The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-05

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''bogus" laws were to be upheld, then
Lecompton was alI right; for it sprang
iegitimutely from such pareutase But
Douelas, bold and defiant as he is, shrunk
from the ffual inlguity he was Buck
inEhain enough 70 inprison the babe ut
Kansas liberty In the Tower and to pro ,,-
claim it bastard but he shrank from the
dread crime of strungling it outright.
Never did Douglas appear to so much
advantage as in the Senate last winter.
He rose to a dignity of tone and diction
Of which none had deemed him capable,
but which comes TO u man naturally
when he feels that he is right He was,
by long odds, tho most popular mar in
the United States His position was per
fectly national, and yet it gratifed the
rublie conscience and moral sentiment Of
the whole people.
Hs went home to Illinois TO sustain
himself aud to ask for Reelection to the
Senate Tic msse an arduous, gallant,
brilliant, and sue essful fight He war
! opposed by an antagonist of vast power,
/ by foeman worthy Of his steel, and he
goes back TO NashingtoE like conquer
er, carrying his trophies with him Thus
far all has gone well with him
/ But in the Illinois cam paign, the char
acteristic lniirInItlas of his intellect and
temperament led him to take u position
In which defeat hereafter rs inevitable.
Mr. Douglas liz u man Of powerful and
active brain. His mind is quick, acute,
shrevd, and strong. Ii II Of course-
grained and ragged strength. 1t CON-
bines the spring Of the tiger with the
grasp of the bulldog. lie is not massive
: aud logical like Webster; nor copious
and learned like Benton and Choatc nor
broad and philosophle ike Seward. The
Intellect of Douglas is very practical IL
always aims mt immediate ends. He al
ways writes and speaks for present effect
lie always argues not for truth but for
victory II he could always keep cool
and sef-possessed be would be au irwin
clbte AJAX III every contest. But the
great misfortune of Mr. Douclas is that
his passions are excessively strong. and
he lacks moral sense and feeling. He is
very puguacloas and fiery. and in every
contest his blood gets So hot that he loses
I'LL dignity, all candor. and all principle :;
and he becomes unfair. false, and vim
dIctIye. In common with Daniel Web
ster he lacks q high moral endowment -
lie mas no intense and orermastering
sylnuathy with Democracy against Aris-
tocracy with equality against privilege 4;
with liberty against slavery: with truth
against falsehood with the right aruins.
the wrong. lie dcspises philanthropy,
and regards con passion as a weakness -
lie worshtps the Roman gods, STRENGTH
and VICTORY, aud finds no ATTRACTIONS at
the shrine Of SUFFERING aud PITY.
ii is DO wonder, therefore, that In the
very first moments IF his restriction from
his uoble stauc of last wiater, Mr. puuc-
las should betraY has inherent moral
weakness SO he did In Illinois. His
antagonist, Llpcoln, in the opening
speech OF the campaign, attempted to
saow Ia Il historical truth and pillosophic
idea, that IL course Of time uud events.
al tie States of the Union would become
trne or slave ,tates. Lincoln s ileu was
not that any party should insist on this
as d party principle, OF that arv State
should lie eocrced into auv change of
institutions, but simply and onlv that l. }
antn pyucta re weuia unless IL was msin
IA ned s,v u canstant spread Dire oat Of
ltselt IL the States Of ttls tSuigu. THIS
innocent and eeeiEn iden-wf,irh vre u,
a.son ~ Il early DAVIS Of the Reuuf1Ec
was distorted ny Dou-las I'll bis reply
ke Lincoln. int the idious do~mf tts,
LlDcoln's party intended to cocrce the
slave States 1910 tbs abolition Of siarcry
Dou-las of course, knew better lie
Knew that Lincoln meant only 10 utter
philosophical fact ; not to pro.nulge L
new party principle, Yet he chose t.
take issue with Lincoln Oh L wliEul mis-
representation Thc consequence va
that Lincoln ggt him into chaucery. aud
whipped him in debate Douglas rot
mad, BECAME vulgar, resorted l. aIs Old
slanT about abolition, e., alieuutea the
Republicans, and barely escaped defeat.
The weakness Of biz present position
Il, that be Stands upon platform which
is neither hsh, fesh Or fowl, tie refuses
to dissent from the infamous aud iuhu
maj bred Scott decision. under al afec-
tatloh Of Difference b. The authority of the
Supreme Court aud yet b very illsgic-
ally contends that, III full accordance
with that decision, the people Or the ter
rtt9rlas heve a right TO refuse to protect
siavery Now every tyro knows that if
the bred Scott decision be sound law
tber II t. the duty f Congress and Of the
territories IL take especial care te Protect
slave property. 4 patent inconsistency
Ike this OF Douglas vii damn any pat
form. There il sJpta In ito original
construction. Again, be tries t. couc.l-
lIte the free soil sentiment Dr denounc-
IN southern ultralsn anQ the revival Of
the slave trade yet ut TITO gaMc time, he
ofends the same mighty element by turn
lh- TO the South aud Iadulgiug in the
precious gamlngn that the Declaration Of
Iadepen denct, when il announced its
great truths, meHrt only Whit men, aud
ug ta4ha@g about the spread Of cur terri
tory. Can such janus faced lodging
succeed For be It observed. Leeomp-
Lon if no longer { question Il is dead
md buried Popular sovereignty Is DO
longer L question. It i .ie established
policy Of the country The real question
II. shall sIavery spread, or sba.I j. stay
where Il is Whoever dodges thu aucs-
t48u IL sure b. be crushed br Inc two
side Of It, Dou4 ias Is trying It dodge
II, aid to dodge the great American
question which is also Il the yastest In
portanoe. aud Il dodge the Protective
ta.1.n AEIn4 MI III - l.