, 1859-01-14
PRESS AND TRIBUNE.
Progress OF the Great Democratic
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FRIDAY E2RKIkG. JANUARY "a. 1859
Progress Of the Great Democratic
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The a1hcrtnts Of Douglas at the East have !
become no1e defiant in tone toward I,r
National D. 1n6cracy. since his rc.elcc,ita !" |
the seratc. Il Is clcal1y their intention 10 !
eetup tor themselves, IN 1850, in Opposition
to the Mo!her Chmcl. The declarati.'1 ID
the Chicago Times, that the managers Ct lie
National Democracy "may triumph at
Charleston, but GID help them belutc tic
people, is but 4 log;cA consequence Of Tue
course dcliberatcd upon by Nr. Douglas.
Forney has passed tue last ten days ""''
Douelas. Re llas followed him from piila.
dephla to Washington, and afler sec f
caucuswith the Anli.Lecomptonitee, he wri'r>
to his paper in ;hc mot savage style aga;''-t
the degraded dynas*y,'' as he ca>ls the \
min:stration. IL lays down the platform ii
lis faction for 1850. lis main 1eatur
is sqnatter Sovcreisuty-the right Of t',
people Of Territory to abolish slavery AM
~ AA4HS k4E I4C0 -lOtA AI~4SAl44< II W.
correctly understand Mr.. Forney's giving
out, The project Of this junto is to create Il
new purty With Douglas ut its lead-he tu
steer bstwccn the positions held by The Re
pubiicars and tue Democracy. end to gather
enough recruits under his banner to hold the
balacce of poTer between the two great Ma
tioEul pa,iie They rely largely upon Oh
tanning the cooperation aud assistance O.
the South Americans, and Of all the odds and
cuds Of that party still in existence in the
Northern Suites, and do not dcspair Of secur
ing certain EAste,n Republicans, who gave
Douglas 70 much timely aid and sympathy
III his recent struggle with Old Abe. Nilh
coalition composed Of these clements-Pop-
ular Sovereignty Democrats, South A1ncri.
cans. md New York and New England Re-
publ;cans, hey tondly hope that in the race
for the White House, the squatter Sovereign
would coulc in ahead Of all competitor
This scheme appears to he in course Of DE-
vcIopmcnt amcng his friends, and the camp
followers arc having their parts regularly
assigned them.
Col Ferncy engineered tue nomination Of
Buchanan in 1856: but the old migrate whom
he intrigued into the White House no sooner
found himself securely seated than he turned
his back upon the main instrument Of lis
election. II is said that shell las no fury
like woman sccrned,' but this is III ETHEREAL
mildne>s compared with Forney's thirst for
vengeance on Old Buck and all the Psesl-
deul'> hackers come in for their share. The
Colo.;cl has undertaken tue job Of making
Douglas Duchanan's 's successor, and although
lie should fail in Iii: he will have secured the
satisfaction Of j" great rcycngcH-the defeat
Of the National Democracy. lie says that
our venerable Chief Magistrate is surrounded
By 14ttcrcrs and parasites (no doubt, trucl.
who make the foolish old nan believe that lie
can bc nonlnatcd If he CHOOSES, aud that i!
he we're candidate in 1860, he would sweep
Pennsylvania with his victorious banners. H.
suys that ,hc sycophants who .wheedle him
" alternately nlr;cr his prcjudiccs and cater
" to LIS fears. Poloains like, they gladly fall
lAAO las hH4tllS AAu A!3 AAp44ACE1 AAA GksaAA
'.re:.Iy to take lLeir oath that there Is q
': whale II tho Ky, Nhca it is only j weasel
a. alter I'LL. When tue Whole nation stood
''amazel and Indignant at his lcscrtlon Of
principles, these men upplauded him to tue
"echo. Wien the gathering clouds Of public
g wrath darkencd the sky, they soolhcd lin
"]y assuring lin that there would not lie
"auy kind Of siorm-that the trouble was
"only madc hy few disappointed mep, apd
" that he would lie gloriouslg sustained. And
he is quite as ready to bc dc circd as they
;: arc IL deceive him.
We publish elsewhere The new Dou glas-
Forrey platform for 1sGo, with appended re,
marks, showing that The scahbard has becn
thrown AWAY aud tic naked sword drawn
upon !llc National Democracy.
The following extract from speech in the
Senate, by NJ 1yerson, Of Georgia, speaking
in behalf Of the Administration, shows The
feelings and sentiments Of The regular Dcm-
ocracy towards Douglas and tue sclik1n;stics.
VIC quote frtm tic GlyJe of 1hc It'll inst:
Il do mol con>ltr tue triumph Of the 3i-tin-
gui.htl senator tr'm Illinois [,lr. DouSlasl Is i
vr:1ury o. tuuitd Democracy. II was victory Of
FIte soil i. lnoci1cy over Abolition Nhlgsery,
and 10 1nu.c /; aud wu,!.d nut give L copper Tor
tie difference. 81 far ~ tile south and Ter con-
st,utiukaI rights are concerned, it was victory
urcf lcr ALu over them. ! would not turn I'll
nv heel anr elulce between the Nilmot Prosist
aal The $t{uAtt*rs vc1c'gnty doctrine and policy
of tue Sct!4'or ir0m Illinois. ludecd, sir, u
was driven to select between them, ! woold tax.
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