Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-01-21

THE DEMOCRATIC FEUD.

all who think the position and course OF Sen
ator Douglas in the next Presidential cam
paign important, will read with attention the
remarks of the Chicago Times, Mr.. Douglas
home organ. on James Buchanan, which we
copy in another part of this morning paper.
The article in question was published previ-
Gus to the declaration made in the same pa
( per- of Mr. Douglas intention Of surrender
ing 10 the Charleston Convention, and that
gives it double significance This article
was published Immediately after the an
nouncemont of Douglas election as Senator
by the Illinois Legislature. 1t may have
been the defiant and savage tone of this arti-
Gle which drew from Mr.. Douglas the author
ity for the latter statement, that he should
abide by the edcts of the Charleston Con-
venton, whether he succeeds or not in get
ting its nomination. BE the cause whatever
it may for the publication of either of these
extraordinary and conflicting declarations,
they serve to show how hopeless disintegrat-
ed and demoralizod is the organization of the
Democratic party. No American or Kepub-
lican newspaper, no member Of the opposition
party in any part of the country has at any
time applied such terms of reproach and OPP
probium to James Buchanan and his admin
istration, as are INDUCED in by the organ Of
Senator Douglas
The review Of Mr. Buchanans course in
the Presidential canvass and in the Office he
holdu is scathing and vituperative in the ex-
tremest degree. 1t states nothing of him or
his course but that which is true and is
abundautly verified by the history fresh 10 the
recollection of all, but it is done with so
much ranoor and uusparing severity that il
distances all the attacks ever made on the
Administration by its opponents in the Re-
publican party. The Times calls Mr. Blu
chanan a liar, a cheat. a traitor, rogue. a
spendthrit, despot, n doughiace and fool.
and what is worse il cites his acts in proof
of its indictment. Ii also calls his init
mate, and advisers, such as Cobb Bright.
SIidell, Clancy Jones, Black and others, a
gang of political hucksters. and charges up
on the Administration all the losses and dis
asters of the Democratic party as the result
of its dishonesty, incapacity and stupid ty-
ranny. Such is, or was, the language Of
Senator Douglas organ towards the Admin
istration. What significant portent does it
afford of the condition Of the Democratic
party in the next great political campaign.
For though Mr.. Douglas himself has begun
to beat a retreat and is seeking, by making
early professions of fidelity to the Democrat
ic organization and seasonable promises
(which he will easily find pretexts enough tor
breaking if he shall finally choose to violate
them Of submission to the party'decision, to
eyade the political death which Buchanan and
his friends have vengefully resolved shall be
visited upon him, though Mr. Douglas may
in the end capitulate, it is certain that there
are multtudes of his followers who will not
capitulate
Tho language of the Chicago Times express
es their real Judgment of and feeling towards
the Administraton-the loathe, despise and
would destroy it. There are thousands OF
Democrats to-day in office under James Blu
chanan, who are as bitterly opposed to his
policy and as hostile to his wishes as is the
most ardent Republican, and beyond these
men whose tongues are tied by the string that
reaches from the national treasury, and who
are smothering their feelings under their sal
aries, are tens Of thousands of men in the
Democratic organization, who never can and
never will submit to the tyranical rule Of the
sectional, disunion and savery-extending
wing of the party. This feud in the Demo
cratic party, in consequence of the rascality
and blind obstinacy Of the Administration
has become too extensive and serious to be
healed. The division is radical and irremedi-
able, and it ought to be, for the party has
split upon question which involves the peace
of the country and the perpetuity of the gov
eminent. The policy of the Buchanan party
ii 1t were to continue, would inevitably re-
suit not only in the total prostraton OF the
industrial interests of the nation, the corrup-
ton of the government, but in the fostering
and sustaining of sectional party that would,
If anything could, endanger the perpetuity OF
the Union.
1t is high time that its power was ended
and its policy reversed. The oppressive
course which it has pursued toward the mem
bers of its own party that have dared to cher
ish any opinions Of their own, has led to the
present division and will contribute to the
final overthrow of the Administration That
the division can ever be healed or the Demo-
cratic party be called together again, no SEN
sble politician supposess. Well may the n.
\, Herald make the following confession,
which 1t does with evident grief, in spite Of
its teigned Indifference:
The prospect of the broken rank and file
of the national Democratic party is thus
gloomy enough but we care very little for
that. The party has run to seed, and sooner
or later, like field of dead vines, weeds and
rubbish, it must be removed from the ground. -
The opposition has but to be wise, united
and firm and the end of the campaign of 1860
will see the end of degenerate Democracy and
the Inauguration of a new, patriotic and truly
national federal administration.
The following are the remarks of the CHI
cago Times, referred to in the above extract
from the Boston Atlas
MR.. DOUGLAS AND THE ADMINS
TRATION
| [From the Chicago Daily Tmes-Douglas' Home Organl
JAMES BUCHANAN.
An unwillngness to do or say anything that
might in any possible manner be considered
as tending to embarrass political contest in
which our friends had deep personal inter
est, has for many months restrained us in
that free and candid expression of our judg-
ment of the acts OF the administration of Mr..
Buchanan that we would like to have given
to our readers. The action of the Legisla-
ture of Illinois yesterday has removed the last
possible excuse for silence on our part, and
therefore it is that we ask the attention of our
readers for few minutes this morning
In 1884 the Kansas Nebraska act passed
the author of that bill became the object of
I all the ISLANDERS and villifcations of the aboli-
| tionists and free soilers in all parts of the
/ country The act ON, hraca1 ~, q