Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-09-20
Popular Sovereignty and the People
Waichmen tell us Of the night,
And what its signs Of promise are"

Maine has elected her delegates to Charles
to-, and THEY ARE ALL DOUGLAS MEN.
Massachusetts, has elected her delegates TO
Charleston, and THEY ARE ALL DOUGLAS MEN.
Vermont has elected her delegates for the
State at large, and THEY ARE ALL DOUGLAS MEN.
New York has elected her delegates to
Charleston, and a LARGE MAJORITY ARE DOUGLAS
MEN Her State Convention has instructed the
delegation to vote a unit and as The majority
shall decide.-Piaia Dealer.
The verdict of the People of Maine on Pop
ular Sovereignty has just been rendered. Ii is
recorded in Eleven Thousand majority Tor the
Republican candidate for Governor, and an
overwhelming Anti douglas majority in both
branches ul the Legislature.
In the Massachusetts Democratic Convention
resolution endorsing Buchanan's AdministIa'
ton was adopted, resolution instrueting the
Delegates to vote for Douglas was laid ON the
table, and Caleb Cushing, rierse man, was
put at the head ol the Senatorial delegation to
Charleston. The People of Massachusetts, by
their last verdict on Popular Sovereignty and
Democracy at the ballot-boxes, nearly annihia-
ted Goth
TIE Vermont Delegates for the State at large
are unmstructed At the late Election, the
People of Vermont buried Popular Sovereignty
aud its Iouglas representative, John G. SAKE
for Governor, beyond all hope of resurrection
Twenty thousand majority is as good as Green
Moun'air GU Dougasism.
New York will have two sets of Delegates at
the Charleston Convention, The one appoint
ed has five more Dickinson than Douglas men
on it according to the N. Y. Herald's classifi-
cation, and twenty-seven delegates are divided
among eight other candidates for the Charles
ton nomination The Convention endorsed
Buchanan's administration, but did not Popular
Sovereignty, nor its great apostle Stephen a.
Douglas How tie Wood Convention delegates
will stand remains to be seen.
So much for so much The Plain Dealer
continues its Douglas Ihodomontade with a
statement that New Jersey, large portion OF
Virginia. the whole of Kentucky, Missouri, Ar
kansas, and Louisiana are ready at the tap of
the drum to come into line and follow the Pop.
ular Sovereignty flag under its sole champion
and leader" and thus closes its tremendous
grave yard whistle:
lis all over but shouting. Douglas will be
nominated and elected by greater number of
States and popular votes than any other Presi-
dent ever elected. Mark the prediction.
To take the wind completely out of this high
key, it is only necessary to read the following
paragraphs from the Richmond Enquirer Of
Sept. 18th Under the head of ''rhe AlIerna-
10 a. A Il, 10 pf tho
Southern Democracy with great significance
says
There are those who arc endeayoring to
make it appear that the alternate for the South
in 1860 is either Judge Douglas or Senator
Seward. That Judge Douglas is the only man
who can hold the NOrthS Western Democracy
to the nominee of the Charleston Convention
We are not of those who entertain this opinion.
We do not believe that the Democracy of the
Northwest are to be bought by the nomina'
ton of any man But if they are to be thus
purchased, are they worth the price! Have
we reached that point in the road to dissolu-
ton that the South must select between Sew
ard and Douglas And if 30, is there any
choice in the selectonl The former announces
an "irrepressible conflict" as already existing,
and the latter would initiate IN the Territories
"cODfict" equally 'lTrepresslble," that must
extend itself throughout the Union. The one
destroys slavery by Congressional enactment
the other is equally destructive by territorial
law The one denies property in slaves, and
the other maintains the right OF Northern
squatters TO destroy all slave property.
Mr. Seward is the open and avOwed enemy
of slavery. Mr.. Douglas is its indifferent
friend, but most insidious assailant. Mr.. Sew
ard is a Republican, Mr. Douglas non-inter
veniionist If there IL choice between then
we should like to sec il pointed out.
Senator Mason never uttered greater truth
than when he said that candidate upon Mr.
Dougl4s Interpretation ofthe Cincinnati Plat
FORM ioouid mol TeeeiUe in fhe SGuth, an indiuid
Ual or electoral DOte From that declaration ne
press in Virginia has dssented-and it stand
accepted as the ayowal of the entire party. II
it Virginia is committed, and from 1t, in ou
opinion, her Democracy will never retire.