,ions Of Mexico, Of
Spain, Of France, and Of other Governments, with
great deal Of truth, according to all accounts
but from my expe renee and observations, which
have been somewhat extensive. I do not believe
to day there IL as corrupt a Government under
tue nehNens Us tudt VI INC Ouitou Stdpos.
Mr.. Hsle-Nor either.
Mr.. Toombs-And most Of all its corruptions
is in the Legislative department"
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, q
very able and very just paper, says that
when declaration of this kind is freely
made in our public halls by public man
who has the best means of judging,
and meets the assent Of other public men
of all parties, it is indeed time to consider.
There is no doubt that corruption has been
from year to year growing at Washington;
and that the virus has extended more OF
less to all Of the public bodies of the coun-
try. The developments which have re-
Gently been made in Wisconsin in connec-
ton with the superintendent of the rail.
road grants revealed an amount of venali-
ty in every department of the government
of that State, executive, Legislative, and
judicial, which is almost incredible. I'm
less this course of things is arrested, our
free institutions must inevitably perish
Montesqueiu said that when free people
becomes more corrupt than its government
if unchecked, is sure to beget and nourish
corruption among the people. The cult
walton of that high spirit which disdains
to accept bride, and looks with scorn up.
on all who accept bribes is indispensable
to the maintenance of freedom. Whatev-
er virtuous public opinion there is in the
country must manifest itself against the
corruption that has been working its dead.
ly way through the high places of the
land, until at length the word goes forth
that we are the most corrupt Government
under the heavens. The avowal ought tc
crimson the face of every American with
shame.