Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-11-17
Judge Douglas on Attorney General
Black,

HE cBARLEsroS CONVECTION -PREsIDrE-
TtAL AsPIRAHrs.
The reasons for singing me out as the
especial object for analhelna will be found
Oh The first page Of the Attorney Generals
pamphlet where he says:
HE [Douglasl has been for years a
working, struggling candidate for the Pres
Idency!'
Suppose il were true, that am FRESH
dental aspirant; does that fact Justify
combination of host of other Presidential
aspirants, each Of whom may imagine that
slesess depends upon my destruction. y, =
preaching a crusade agai,.,,s, ma ror
aEowlns now me Same Same principles to
o. aey 81 CIV ~ IH ..sre pledged at the last
Pisiibaal election? Is this a sufficient
-Aan.e for dsvising new test OF political
orthodoxy; and under pretext Of fidelity TO
it, getting up set of battling delegates 10
the Charleston convention in those States
where they arc unable 10 control the regu-
lar organization? The time is not far dis
taut when the Democracy Of ths whole T.
MON will be called upon TO consider snd
pronounce juds ement upon this question.
What authority has the Attorney Cener-
al, aside from his fears and hopes, fer say
ing that | am "a working, struggling can
didate for the Presidency" Ny best
friends know that haYe positively and
peremptorily refused TO have anything 70
d, with The machinery Of the conventions
in the several States BY which the delegates
of the Charleston convention are 10 be ap-
pointed. They know that personally do
not desire the Presidency at this time-tha,
prefer seat 10 the Senate for six years,
with The chance Of reelection, 10 beng
President for four years at my period oil
hfe. They know that will take no steps
10 obtain the Charleston nomination; that
will make no sacrifice Of principle, no
conceament Of opinions, 10 concession 10
power, for the purpose of getting 1t. They
know, also, that l only consented TO The
Use of my name upon their earnest repre-.
sentation that the cord OF TIE Democratic
party required it, ard even then, upon Tie
express condition that the Democratic par
ty shall determine in the Presidential cleo
ton of 1860, as have full faith they viii
10 adhere 10 The principles embodied in
the Compromise measures Of 1880. and ap.
proved by the people, in the Presidential
election OF 1852, and Incorporated into The
Kansas and Nebraska act Of 1854, and
confirmed by the Cincinnati platform ard
ratified by Tie people OF the Presidential
election Of 1856. Nor can the Attorney
General pretend ignorance Of the fact that
the public were informed since that "if on
the contrary, il shall become the policy Of
the Democratic party, which cannot antic-
pate, 10 repudiate these, their tin -honored
principles, on which we have achieved so
many patriotic triumphs, and in lieu Of
them the Convention shall interpolate into
The creed ofthe party such new issues as
the revival Of the African slave trade, or
n Congressional slave code for the Terrific
ries, or he doctrine that the Constitution
of the United States either establishes or
prohibits slavery in the Territories, beyond
the power The people legally 10 control
1t, as other property, ii is dne 10 candor TO
say that in such an event could not ex-
cept the nomination if tendsred TO me' Is
this The language of man who is working
and Struggling for The Presidency, upon
whatever terms and by whatever means il
could be obtained? Or does this language
justify that other charge. that am making
hew Issues ard prescribing new tests in
violation of the Cincinnati platform?
While could have 10 hesitation in Yo-
ting for the nominee of my own party, with
whom might differ IN certain points. in
preference 10 the candidate Of The Black Re-
publican party, whose creed is subversiiY
10 the Union, an under no obligation 10
become a candidate upon platform TIA: l
would not be willing 10 carry out in good
faith, nor TO accept the Presidency on the
implied pledge to carry into effect certain
principles, and then administer the govern
ment in direct conflict with them. In 9TH
er words, prefer The position OF Senator,
or even that Of private citizen, where
would be al liberty TO defend and maintain
the well-defned principles of The Demo-
cratic party, 10 accepting a Presidential
nomination upon 3 platform incompatible
with the principle Of sell-gOvernment in the
Territories, or the reserved rights of the
States, or the perpetuiIy Of the Union IN
der the Constitution. In harmony with
these views | said in those very speeches in
Ohio, TO which Judge Black refers in his
appendix tAal was IN FAVOR OF conducting
the great struggle Of 1860, upon the Gin
cinnati platform ,Uiiout The addition Of a
U0rd or The sabStrdctioa Of letter." Yet, in
the face Of all these facts, the Attorney
General does not hesitate 10 represent me
as attempting 10 establish new school Of
politics, 10 orce new issues upon the party,
and prescribe new tests Of Democratic faith.
In conclusion, | have only 10 suggest 20
Judge Black and his confederate in this
crusade, whether il would not be wiser for
them, and more consistent with fidelity TO
the party which placed them in power, TO
exert their energies and direct all their eff
forts TO the redemption Of Pennsylvania
from the thraldom Of Black Republicanism
than 10 continue their allience with the
Black Republicans in Illinois, with the
vain hope Of dividing and defeating the
Democrat party in the only Western or
Northern State which has never failed to
cast her ELECTORAL vote for the regular nom
inee of the Democratic party at any Presi-