The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-06-09
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

Ma EUSTIs, OF LoUISIANA.-Tbis gentle
man, who was elected to the last Congress as
AN American" hes given in his adhesion to
the Black Democracy, but declines a re-elec-
ton. 1t will he remembered that, at The close
Of the last session of Congress, he married the
daughter OF our Democratic = millionaire, Mr.
Corcdran. In his address to his constituents,
he uses the following language The literal
truth OF the closing lines will not be disputed
by anybody. We find the extract in the organ
OF the Douglas wing of the Democracy in this
city, the States italicised as it is presented be-
low. The States evidently accepts the compli-
ment Of Mr.. Eustis as the proper due of the
party:
The fusion of the shattered legions of the
Americans in most Of the free States with the
Black Republican party, their repeated and
overwhelming defeats in the Southern States,
the sectional color assumed by the politics of
the country, leave no room to doubt the fact,
that. at the coming Presidential election, the
contest for supremacy will be narrowed down
10 the Republican and Democratic parties. In
deed, in Louisiana. as "A State party, the Amer
lean party bids fair to come to pieces, if we are
permitted to Judge by the signs of the times
!
party. signed by fourteen prominent and infu-
enlial Senators and Representatives, the assm-
ilation of some of its.br;,nches in several coun-
Try parishes TO one or the other faction of the
Democracy
In the Presidential contest, where the field
will lie occupied by the Republican and Demo
cratic forces marshaledin battle array. no man
can hesitate as to his place. No son of Louis
iana can mistake his banner; for, whatever
error the Democratic party may have commit
ied-and it undoubtedly has many to answer
ior-whatever Inconsistencies IL may have fallen
into, we must bear in mind that Southern men,
Southern statesmen, hare yu{ed supreme an ITS
roHnciis, and heid its destiaies IN their hands"
The SLAVE TRADE IN ALABAMA.-We are
glad 70 find that all opposition to the revival of
the slave trade has not been crushed ont in
Alabama
The Clarion ala is one of the few South
ern papers which would now venture to express
itself III this way
But We have no purpose of discussing the
general policy of reopening the foreign slave
trade. The considerable men of the South as
well as OF the North, are now, as they were in
The early days of the Republic, opposed to it
II fin Is its advocates chiefly amongst small
but cery noisy class Of editors, who seek to pop
ularize their journals, and politicians who seek
TO gain temporary notoriety and position by af-
fecting an extreme devotion TO Southern inter
ests. The mass Of the Southern people, ,chO
desire tie perpetuify of the GOcernn,eia, see the
tally and insanity Of the rhole thing, and u
their opinion on the subject couid find atterance,
al rouid be overwhelmingly on tie side 81 prn
deHce and good sense"
The remark above that the Clarion 4" is one
Of the few Southern papers which would now
venture 10 express itself in this way" is adopt
ed from the :. Southern Citizen" but we be-
iieve it to be true. The Southerners Of all par
ties are becoming as " dough-faced as the
Northern sham Democracy. Slavery has
crushed out nearly all moral independence in
the South.
The GREAT ISSUE Of IS60.-The Chicago
Press and Tribune says:
The great contest of 1860 will be fought
out on the issue set forth in the following points
OF the Republican and Democratic platforms
From the Philadelphia Republican Platform
Resolred, That the Constitution confers upon
congress sovereign power over the Territories
OF the United, States for their government: and
that IN the exercise of this power it is both the
right and duty of Congress to prohibit in the
Territories those twin relics of barbarism, Po-
iygamy and Slavery.
From TIE Kentucky Democratic Platform
Resoiced, That the Constitution confers upon
Congress sovereign power over the Territories
OF the United States, for their government: and
IN the exercise of this power IT is both the right
and duty of Congress to pass laws for the pro-
lection of Slavery in the Territories
The Douglasites Try 10 occupy an interme-
dlate ground, denying to Congress the right
either TO exclude or protect Slavery in the Ter
tones, but giving that power to the s9uatters,