Daily national Democrat., 1859-02-19


cg- The organ of the Bogusites said the
other day that Lecompton was dead issue,
and that Douglas was now with the Admin
istration. We proved the cry hanbug, and
the people know it to be 50. But, we are
| tempted. from the abundance of the material
at hand, to add proof upon proof Of the same
thing. and cover the head of the organ with
utter shame and confusion, at its miserable
| failure to maintain a proposition which had
no foundation whatever but the reckless au-
dacity Of its asserter.
For the present we shall content ourself
with showing what leading Lecompton or
gan Of the South says about Douglas and his
doctrince of non intervention, in order to
exhibit the marvellous agreement of the Ad-
ministration party with the Illinois champion.
The Cynthiana Age, which is endorsed by
the official Administration organ in Louis.
ville Kentucky, as lone of the most reliable
and influential Democratic Lecompton] pa
pers in the State" says;
"Butit is urged that Lecompton is a dead is
sue. If so, when and how did 1t die? Certain
we are that it was the living, acknowledged vi
tai issue before the August election The Demo
cratic press Ot the State argues that 1t was the
only question Of any living interest before the
people. Weso agreed in all our speeches and so
wrote In all our papers. Lecumpt0n was our
hobby, and we ridculed the Louisville Democrat
for falling to regard it as test. We are certain
we wrote to prove it a test, and went 50 far as to
argue that it was not only test question but
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not have SO hbored # we had considered it a de-
tunct questun-which in three short months we
should pronounce dead. 1t was not dead i'm
mediately after our State eectioa for some
of the leading Democratic papers throughout
Kentucky proved beyond doubt or controversy
that It was the then great question which over
shaduwed all others. 1t is not dead yet. The
principle involved in the Lecompton struggle
still exists in all its original vigOr. 1t is dead
neither in the North nor South but will be one Of
the great issues of the campaign of 1860 and
upon this iSsue-the question of Congressional
interference Douglas differed and still differs
with all true Democrats"
But, further on, the Age says
"As well might Back RepuJlican claim to
he a Dsmocrat rs Judge D0ugkIS, so long as he
holds such erroneous views of our Territorial
policy. This is certainly living issue, vitaly
interesting to the people of the South and on this
question Judge Douglas, we regret to say, is ar
rayed against us"
Inasmueh as Judge Douglass "yiews of our
Territorial policy" are simply that Congress
should do what was promised in the kansas
Nebraska Bill, let tie subject Of slayery alone,
and let the people manage it for themselves,
it is clear that the Leconptonites of the
South, in opposing him and denominating
him a Black Republican, have repudiatcd
the old Democratic doctrine of non interfer.
ence. At any rate, tits clear that the South.
ern compeers of the Marysville Express are
no friends of Douglas True, he has friends
in that section, but they are stmight-out
Anti Lecompton Democrats, Just as we are
here. He has numerous friends in the South,
but the Lecomptonites in that region are not
reckoned in the number.
With the hostility of Administration men
against Douglas now manifest at Washing
ton, and the denunciations of him and his
doctrines by the Administration men in the
South, it is the most insane folly for the Ex-
press to attempt to claim him, here, as being
identified with the Administration. The
time for gulling the people with this idea
has passed. 1t did very well to play this
game at the last election but it wont do |
now.