The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-28

| III,
and bringing about the adoption of the absurd Enelish
bill and especially by the ibera and uns,rupulous on
position presented 70 Mr. Douglass reelection Ia Illinois
sne naAs issue must inevitably constitute of the
sea. questions 10 be decided in the next presidential
election In the Charleston convention IL will be now
Impossible to suppress it, The Dolasss ia at Boay ,O
Dc eonsrded by eVy honorable and patriotic consideration 10
clam an insertion ia le platform Of e party OF resolution
plainly and eapaacaly assere Of Die great t,acpls for
~hch her alSTo1S leader is teaessy and eloo4ely
cotsdng The ant-democratic democrats of that body
VINO believe that constitution be made operative
among Tree people in opposition 10 their own will will
OF course contend for the insertion of resolution in the
platform of the party declaratye of their own views
whether the Charleston platform will endorse the L
compton Dli-thus denying the proprety of referring
the constitution to the people of Kansas for approval
reecttonor uphold the English BILL which in certain
shabby and ungentee did Ia point of fact submit
this same constitutions question not easy to be set
tied One thing IS most The Charleston contention seH
not Prore harmonious body discord must iaepaJy reua
NO agreement as 20 the candidates Of Ae presidency posi-
o except oy hsre use Of money and The LapiSh employment Of
federal patronage"
The Charleston Convention, it is plain from this,
will surely not be permitted to harmonize. The
g true democracy" do not intend that. They mean
TO break up the convention. But lest they should
not succeed, and should be obliged to bolt they
are beginning beforehand to prejudice the mind of
the country against the body. Caucus is to be
abused unsparingly; King Caucus is to be de-
nounced as most unmtigated tyrant and most
corrupt knave.
Mr.. Footo furnishes samples of the sort of abuse
that is to be freely INDUCED in by the true democ-
racy,' from till the assembling of the conyen-
tion:'
Aspiring demagogues may arrange never SO cum
ningy for presidential and vice presidential nominations
Mt the hands of their base INSCRIPTIONS servitors Mil
may he md mi
ready to be expended in buying nominations Mt Charles
ton for the first Offices in the republic but all this will
not do. The daring coupons which have been recently
brought to light have awakened almost universal disgust
and indignation Other and startling indictments
yet to be made of nature calculated to bring every
who truly loves his country to the of our i'm
perled institutions The employment of federal patron
age in elections, in the proceedings of Legislative
bodies, will be longer borne. The nomination and
virtual appointment of the first officers Of the govern
ment by irresponsible men assembled in caucus and con-
venon halls, will no longer be tolerated King Caucus
that nerous robber of popular rights is about to be
dethroned The people Of America will his overthrow
and their will irresistible The present system
has fallen of late into the hands of vile, INSCRIPTIONS
trickstes it is VIGOROUSLY and undeniably controlled by
federal patronage and by outrgeoust pecuniary bribery
and If longer submitted to will be fatal to all that is dear
to republicans and as freemen. 80
"Governor Foote then entered into detail upon the
Raodas operaRdi Of the SYSTEM shown by past
experience, acknowledging that it had been equally
abused by all the various political parties who had re-
sorted TO it, and citing multiplied instances of the mis-
chevous effects of this system wherever it had been al
lowed to obtain footing In the progress of his remarks
this subject he referred to certain arrangements now
in progress, of which he said authentic evidence would
be shortly laid before the public showing that
corruption fund was expected to be raised through
the medium of congressional legislation which was re-
lied by certain aspiring politicians the of
controlling the Charleston Democratic Convention and
securing the election of certain personages whom he
named to the presidency and vice presidency of the
Union"
Thus King Caucus is to be killed at Charleston
or if that fail, he is to be charged with crimes and
villanies which must surely make him stink in the
nostrils of the people.
Now, although it is quito probable that these an
pliances win be used to extent heretofore known
yet if there be any virtue and intelligence left in the
republic, it is impossible that any presidential ticket
which may be nominated at Charleston can succeed
Even black republcanism in its present eneebled con-
dition, eneebled alone by the heroic efforts of Mr.
Dougas) would be able to triumph such ticket.
So much for that part of the programme which
relates to the destruction of the democratic organ
cation, flor that is the thing meant by Mr.. Foote'S
terrific epithet of King Caucus) Let us see what
is to be done by the '.true democracy in the way
of bringing out an independent candidate in the
person, say, of Judge Douglas to be supported by
the wings, Americans, and "true democracy" of the
South and all the odds and ends at the North Hear
Mr.. Foote:
:" tell you, my friends, there is danger that this
terrible result will be realized Movements are now in
progress among the people themselves which feel as
sred will effectually ward off the menaced dangers
D venture to predict that before next May
primary assembages Of the people will in every
part of the republic in which opposition caucus ty
anny will be asserted hostility to corruption proclaimed
and the great principle of popular self government vim
dictated. The people, too honest to be bought
too numerous to be controlled by caucus machinery
the people mindful of their rights and resolved to rescue
them from further abuse, will nominate their can
ddates for the presidency and vice presidency the ma
ton and not only nominate Them but elect them too
Federal influence will be restrained within the limits of
the constitution; the myrmidons of caucus
will be driven into retirement the panders of corrup
ton will be no longer allowed to nest the high places
of the nation and the awning, sycophantic slaves OF
lory imperial managers will find themselves efectually
deprived of the power TO do mischief Some may sup
pose this to be the language of extravaganza but indeed
it is not Ispek Of hat kHow ry refer 10 proceed
ings Nth which stand less identified prophesy re-
suits The Of acieieg phieh pay Jeliepe 10 hare been
already secured"
Such are the revelations and representations of
Mr.. Foote Something is undoubtedly in the wind.
Let the democracy look well to the movements Of
the adversary. This newspaper at least has done
its duty We have given the timely warning. We
have cried aloud and spared not.
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