Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-25
POIttfcH I.

JUDGE DOUGLAS IN THE SOUrH.--Soue o.
the conservative and even the ultra Southern
papers of New Orleans, are taking the part
of Douglas. We published a day or two
ago. the fact that the Courier, the admlnIstra-
ton organ, was pitching into the Washington
Union for its attacks on Stephen \. Doug
las. The Delta, red-hot fre-easer, Is gong
10" enthusiastically for the little giant.
1t says 10 answer to AZ article IL the
Charleston Mercury against Douglas:
The peculiar circumstances und-r which
the Kansas question came before congress
las. winter, formed particular case. IL
ght or might no, occur again. ouch d
case cannot De considered universal OF per-
petual. But the question between the South
and her malignant as+aiiaDts, between the
Democracy and Black Republicans, IL a uli-
versal question, and one that will be per-
petuatel uutil tho party which raised l! is
| completely overthrow. And where ID we
! ind Mr.. DJugles on that question? "hy,
! in word and oct, ia erluciple and 10 argu-
men,, 90 the side of Southern Rights, and
, battling for tue Democratic party. we huu
| hip upnolding the bred Scott decision, VIZ
| dcating the iuviOlabiIty OF property 10
slaves, advocating slavery as The norman
condition OF the negro, and asserting the
right Of the South to grow, and prosper, aud
! extend her territorial limits, and her inStltu'
tons along with her limits. Ii that Is not
| teioy with Us it that is not enough 10 III
duce wish that be should not be defeated
! by Lincoln, bis Black Republican aotagoE-
| st then we cannot ima.Iue where we are u
| look for friends. l., uUdGr such circumstau-
ces, Duugla. ought to be beaten aud Kep' ou'
of the Senate, we do not see how the iuier-
encs can be avoided, that the Black kepubi.-
can principles, represented by Lincoln, arc
more accsDta bic than the Democratic anC
| 5 ,uthern Rights ideas proclaimed by Doug
! l.s"
I'VE sympsthise with Douglas IN his pre-
sent desperate contest III li!lLOis, because vi
the issue which the Black Republicans nave
made in that cOntest--An issue when ignores
squaiter sovereignty aad antl.Lscomp'onisn'
alike, but boldly preseats the idea oi the al
solute exclusion Of slave territory, because
! it is slave territory, AID the perpetual pro
| biultion Of southern extension, because l;
would be the extension of slaVerg-bccau-e
On shat issue he stands fairly, square!y, aud
uncompromisingly with the S1uh."
The grave Bee asks il the attack OF the
Washington UriDn upon DJuslas, we're di.'
pieasing to the President, would 1t not have
received hint t. suspend them p At al
events, it regards these attacks as highly 10
iulicous ut this time; as furnishing A5ra
nam Lincoln, the negro ~orsGIpping oppo
nent OF Douglas ia Illinois, with just -uct
aid end comfort, as must be particularly
paiat4Dls TO that aspiring demasogue and
his Black Republican supporters. Says the
Bee, In CONCLUSION
"The policy il bad aud short-'ish!cd, fol
the destruction oil Douglas Involves muot
more than the placing hors do combat Of hi;
simple individuality. Douglas will not ial
alone, but like 5 mson OF old, will pui
down his enemies With him. However, tbi'
is The affair of the parties themselves. II
10 their hatreds aud ambitions, they are dis
posed to wreck tie national Democracy, anc
surrender the republic to TIE rule OF anti
slavery men. Sd he it. Ga them will fail tht
responsibility Of the deed"