, 1859-09-15
3aress Trihutte;


THE LATE DOUGLAS TR1UHPHS3
The astounding successes achieved by the
Democracy in Vermont aud Maine, within the
past week, where, according to the Chicago
TIMES, the Douglas faction had everything their
own way squatter sovereignty platforms
sq,1atter sovereignty candidates. squatteE so''
erc:guty delegates to Charleston, saua'sef SOW
s,eignty cycrything-~must inevitably convince
tue party md the country tha'the great s9ua''
ter sovereign is bound to win in 1860l The
Down.Eastcrs are endorsing Douglas Will
iE,u,cnso enthusiasm. II can bc proved by
John 6. SAKE in the first instance, and by Aa-
nassel II. Smith in the second Both can tes-
tiiy that if the Republican majorities in their
respective States are larger lhan they were one
year ago, or larger than they hase ever
been boforc, the result is not OWING
to any failure On their part to giTe tho ooc'
tripes Of tue Little Giant full swing before INC
people. They will doubtless allege thai Inc
masses would have adopted the squattcr SOW
ereigu,y crccd unanimously. lad it not bcen
copyrighted by the Harpcrs. squatter sos-
e,ci.nly is wha: the people arc all sghtng Tor
in New England, but patentrright sovereign
ty will vamp any ticket, at my given tlne'
in auy section Of the United States. We COM
mend Mcss.s. SAKE and Smith TO buy each
copy Of Harper for September, retire to some
deso!atc shade, and ponder ut their leisure On
no,,t.p4e
It is fact in recent history that almost
eyerr State in tho Union which has held an
election since 1856, has di:tinctly rcpudlated
emy great principle" In erery State where
the Douglas dogma has been asserted by q
particular party, that party llas been beaten
The Democracy Of all tho New England States
lave been swept out Of the field with it. IN
creased Republican majorities have followed
its adoption everywhere. In Connecticut TWO
members Of Congress were lost to the party
last spring in the plain issue Of Popular SOY
ereigpfy. III New Hampshire, the majority was
20 decided agaiust"it, that the Chicago Times
felt constrained to threaten tho manufacturers
and operatives Of the Granite State with SEMI
etaryation unless their views should e1pefl-
ence cllange for tile better ere the South
Carolina merchants completed their next IN
voices, In Rhode Island SO little is there left
Of squattcr sovereignty, that the Democrats
bavo pretty much ceased making noml'
nations, Maine and Vermont have again
recorded their testimony as to its virtues IL
linois repudiated br four thousand minority
less than one year ngo-by nine thousand, j
we count the s:Danites." Iowa, Wisconsin
and Michigan have pronounced against it il
every election since the device was invented
In New York, New Jersey, PENNSYLVANIA ant
Iud,ul,a, the remnant Of the Democracy VIII
still cling to the llumbug were obliged los
year 10 fuse with The Republicans OIL sucl
common ground as could be devised to accom-
rnodato bo,h-of which squattcr soycrelgnt.
was not part. III Ohio they endorsed m!
great principle" aud wcro routed by abou
twenty thousand majority.
In the South VIC 1ird crea less regard 70
pa1eu1-right sovereignty than in the Nortl
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Care
liua Alabama, Texas, which have nll bel
elections within month, have so total
secuted it That neither party pretcnds to 6
b, fore the people on its merits. 1t has n
abiding place between the oceaus-not a sir
gle State in which it can command the vote
Of a majority Of tic people. 1t is reprt
seutcd by TWO Enitcd States Senators, doze
mentcrs Of Congress. more or less, and e1ac
ly two State Governments. This comprise
tho sum total OF its official existence. Abot
the close Of tile year 1860, the 1Iarpcrs vi
have all Of it that is worth preserving.