New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-17
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/ The Washington Union continues its warfare upon
Senator Douglas with great bitterness, yigor aud per-
severance Hardly number is issued that does not
( contain an attack upon him And to do the Union
Justice, assuming that is mission is to Crush opt
Douglas utterly if possible we must say that its bat
tefies are not only formidable but well managed 1t
pous tile hot shot into the Senator with remarkable
precision and power Of destructiveness and if he is
not demolished by the broadsides hurled upon him,
he mast be possessed of astonishing means of resist
anee 1t must also, however, be borne in mind that
the Little Giant" isa mighty giant before jury
composed exclusively Of Ilinoisans. Thus much BY
way Of explanation in order that the case in point
may be accurately comprehended.
The following, from the Union Of the 18th, is as
strong and bitter as aquaforts
DOUGLAS sRuNNISG MUCK'-Poor Douglas
the man is surely demented His coutortions and
grimaces are absolutely frghtful. He is getting
worse aud worse, too. He attacks friend and f0F
with indserminate feroaity. Hefalls upon Mr.. Wen
dell, the publisher of this paper who has no control
| over its columns in the spirit of genuine madness
Poor Douglas! Through all his conduct he seems to
maintain his usual disregard Of truth and an utter in
difference alike to the integrity and credibty Of his
statements He tells us, in his speech at Paris that
he had persstently refused to notice the Washington
Union. The man is surely losing his memory as well
as his senses. We were amused nearly all last winter
Il ny HIS tHslplQ pueFlIe assaults upon TINS paper
He did little else than keep the Senate advised of our
sayings and iOings; and as he was then, as now,
troubled with an affection called sthe simplicity on
the BRAIN the Senate and the country became fairly
nauseated with his spleen. Poor mint
Ii was only few days ago that he set himself up
as very Autocrat and ordered, in the true vein Of
insanity, assaults to be made upon friend and Zoe
| altke-here, there and everywhere. An Arab CHIEF
could not have performed grander exploits of death
than the poor man set about In the circuit of his
| rage be has ut length fallen upon the Union. We
have received the charge and promise all the world
that we shall survive it. Mr. Wendell has been ira
dueed and yilliBed hefore-so, at least, we have
heard Mr.. Douglas repeatedly declare On the tes
timouY oil the poor little exhausted Senator we would
| not impugn Mr. Wendell on his testimony we
would not aoquit him. Mr. Wendell surely eau live
in spite Of Mr. Douglas assaults as he has long sur
vived his support The funniest part of the matter
is the poor mans impeachment Of Mr. Wendell be-
cause the latter received, as business man, the
votes Of Republicans in Congress, when it is quite
well known here that during all last winter the Seua.
tors only associates, supporters and counsellols
/ were Republicans That is very queer, We repeat,
the man is certainly mad. Are there any lunatc
| asylums in Illinois
II Douglas should happen to triumph in the pend
ing struggleand his prospects are by no means des
Perate and be reelected to the Senate neither the
Union the Administration viii be able to term him
"poor man. y or mention bis name contemptuously in
connection with lunatic asYlums. They will wish
| themselves safe in some asylum or other to escape
from his remorseless attacks and relentless opposition
And, should he be defeated be will rise again for he
is man who cannot be kept down; while for tile
Administration We opne the future has no resurrec.
ton in store fer it, The very next Congress will
probably give it the coup de grace.
The opponent Of Senator Douglas Is tie Hon.
Abraham Lincoln-an out-andout Black Republican
and Sewardite--a man who would prove deadly
enemy Of the South on all occasions, if elected.
Now, although we cannot approve the course pur.
sued by Mr. Douglas last winter still he is infinitely
preferable to Lincoln in every particular Douglas
is a man Of boldness, genius, nerve and ability lie
would never strike man behind his back. He is a
brave antagonist to encounter Besides, we hardly
think him as general thing, unfriendly to our sec
ton of the country. Lincoln is an open. ayowed
enemy Hence we prefer that he should triumph
over the latter and hence also, every attack upon
him by the Washington Union has tendency to
secure the triumph Of a notorious Freesoiler. No
matter what the sins Of Douglas against the Admins
tration it positive and clear thathe has not snned
a tenth part as much as lincoln
There can be no doubt, in our well matured iudc-
ment but that the course of the Union receives the
direct sanction and unqualified approval Of the Pres
uenb ana MS Japlnet HAD TINS not been the case
the acknowledged organ would have received hint
to bout ship weeks ago These things are well
understood by experienced politicians,
The war upon Douglas is mainly instigated and
sustained by Presidential aspirants, He is in the
way Of individuals whose influence with the Presi.
dent is paramount and controlling. Therefore, he
must be removed out Of the way and to remove
him elieetuaIy, be must be broken down utterly.
Senator slide and his friends, and Mr.. Bright Of
Indiana and his friends it is understood, have eff
fected an alliance, offensive and defensive, from
which it is hoped that the former will be nominated
for the Presidency, and the latter for the Vice Pres
dency 10 promote this object, there is not a scin.
tilla Of doubt, the whole mighty influence and pat
ronage of the General Government will be readily
lent and II the allies can break down Douglas. they
will have easy sailing through the Northwest, and
will probably carry the day at Charleston with little
orno trouble. Il these views be well founded, and
we have little Or no doubt Of their substantial verify,
the vindictFe course Of the Washington Union to.
wards Douglas is readily accounted for.