, 1859-11-03
39rcs9 i Cributtt.


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TEE AN11.LEcomP" l..
TON OEMUCR RATS.
Ia tho fight which Douglas made with the
Administration during the winter Of ls57-s:
upon the Lecozuptou issue, his nblest aud most
earnest hackers were Senator Brodcricl, Of
California, aud Col. John ". Forney, editor Of
the Philadelphia Press. The fosme. stood by
lis eide III the Senate, holding the angry chir-
u!ry a. lar, and evincing hy his indomitable
resolution and uuquailiug courage that he |
would suffer no personal onslaught upon tic
rebel chie!iain: There are, among those who
spent that winter at Washington, moi few
porsoas who believed then and who still be- /
Aeye that but for this iact being well known, |
D,uslas would either hare come out Of Tint
c,ntcs, personally disgraced, or been compelled
t, answer for his tculerity with hs A,e-
B1oderick stood daily between linn and liarzn'
Hc was to him both shield and buckleT' as
well as 1Ae fountaiu from whence Lo derived
Whatever cournsa he exhibited
Outside Of the Senate Douglas had no sup
por,er to compare with Col Forney Of tic
Press, That gentleman threw himself and lily
iuausptinI journal into tho breach, and with
m industry that never tagged and III ability
WORTHY the cause, lie exposed the Lecompton
sw;udle. Lid bare tic traitorols designs of
p.o-slay.ry administration, and with bug!e
cau rallied tic masses Of the party wherever
his paper circulated to the support Of Douglas.
Nitho,,, the aid Of Col. Forney, the winter Of
1878 would hare closed upon Mr. Dougias
a subdued rebel. What Droderlck's hon
os,y aud courage did for him in tho Senate,
the devotion. tact and ability Of Col Forney
did the same for him with the rnasses Hence
In came ou, Of the contest with a show Of
strength fur which he was indebted to these
two rncn. Other party leaders and editors
who stood hy lin were infucnced to do SO oy
the stupd which these men took; had ntey
faltered for . moment, or given indications Vi
being Influenced by mere e1pcdlcncy rather
than p7iuciplc, the others would have deserted
Douglas in body TO make their peaeeo with
the administration.
Droderick and fo1ney were hohess III the''
opposition to pro-sEavery nsuFpation' ana thes
undoubtedly believed Dooelas was ac'oaseu ~
the same motive which impelled them to break
with the administration There were t'ose'
however, who, knowing Douglas better: did
not give him credit for any higher motive than
TINT yh;cl. grew out of his political necessities
Foremost, first as an instisator and then as q
defender Of the Border Ruff1an outrages IN Kan
eas tier boIeved tllnt Ii & opposition TO Le
comptonism was attributable solely to the tac
that his term Of Office WIS about to expire
and that uud,r any other circumstances IL
would have led the administration cohorts.
That they were right and broder1ck ant
Forney wrong ! not now deba.aole ques
ton. Droderick proved his honesty with III
lile Forney yindicates his by steadfast
maintaining his position. Douglas has desert
ed them both. Tic administration resolved t
crush Broder;ck in California. Douglas de:
eraed the friend who stood between him nj.
dancer in the Senate, and aided the Admin:
tration in t1o work Of DESTROYING him. Throus
Lis orvan tho TINES, Ao fought the ga1Ia1
Droder;ck ia tia, upcqua! contest, and aits
the slavery nropas,ndis,s lad larpcd his bloc
snec.ed at-l,im for his low associations and Il
limited education! When Faruey lad set Il
battle III array IN Pennsylvania against Il
Administration upoa the Lccompt on issi.
Douglas went into that Staie and took sid