Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-20

mas Deen acnleSed Oy the power OF hepuD-
lican principles, boldly and firmly avowed.
Senators BrOderick and Doug
las.
The Missouri Democrat takes up the ac-
eusation boldly made by some of the Cal
ifornia press that the death of Senator
Broderick was preconcerted murder, and
insists that the circumstantial evidence is
not less conclusive than positive testimony
would be. The conspiracy against Drod-
erick manifested itself early in the canvass.
The blood hounds were on bis track. A
tool of Terry challenged him. Gwin was
resolved to have revenge for Broderick's
disclosure of his baseness. Terry, howev-
er, was put forward because he was dead
shot. Had Broderick not fallen, Gwin and
Denver were to follow with challenges
His death was resolved on, and the distri-
button of the spoils in prospect embraced
the successorship of the dead Broderick
The Free Soil principle in California has
been nourished by the blood of martyrs.
Ferguson, friend of Broderick, was killed
by partisan of Gwin; the editor of the
AHa California, and the founder of the
San Francisco Bulletin, fell victims to ven
geance of the pro-slavery leaders. Brod-
erick is the last but not the least. The
Democrat presents another aspect and an
other relation of the death of Broderick
en- which the public mind will not fail TO
dwell. 1t says:
Broderick followed Douglas in his re-
sistance to the hated Lecompton Constitu-
ton, thereby incurring the enmity of tho
Administration. California through her
Legislature, declared for the Presidents
policy, and instructed her Senator, who op-
posed that policy TO resign. He returned
TO his constituents and unfurled the flag of
popular sovereignty. He himself on that
principle exclusively, and, Stephen Arnold
Douglas had no-truer, nor more uncompro-
missing follower. AHthc amnesty of his
opponents was reused mto more intense
and vindictive hatred because he so thor
oughly identified himself with the great
enemy of the President. If there was
one man in the United States who had IT.
resistible claim on the friendship and sup
port of Douglas, it was Broierick. When
the enmity which Douglas had drawn up
on himself in the Senate threatened to as
sumo the shape of physical force, Brode-
rick was the Ajax from behind whose
shield he, the Little Giant, shot his arrows.
Such were the relations which subsisted
between the two men. Yet, no sooner did
the news of the defeat of the Douglas
Broderick ticket arrived here than the
Douglas organs burst out in exultant ed
itorials at the result of the election. They
rejoiced, one and all-the Missouri Repn6-
iican, the Springfield Register, the Chica-
go Times, and their numerous echoes in
Illinois-that Latham bis colleagues ON
the Buchanan licked were elected, and that
the popular sovereignty ticket was defeat
ed. They rejoiced at the success of the
ticket which represented the principles of
Jefferson Davis and James Buchanan, aud
at the defeat of the ticket which represent
ed the principles professed BY themselves
and their leader, in common with Brode-
rick. They even slyly contributed to cleo:
the one and defeat the other. We need
not say that all this was done at the insti
cation of Douglas. The article already
referred to in the Chicago Times, his homo
organ, permits us TO entertain no doubt on
the subject, and we challenge the world to
produce more fragrant case of moral OBJ
liqui,y and political treachery and boseness.
We can imagine nothing which would
have so much emhittered the last moments
of the true-hearted Broderick as this exhi-
bition of falsehood, selfishness and ingrati-
tude. Happily, he was spared tae knowl
edge of it.
Much as We are opposed to Douglas, We
could wish his character was free from the
trait which this episode discloses, or rather
the existence of which it confirms, for it
had been often before manifested. True
TO his own designs and false to all besides
he sacrifices friends without the slightest
He has played exactly the
same rule in relation 10 the Pennsylvania
election. There be also supports the Bu-
chanan ticket, although its candidates, and
the platform on which they stand, expressly
repudiate the doctrines which he has cho-
sen to uphold as the true Democratic doc
Irines which he has chosen 10 uphold as
The true Democratic doctrines. He has
betrayed Forney as he betrayed Broderick;
but Forney, who has keeuer insight than
himself into the events of the day, not on
y refuses to follow him, but draws tho
'eil aside from his illogical aad recreant
,ouduct.
RARE CuRIosIrY.-Johu Bryant, Esq,
'f Amherst, called at cur office last Mon