The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-10-06
THE NATIONAL ERA !: WASHINGTON, D. c. OCTOBER s. 1859

Republican party are of different stripe from
those whose peevish assaults upon one of their
ablest and most courageous champions have
gwen occasion TO our remarks.-NeU York
EUening Post
SEWARD AND DoUGLAs.-The Valley Demo
crdt, the organ of the Democracy of the Tenth
Legion, (Va.,) has an article in its last ISSUE
from which we take the following extract;
There is no practical difference between
the doctrines of Seward and Douglas, for both
look to the exclusion of the property of South
ern citizens from he Territories of the Union.
There can be no middle ground for the South.
The alternative is presented of taking the Sew
ard-Douglas doctrine, or the doctrine Of Gov.
Wise and the Supreme Court of the United
States. Southern men cannot longer be made
to bow TO expediency. Defeat is preferable ON
the platform of Gov. Wise, to triumph with
squatter sovereignty advocates"
THE MoRMoNs FOR DoUGTAs.-The Louis
vile Journal says that the Mormons are all in
favor of Mr.. Douglas for the Presidency. They
are emphatcally squatter sovereignty men.
They want no outside powers or influences in
terfering with their polygamy, or any of their
other institutions.
HALE AND MARsHALL.-Senator Hale of New
Hampshire made speech at st. Paul on the
2lst. The eloquent but eccentric Tom Mar
shall of Kentucky was present. The dough
faces insisted that he should follow Mr.. Hale.
They would not hear his excuses. Coming
from slave State, they were sure that he
would talk right, and they literally forced him
upon the stand. But 10 his speech was on the
side OF Freedom He denounced the Compro-
mise breakers, and dashed Douglas as with
| had To
the Democrats tried to stop him. But having
begun, against his will, he would not stop till
ne got ready, and for an hour he poured the hot
lava of his eloquenee upon the Sham Democ-
racy, to their modification, and to the delight
of the Republicans who heard him.
No MIDDLE GRoUND.-The Richmond En-
qtirer says
"There is no middle ground between Judge
| Douglas and Governor Wise. The views ofthese
two statesmen being Numerically opposite, il
| is impossible to occupy middle ground. Nor
will silence in the platform effect this object
The candidate must have an opinion--he must
agree with one or the other. The day when ST.
| lent availability was recommendation has
| passed, and will return no more. The expe-
rience of both parties, as matters of history, at
test the folly and wickedness Of any such course.
| eSfhi thot uiShOnOio WoItu, Oldt
mediocrity may be canonized-will never again
rally the American people"
SENATOR CHEsNUT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
! Charleston, Sept. 29.-The Charleston Courier
contains the speech of Senator Chestnut, deliv.
| cred yesterday at Camden. He favors Southern
unity and the development of her resources ;
repudiates the agitation of the opening of the
slave trade, and opposes the position of Senator
Douglas about unfriendly Territorial legislation.
| PENNSYLVANIA PoLIrIcs.-Easton October
1.-The Northampton county Opposition Con-
vention, held at Nazareth to-day, nominated
| Robert P. Black and George Wenner for AS
sembly. Resolutions recommending Andrew
FL. Reeder as candidate for Governor were unan
imousy adopted.
ILLINOIS PoLIrIcs.-,St. Louis, October O.
| The Republicans of the sixth Congressional dis
trict have nominated John NJ Palmer as a can.
didate for Congress, to fill the vacancy occasion
ed by the death of Mr.. Harris
| The National Democratic State Committee
Of Illinois has called the State Convention to
meet at Springfield on the 10th of January, to
choose delegates to the Charleston Convention
An Illinois editor says his party (the Demo
cratic) is on the verge of precipice, but calls
upon it to march I" steadily ahead" Good
we second the motion.-Prentice.