New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-27
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FROM flashing TON.
THE RECENT DOUGLAS CONVERSATIONS

THE RECENT DOUGLAS CONyERSAZIoNE
corre.p.oa ,nce of TIE n Tribune.
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug 24 1889.
II spresrs I made AZ error IL my communication
If the 10Th IN IT. in which stated that the coaver
,ston then allu iei to took place at the residence
Of senator Dough. Thi, wasnot so; twas at some
other p,sce where ,Aese politicians were assembled.
| slso owe en- spo'ogy to the gentleman who
cave me- the details Of that conversation for max.
iug It public as have svuce been informed It was
strictly private and col. itental conversation aud
vas impaired TO NE with 40 idea that II would 90
sry further ard Il certaiuly nc aid no. mad secrecy
been epjoned on NE. But | presumed, when |
peuned the letter, that as NJ. DoOglaswass public
character, he had 10 views GA great and leading
Estional issues. which ma wished kept private,
while be promul gated opposite views TO the public.
At all events Deem this explanation proper, IN
order 10 exoLerate my informant from the stigma
of retailing what WAS regarded as strict! private
conversation.
Tbose who have observed the sayings ard doings
OF Nr. Douglas and his followers, as also those
newspapers devoted TO his interests must De struck
With how generally and persistiogy they carry on
the game of brag. Il seems 10 be al understand
ing among them that this game of brag is the great
capital upon which they are to trade, and by which
they hope to ntimdate the weak, encourage tue
doubling and force into bis meshes all who are IN
different about principle ana care only for SUCCESS
Just notice with what audacity and boldness they
claim all the defeats of the Democracy 10 the re-
cent elections, as an endorsement OF Douglas and
bis doctrines, and claim i as an unm ssakabe EVIL
dence of his growing popularity. And yet nothing
is more sefeyldent IN these recent elections, than
that the course Of both Douglas and buchanan is
utterly contemned Not single man from among
the Opposition members recently elected TO Con-
press can b. found who tavors Douglas but on
the contrary, every one of them, so far as my
knowledg extends, is not Ouly politically but
perso naly directly opposed TO him. 81 much Tor
the game Of brsg.
q, is quito evident TINT PctitivS 10 IN = very
chaotic state in the South at the present tune,
owl z 10 the exciting question OF re 0pening tue
Slaye-Trade. The large slayeowners are becoming
5, new hat alarmed, and are crying out Justify 10
tie Administration - Hold-enOugh- "
They see that this continued influx OF newly I'M
ported slaves into the South Will have tendency
To materially affect their pecuDlaiy interests and
weaken their power over the poorer classes who
have not heretofore been able Ia hire slaye-labor
much less 10 own slaves, and therefore unable 10
compete with their slayeholdlng nelghb0rs.
1t is believed BY many hereab0uts that 1t IS owing
10 tbs appeal Of the large se r,onsrs that the Ad-
uiuistrstiOn are low disposed to take some steps
70 stop this traffic, whch has been 80 extensively
carried on for some time past, aud that too, with
their knowledge. We shall look with interest to
the South for further developments 10 regard TO
tbs question Of reopenlng The rlsye-trade.
NATIVE sol rHERNER.