Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-09-08
The Magazine Manifesto of
Douglas.

Judge Douglas, ike Governor Wise, is
writing himself down as Presidential as
pirant. He has wagged tongue and pen
until his garrulity is stale. His last effort
will effect nothing except to sink him deep
er. 1t is heavy for magazine article, and
heavier still for Presidential feeler. 1t
finds no favor with the Democratic editors
who breathe through the Little Giants
nostrils. 1t widens the Democratic breach.
The Washington Constitution pronounces
the Douglas Manifesto ''uaseosona6le," and
the Philadelphia Pennsylvania declares it
to be ''false in its history and vicious in its
intentions" and says "Judge Douglas has
chosen fit organ for the promulgation of
his heretical opinions" 1t charges him
with desiring to present "a platform on
which he hopes to rally promiscuous
crowd of pretended Democrats, Black Re-
publicans and Know Nothings, with view
to contemplated independent Northern
movement for the Presidency" The Penn
sylvanian further declares:
"With the exception of the foolish and
ridiculous Bolts with his "Ashianders Club
of seven members, and Bell, OF Tennessee,
who can't die decently as septuagenarian
politician, there is not in the whole land a
more busy, fussy, intriguing, anxious seek
er after the Presidential office than Judge
Douglas. His game is disgusting one,
and the country is becoming tired of the
pertinacious and shameless solicitations of
himself and the class of mercenary men
who follow his fortunes like Swiss guard
for pay, present and prospective. 1t can
not be but that the people will turn their
backs Indignantly ,and with sense of loath-
ing on the entire pack. In despite of all
their wire working and ingenious machine
ry, their exposure cannot be prevented. and
their failure is certain.
The Chicago Herald, the National De-
mocratic organ of Illinois. reviews the mag
azine manifesto with grea. severity, and
declares .'we shall be amazed, beyond ex-
preston, if any considerable number of
Democrats can hereafter he found sufficient
ly loose in their principles, or wild in their
calculations, to follow further leader so
desperate"
The Louisville Courier comments at
length on the literary character of the latest
performance of Judge Douglas. 1t says;
"Squatter sovereignty will hereafter
usurp the place of love sick stories and
sentimental poetry. The gifted Sylvanus
Cobb will retire and give place to the chiv-
alric Wise, and the accomplished Edward
Buntline will be superseded by the brilliant
Douglas"
After discussing the political part of the
manifesto, the Courier asserts:
If the South yields to the principle of
squatter sovereignty, it will be a clear
abandonment of every territory now organ
lied, or which may hereafter be organized,
to Abolitionism.
But the South will not submit. No
man who holds the doctrines of Judge
Douglas can obtain a single Southern elec-
toral vote. The people of the South are
not willing to concede to Territories soyer-
eighty over property.
His political opponent could desire moth
ing more than for him to continue his COM
muncations to the people. Few politicians
have succeeded as letter writers, while ma
ny, with their own hands, have written
their own epitaphs. Judge Douglas seems
to be fated to belong to this class; for no
weapon of bis enemies could have so weak
ened him in the South and destroyed his
political prospects as the letter which ap-