, 1859-09-15
l. Psychological and Political etudy.

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xas never yet found the clamorous advocate Of
bis own claims to his country's gratitude. Such
IN advocate has Stephen A. Douglas made OIL
himself, BY the persistent, untiring and shame.
less appeals to popular prejudice and Ignorance
in Ill parts Of the country. Filled to overflow
ing with the immense idea Of his own import
ance, be cannot conceal, in any company, the
darling object Of all his schemes. lie lives anu
acts aud thinks, writes and speaks,
ruminates and dreams, and even eats and drinks
with single eye to the Presidency OF these
United States. His restless, intriguing and au-
dacious nature has never uttered ut any step |
which was, ia bis opinion, necessary to Teaeh
the Roal. Seeiag, ut one time. the hopeless "a
ture of the quest without the full support OF Tue
South, hc conceived Il scheme for acquiring the
Southern favor, which, for boldness and unda,
city, was never matched, eyen among the oold
We presume there is no body who vii! haye the
hardihood to deny that the Aebraska bill was
intended to secure the spread OF slavery. Il 1t
had not been it was clearly OF no use, since Tree
dom had ample and Secure guarantees before:
The breaking down Of those guarantees could
to slavery power which it did not possess.
The most easer aud determined Of Southern
Slavery defenders were at first startled BY the
unmatcted treason to the Northern interests
and principles Of this degenerate and ambitious
son Of the North. But they seized joy!ully-
will II few honorable exceptions-thc new CON
ccssions held out to them, and then, with IN
ungrateful determination, settled, no doubt, in
the councils Of retributive justice, they kept
back the reward. After ali the disgrace and
trouble Of the treason, its author found himself
further off from the Presidency than ercr Not
only WAS another nominated in his stead, hut
the attempted carrying out of his measure aud
its results, raised such tempest of Indignation
through all tile North, rs almost carried tue
sworn opponent Of lis policy into the Pfesidcn-
iial chair. Being himself nothing but potttl.
ciau aud trickster, animated By no losticT mo-
tive than mean ambition, ell his sounding pro-
fessions Of reg lrd for the freedom Of Tie peo-
pic, ail his hollow cant abaut popular Sovereign:
ty, was judged by the intelligent men ct all
parties 1T its trne value. Spi:e Of oil the pump.
Cd MP enthusiasm Of his Numerous friends and
organs, spite Of tile wide spread, diligent efforts
Of the hungry league who have colnbned 10
make him President, Douglas stands ,u.tlay be-
fare the people dissraccd and distFusted man.
lie is in minority in lis own State; he has 1:e
trayed the North, and begun to betray the
South; he carries with hin, wherever lie goes,
the impression Of a dissolute and desperate po-
litical gamcste7.
Ills fate speech in tits city, which the Eaqu;-
huudrtth hash Of The stale and attt wearlsou;e
stuff, already spoken aud printed Gstdattu 10
cveiy school district almost il. the country.
The powers Of Douglas, as public orator, are
limited to plain at.d ,Goaoto:ous repilition Of
one idea. and 4 bovine power Of following it to
tic largest audience. HI is destitute alike Of
variety, compass, bunor, pa!!.os :nd elo4uence.
lie exhibits not solitary g'eum Of genius, not
Il ray Of wit, nor spark OF inla; ;:inullon. Tine
only element Of eloquenc- lie possesses is the
rox It prefer rid nii:l Of Virgil. OF the tl'on-
sands vino TUNED out with such bouudess Gu
riosity to hear the fan,ous Douglas, the maj'ri-
| tv departed with equally bauuu!ess disappoint
i A.
o!ytes anil admirers, beyond the crowd,
| Chiefly composed of entemeu Of Mi!es'an e2-
traction, on the platform tterc was little inter
| est and no enthusiasm. i lew yerdant people
the cx.ent Of whose penetration apper
el to bare left them in their bll-s!al
/ delusion that Douglas IVES an honest man.,
cheercd for 4 wi.ii. eacl. Of his :lius:ons to
"fopilar soycrcignty;" hu. 1lles soon grew
weary of the task, and ic!t it to the aspiring
gentlemen I'll The platform, the rowslcs and tue
L'hurs. Thus the meeting, frequently, during
the progress Of the speech. presented tue aspect
of the platform i'll n ,tilpc,t of cheering, while
| the audienee remained in cold aud impressive
| sieuce. We DO not consider chat the progress
q. Senator Douglas iu Ohio las contributed
much 10 advance his political fortunes. Our
PEOPLE possess, generally, too much intelligence
10 he hu,nbu.gel by this Ar,;ut Dudger aud po.
Eiticu' cilarlatan; aud lis friends aud hacker:
will probably be compelled to look elsewhere
fer tue stro1gheids Of the popularity, Of "the
| IFrem the Louisville Jouna:.l
Mr.. Douglas speech ut Ciuciuuat1 last Friday
night was u reproduction OF bis speech at Co
unbus ias: Wednesday, and both we're repro
tuctions, close and rather seryi'e ones. Of hi.
| notorious assay i'll flarper The Illinois Seni
tor has little fertility and less variety Of Intel
lect. His resources Of expression arc sin.u
ler!y scanty. Ills intellectual wardrobe is poor
l ,t.n..
I'LL that he has for tie best matured and n,vs
cherished Of his thoughts.
TIis. however, is or would be coMparativel,
s:ll, matter, it lis thoughts themselves, wh;s
there ure nf tilem were sUrud and wctI-dcvel
oncd; hut they arc llvr. i'hey are Eei'her
His thoughts are false iu substance ard suptis
| teal in form us well as exceedingly splrSt
Their shape is even llca:,cr than their dress.
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The London Times to the Et:lians.
. The London Time, closes 4 long article .
the present position Of a1i4irs in tle Italia
Ducties, Us follows:
The Tuscans and tic Mot1enese and the Pa
Elcsars must do what all nations have don
done are now free anil independent m.,>
u:akc manifest that they aIe really to 10 tlla
thing which 1t las ever been so haci tor ltalla,
10 manage-tllat is to say, to fight for then
selves. They must not liz down and vail, ali
: ltopc for Germans and English to come a.
tight for thcu1. Thcr n,usi not hope to hire Il
new ,siz John Hawkwoot. 4hhy must not LoI
Z III political kuiIll.erraniry which never d
exist, Eor in the ulercen@rC :ld Ui Free Lance
by which their cnontry has in atl ayes bel
t0ru aud weakened ami enslayed. 1fTuscany
: not ready to fight for hec freedom, if her cit
= zens are still Us scf: and feminine a. when tht
$ rsel to hire foreign rnf1ians to fight out The
civil broi!s, OF to SETTLE their QUAR- els witt, 1.c
J. | icc or Mi1un. she had better yield ut once, III
J. say Ito nlorc about it. Slavery, or at any III
c political Submission, is her natural All! prop
condition. When people renounces tue da
gers Of freedom it abdica'eS tue right to be FRI
It This is the tau.aa:,e thai Las always beer, he
l. to Florence, hut generally held in vain. 1t
It tivc centuries siuce Tetratcll proplesir. the
!. surreciiou of Italy by means ot Italian vale
II brt the valor has not yet been found to yeri
Tue prediction. 1t is nearly four centuries sin
It their great countryman, Nac;,1ayclEi, show
arose from the national habit Of fighting
n proxy livery one must remember the briliia
description by Lord 3lacaulay Of the oyer-s
iined Italian, who was far too civilized to
:, such vulgar work himself, and wto hired b:
ID bariaus TO do it for him. Are the Tuscans
to-day only what the Tuscans Of thousa
years before have been: Then, alt our adj,
=. ration for their calm attitude and excellent
]r llayior will vanish. People who tio not iute
+ TO fight had better be calm. But we htpe
-, better things. We hare seen tue SarIinia
RI tight well and eren the Romans against lol
no less odds fought out q hopeless fight. Have
r. Tuscuus also unearned their habiss Of cfIrint;
n cy, and has their Lore Of ireclsm SO sltu
a their nerves That they eau look upon Austr'
w. bayone1s without bIcnchu:! It mag Le Il
= this trinl is yet in sturc for then1. 1t is 1u
i. certain that il they shcw themselves ready
NJ submit rufller than to nuke 4 desperate resi-
he ;ncc against odds, they will be quietly ext
e. guished.
n Whatever may bc the policy Of the two I
n rernrs, Tuscany aud her associated insnre
~ States can never hare better opportunity
m Italian unity than now offers. In GariLAla. Il
Of llavc man who has given 'nntmerl6le proofs
II. lis patriotism mud devution-a man Of the I!
Id Washington stan,r-such rs is reproduced O.
,t- at rare intervals aud for great results. II "
nj the uucxanlpled advantages they now poss
NJ they cannot hold their own against Ans,
n cyen should Austria he allowed 10 make the
-. tack, they eau never hope upon any occasion
he defend themselves. Ticy arc led By n,au II
,r. has not been accustomed to court chances
di. closely when great dcstinies nre ut stake; an
n it be possible 10 animate Tuscan population
%. i.ht iur themselves this leader rifl do so.
.ct Austrian blow, eren If it should be aowct
at fall, will be feeble, fur it will bc dcliyc
ite amidst the execrntion Of the whole world.
,ns French troops may / restrained from anv
.et l. tcrycutlou, aud may perhaps look on will,
I'll Lent indignation, but ito one can doubt nj
ut their sympathy would he. That 4Aae 3auslr,
fDr will be allowed to iprallR .these Duohies wl,
he they hare no more hs!ltff than they har,