The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
From the Memphis Acaloneh,
10. Lane on Douglas.

While there are thousands of Southern
Democrats expressing fixed and unalterable
determination not to vote for Stephen A.
Douglas for the Presidency, we have never
yet seen or heard of single Democrat that
will not yield hearty and jealous support to
Gen. Lane, of Oregon. Democrats in every
section of the Union concede to him patriot
ism, ability, integrity and unfaltering fidelity
to his party.
Since we have espoused the claims Of Gen.
Lane for the Presidency, we have heard it
said that he is for Douglas /; that he eoncurs
with him in his 4squatter sovereignty" views.
To prove that this is a vile SANDER upon the
political orthodoxy of Gen. Lane, we have
only to refer to the following extract from his
speech delivered in Congress on the 9th Of
March, 1858. He administers stinging re-
buke to Judge Douglas He tells the country
that Douglas had been his favorite, but he
washes his hands of him, and congratulates
the country that he was not nominated for the
Presidency. The extract which we italicize
is the quintessence of Democratic non-inter-
vention
But that Is not the worst of it. Some Of
| our good friends on this side of the House,
men who have heretofore stood firm in the
| Democratic ranks, and have been looked upon
as national men and whose political character
has heretofore been trustworthy, are now CO.
| operating with gentlemen on the opposite side
| in this matter, who for the purpose, was
going to say, d political benefit, are for keep
| ing this slaveY question before the country.
II, as firmly believe, they are keeping up this
| trouble and sgitation for political purposes,
| will our, friends, who have heretofore been
good Democnts, act with them under such
circumstances? Will they strengthen the
Opposition in This way, and by these means
defeat the policy Of the Denecratic Admins
tration, and divide and break down the Dem
ocratic party? know that the distinguished
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Douglas) has felt it
to be his duty to place himself in opposition
to the policy Of the administration, BY oppos-
ing the admission of Kansas under the Le-
compton Constitution. He has fought the
battle CALAMITY and comes up to my ideas of
q good soldier He has fought fair and gal.
lantly, and hiss died nobly, but in bad cause.
No man can regret the action of that distin-
guished Senator more than do ; for he has
been my candidate for the Presidency for
number of years. had looked upon him as
man of the greatest intellect, as Democrat,
as Union loving man, as q national man. l
may say that when the Cincinnati Convention
met in 1856, be was my choice for the Presi.
dency. wentto the Cincinnati Convention
to aid and assist in getting him the nomina-
ton but think it q glorious thing for the
country that the present Chief Magistrate re-
ceiyed the nomination. As soon as he got the
nomination, Of course he was my candidate.
l have been Foting for Presidents for many
years, and ueyer gave any but q Democratic
vote, fofsI look upon the success of the Dem
ocratic party IS essential to the honor, the in
tegrity. and tie existence Of the union of
these States and it must be sustained, for it
would not be safe to risk the government in
the hands of sectional party, which would
deny the eousiy of the States Of this Union,
and which declares that no Territory shall be
admitted as a dave State, though every man,
woman and did, in such Territory, should
be in favor of i That sectional idea will not
do, sir. l lock on the Democratic party as
the Union itseE Its principles are the true
principles of tho country, and cannot be COM
promised; they must be maintained, for eve
rything depend upon that party /; and / ear
nestly hope tH day IS not distant when we
shall find our fiend, the distinguished Senator
T0m limos, piu AauOiluS iOr Inc SUCCESS Ol
the Democrats cause. have not yet given
him up.
"But, sir, 1t y surprising to find gentlemen
on the other SID of the House, who voted for
and favored be admission of Kansas under
the Topeka Osastitution, now opposing its
admission unds the Lecompton Constitution
and it is mon surprising still to find men
who heretofore occupied high positions in the
Democratic parF and IN the councils of the
nation, now cooperating, acting and voting
with them. INOuld appeal to these Demo-
Gratis, and say b them that it is not good for
them to continns in the position they have Ia
ken then should get rid Of their present po-
litical associates for they are not good COM
pany for them okeep.
"Conqress. Tn, cannot interfere With the
subject of slauery; and the people living under
a Territorial Gwranse'e cannot do, under an
organic lap trHsd By Congress, that aolics
Congress- itself md not do. u does nOnsinally
e1ist, and must days erist, in the Territories,
until they come to- brn their State governments,
and then Il is tseiright to regulate the matter as
they please. IappEL to gentlemen, then, North
ern men and Ssdtern men, to maintain and ).
protect the ,Ightsgnarontie5 By the Constitu-
ton"