The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-08-03
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8. A. Douglas and Jacob Thompson

Fbr tie Mississippion.
8. A. Douglas and Jacob Thompson
Two Of the most extraordinary documents
the world ever saw, were sent forth by these
worthy dignitaries in the month of June
1t is much to be regretted they had not wait.
ed until the middle of dog days. so that
worshippers at the same shrine, might more
fully sympathize with them, and that the veil
of charity might the more readily be thrown
over their fabid effusons. No bulletin
from Napoleon the Sd, or manifesto from the
Emperor of Austria, has the cool impudence
of the one, or the supercillious arrogance oi
the other.
How men, in their respective positions
could so far forget their self-respect and what
is due their party and the whole country, a.
4 to publish such siliyand arrogant productions
is Strange, passing strange, pitiful, wondrous
pitiful."
Mr.. Douglas, in the most indelicate and
dictatorial manner, condescends to prescribe to
| SAO DSnAOSiotiS party tiiS C0lHS uPoh "hiSu
he will consent to be their candidate in 1860.
He does more than that, he undertakes to in
snuate and suggest that the party which
covered him with all his honors, will be un-
faithful to itself and interpolate doctrines and
principles inconsistent and ruinous to the
country. He does even more than that, he
| ch araofarizac hic oxrn pon,,l;ar y,ot;orc o,,
Squatter Sovereignty, as the only true
Democratic faith, and utterly refuses to affili-
ate with those who differ with him
The time was when conventions made their
platforms and selected their candidates after
a.full and free conference together. Mr.. Doug
las now proposes to relieve the Democratic
| Convention of that trouble and labor, by man
ufacturing both himself
Wonderful condescension on his part, and
wonderful confidence in his party!
| How long since, this selfconstituted War
wick has assumed this position, and began to
suspect the Democratic party?
Was il in 1852 when he was willing and
anxious to take the nomination, upon any
terms the Convention pleased; or was it in
1856 at Cincinnati, when he struggled with
Giant" throes to obtain it over Mr. Buchan-
an, under just such platform as the Conven-
ton saw proper to lay down? Oh no! he
never once thought of varying in his course
or faltering in his faith, until he Matched trea-
son in his own heart and betrayed the Demo-
cratic party, for the purpose of being re-elect-
ed to the United States Senate. Never, until
he wantonly abandoned his own child, the
Lecompton Constitution, and joined the "hue
and cry" of the Black Republicans, not only
to starve, but to ''stone it' to death From
that hour, like all traitors, has he been secret
ly warring upon his party, until now in
this celebrated letter he not only dictates to,
but threatens it with his vengeance.
Of course if he refuses to take nomination,
on account of the platform, he will refuse to
support any nominee the Convention may
make, thus clearly assuming the attitude o.
dictation or defiance. "Rule or ruin" seems
to be his motto. Yes he would rather rule
in He'll than serve in Heaven"
Under his sqaatter Sovereignty doctrines,
the South is disGanchised, and like the son
of the bond woman sent adrift with no
cnAlse "a carry slavery asso any ,of .se Terri
tories. and no chance 10 have another slave
State admitted into the Union. wiz the
South be thus dragooned into doctrines, ru-
inous and odious to herself by one whose sell
fishnesS, arrogance and ambition, find no par
allel in the age in which we live? We think
not. We think this "httlc Giant,'' who has
evidently grown too large for his indispensi-
bles, will be taught lesson at Charleston
which will serve as salutary rebuke to so
vile sinner.
Like Lucifer, who rebelled against his ma
ker he will find himself kicked over the bat
Elements of the Democratic heaven, to wander
in misery and woe through his political He'll.
Turn we now to the Secretary Of the In
terror. ot
With no treason in his heart towards, and
no desire to dictate to, his party, either the po
IiCSdI ptUcpCCLS W IOOAh up III ulotdliSS1
or some strange hallucination derived from
place, have betrayed Mr.. Thompson into the
expression of opinions somewhat less often
sive it may be, but if possible, more ridicu-
lous than those of the aspiring Senator
Accompanying the President to North Car
olina, his native State, to attend the COM
mencement at Chapel Hill, his "alma mater"
is it not astonishing that he should have so
far forgotten the occasion and circumstances
as to iadulge in remarks ON exciting political
topics; and is it not still more extraordinary
and astonishing that he should have taken
that opportunity to make a fling at many of
his warm personal and political friends in his
adopted State, by placing them in the same
unenviable category, with the vile fanatics
and followers of Seward at tu Brute"
That was certainly 'the most unkindest cut
of all" Nobody looked for such blow from
that quarter. Nobody suspected that Air.
Thompson, like the frozen adder which had
been vitalized by the farmer, would turn and
inflict his first deadly blow apon the bosom
that had nourished and warmed him into life.
If he believed we were in error in wishing
the laws against the African slave trade re-
pealed, upon proper occasion it would have
been his duty to convince us of such error, and
point out and warn us of their dangerA That
would have been what we expected Of an
adopted son and loving brother; but to de-
nounce us in advance and hold US up to pub
lie scorn and contempt, by placing us in that
lower depth of infamy occupied by Seward
& Co., was too bad, too bad As matter Of
taste, if not of principle, we could not have
expected this of Mr.. Thompson.
aWhom the Gods intend to destroy they
first make mad
Urged on by some strange and unaecount-
able impulse, if not madness, he swells in
magnitude and importance much beyond his
usual dimensions, 6or Mr.. T. is usually
modest man, and essays to do what bolder
minds than his might well long hesitate to at
tempt.
Let us glance at the programme of this val
liant knight--this "Jack (Jaks) the Giant
Killer" Standing upon the tallest peak of
the AIleghanies in the old North State, he
proposes to stretch out his brawny and stall
wart arm, and with one thrust OF his mighty
lance, unhorse and overthrow the great
prophet of great Northern party" and with
his other ponderous paw, crush out" the
''other set Of restless reformers," in his own
State
sThe King Of Frarcs With thirty Thousand men,
Marched up the hill and then marched down again"
We once had the pleasure of witnessing on
the stage, q performance in which the celebra-