Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-22
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nuuciations Of Douglas renegade aud traitor
10 the South are now busly engaged in eScusing and
pologzng for his denquences and will soon, no doubt
be openly and boldly defending all his manifold hercscs
Democrats of Virginia you who are honest IN your pol
ics and faithful your State and section, can you be-
hold such disgnccul spectacle as that now exhibited
by your presses and leaders without hanging your hca
for shame and socmly resolving to repudate the dcr
ton of your self constituted What is the
of the sudden and astounding change, which has come
over the spirit Of these mems dreams in reference to tie
trcacherous aud 'exfoliaing" Illinois Senator Is the
position of Douglas the vital and paramount question
of Southern rights sounder and better noir than it
few weeks OF "a few months back, when the entire De-
raoerafic press of Virginia united in pouring eNecratos
mon his head for his abandonment of the South and
his afihation with the Black Republicans Has he
during that time, changed his ground in single parc
lar or in the slightest degree Does he not stand
where he has stood for the last twelve months; Is lie
not as dangerousan enemy to the South and odious
10 the honest and intelligent people of the South no
as he has been since these Virginia Democratic papers
first commenced their and erocious assaults upon
him9 Why then, repeat this sudden change OF
front on the part of these selisame Virginia Democratic
Journals We leave these plain but pregnant questions
be answered by the rank aud file Democracy Of Virginia
their leisure, feelngIwe assured that they
tnem IN accordance Win hopes auu wishes OF
their selfstyed and INSCRIPTIONS leaders? For every
day that passes heads, hear Democrats in
this city and from every part of the State soemny de-
clare that they viii vote for Stephen A Douglas for
the Presidency under any circumstances And the men
whom we have heard thus declare are persons of indie
pendence and metal and will submit, to be drv-
en- the selstudcaion and degradation of voting for
Douglas please the reckless politicians of the party
with whom love Of pois is the sole animating motive
and principle. And of this fact it would be well for
Virginia Democratic politicians TO take note in due
time.
As conspicuous evidence of the rapidly spreading
feeling in favor Of Douglass nomination for the Prc-
dcncy among the Virginia Democracy We call atteu-
ton the following brief extract from the Lvnchbur
EspHdc1H, which, having been beating the bushes ii
Douglas for some time past hAa last pretty we'll come
out for him it, first choice for the Charleston nomina
lion
For ourselves while frank to say that W. do
not endorse all the views Of Judge Douglas as recently
enumerated 10y him, we shall support him with great
cheerfulness should he be nominated AT Charleston -
Nav. more; would support him at Charleston in mr.
ference 70 some other gentlemen whose names have been
mentioned prominently ia that connection. Their, i m
man North, but one, whom would prefer to Jude
Douglas and that man y Franklin Pierce whose admin
7tra'ion OF the government of the brilliant
iu annals. There but few men South whom, 4, .
would select in preference to the Illinois Senator ,
stae-nan who has been violently assailed bv the
Black Republicans of the North for his conservative
views touching slavery, than any other man North or
south can be safely entrusted the South with the al
ninistrton Of the government A few nad-cap ultri-
.ts may reject him. but the great masses of the peo
pie will support him if he be nominated zeaousy and
t,iumphanty.'
We have minated that Douglas is the Rsp.5f;c,,,,
first choice for the Charleston nomination-for. it SAYS
there j. only Northern whom it would prefer Ia
anil 3D., ;z
body knows entirely and utterly out of the question
Why, where is Daniel S Dickinson l. Douglas a,
s"uudcr and better that Dickinson Where. too
are Bright, and Fitch and Pugh and Biyler aud tho.r
other Northern Democrats who stood by the administer
tiDn aud the South the Lecompton issue while Dou,.
la the Ep'JledH aud its Southern associates fL,p
said was aniiining with the Black Republicans and Civ
ing aid and comfort the worst enemies of the South
with Ss0'rf at the head: Does the ReD,,ylican really
prefer an antLecoHpton to a Lecompton Democrat for
the Presidency: Is that the position Of this in,,s,
SJutherrrghis journal? Is that the position Of ,I
Virginia Democracy? Again prcfering Douglas TO a,
other Northern man. except PIERCE what does the E
ph',rr' preference mplyy Does it not imply that ia
its opinion Douglas is the very soundest' and safest OF
nlI 90" Northern Democratic politicians 20 far as the
South is conccrneds Does it not imply that h. +.
soundcr and saicr than the whole Northern Democracy
put together?
But, to cap the climax the Republican saws further
aud We call the attention Of thIyrgnia and Southern
Democracy TO its language:
There TEw men South ,rhou, ne ,,,,5 s,l,.
Uor the Presidency il preference to the Illinois Sena
tar p
There it Isl There are "but few men in the sou,l,
either Of the Democratic or Opposition party whom III,
Rp"biru' considers so'uidy on the slavery question
than Stephen A Douglas Of Illuoisll Out Of the hun
dr'd' and thousands Of prominent and distinguishes
Southern Statesmen Of both parties Here are Jt FAR
in the opinion Of the Lynchburg RspnJiiean who ar,
not more TO be dtrusicd on the great question Of sop,
rights than he who Is the author advocate and ~
FOUNDER Of the agious and detestable doctrine Of Squat
Ter Sovercgnty-a doctrine, which Mr. Calhoun t,
RP"biieaHs oTn prophet aud apostle Of Southern
rights, declared, IN his place in the Senate was n,
more o3irus aHdiaHger0 10 the South than hs TPT1go
Prori'O" Truly, the imputaton which the RsguJleaa
in It, Wild and reckless devotion to It's Illinois hero
upon tho great body Of the Statesmen Of s own part
at tee South h the very coolest and most savage Of tn
a9e and we leave them 70 meet and repcl H. as bcs
tbcy may.
While such j. the strange and unaccounablc pogitio
of The RspubEeag, 10 regard 10 the Illinois renegade
snd traitor glad 70 observe that large number
of he Democratic papers and politicians rapudiate DOUG
ll7 out and out aud boldly announce their purpose ma
10 support bin for The Presidency under any cirsur
rf1nces They look upon Douglas and biz doctrine
much than Seward and HE doctrines; and We fll
concur with them ia this opinion For ONE. We shoul
infinitely prefer the election Of seward 10 the Prcsidepc
Co ths' Of Douglis-and Tor the simple reason that "
prefer open aud manly Zoe 10 "a covert aud in.ido,
one Seward makes no profession Of devotion 10 Oh
Eaulli hc docs not profe.s 10 be friend u III
South ON thr contrary. De aaunts BIZ odous doctrine
boz Hc f," of tho South and tells the South boldly h
30 hns uo f,iOrs Go expect from bin. ui Douglas q
the oibcr hanI while praung OF hs devotion To Che n
t0ua Democracy aud Of hs anoctionnte regard for II
South and Tor thc rights aud Interests Of The south
dlu5 p1,a,hBg and prosaiuinga doctrine which silent
ed in,idioul,, but surely aud inevitably strikes nj Il
yery foundation Of souticrn rights and interests Al
ore not soch man aud .uch idoctrnes infinitely mo
to bc dreaded than seward and he doctrinesY
We believe 20 and thus believing We should consiI
30 olr .olrmu aud imperative duty, % Southern mi
Llrn aud bred and devoted heart and soul n the hon
snd Institutions of The South. To desire the election
ssrard 10 he Presidency in preference 10 The elerti
of ppuslss tct nc Democracy, then, 10 their madd,
800 ,liih or Sic spoi' thr. Douglas upon tho count
90 Charleston their candidate and they may peci