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member Tho party and break down it's or.

minated the existence in this territory, Of
the whig party, as such, and the fires that
had been kindled and were burning in the
kuownething wigwams, in various localities,
were extinguished, with The hopes of that
organization, when it was ascertaincd that
the democracy had triumphed over all com
biuations. The members Of these then
Hreless parties were compelled either TO
seek on alliance in the democratic ranks or
Join the republican forces, and from that
time onward, until quite recently, these two
parties have had the political field to them
selves, aud have met each other squarely
at each subsequent election, albeit the con
tests have been very unequal in favor of the
democracy.
Such is faint outline of the position OF
parties since the organization of the Ter
ritory, from which il will be observed that
the democratic party and organization have
maintained their integrity from the first
until the last delegate election.
We now come to the consideration OF
certain disturbing elements which are likely
to be felt, il not take high rank in the Goa
troversy for the nomination to which refer
ence has been made. A writer on recent
occasion has very justly remarked, that
"when all the places, under whatever gov
ernment, are filled, it will be found that the
ms, in point of number, bear no compari-
son with the outs; and hence an unceasing
warfare is always kept up by the latter for
the obtaining of the places of the former"
For near one year-since the unfortunate
difference between President BUCHANAN and
Senator DOUGLAS on the Kansas question,
there has evidently been steady and fixed
determination on the part Of the outs,
claiming to belong to the democracy, to
ignore the present administration, create a
Douglas movement, and construct q party
here whose issue with the democracy would
be placed upon the ground of difference that
existed between the President and that
Senator OF the last session of Congress.
Your committee desire to be distinctly
understood in the matter Of difference re.
ferred to. We wholly ignore the Kansas
issue Of the last session of Congress, be
cause it is a matter which in no sense af
fects the people Of this territory, and il
the participation Of which, they have moi
the slightest interest; hence we disclaim al
right Of interference in the settlement o
that question, inasmuch as we believe tina
neither our rights, interests or future well
being are likely to be involved in its fna
adjudication. Your committee unhesita
tingly and most cordially endorse the meas
ures Of the administration so far as devel
, oped; and taking the past as an earnest 70
the future, believe that this territory vii
3 receive its full share of attention from tn
, Executive and the heads of the several de
|. partments.
A As to Hon. STEPHEN A. DoUeLAs, he
/. no more specially before the people of tn
e United States or this territory as cand
date for the next Presidency, than al
|. Hons D. s. DICKINSON, HUNTER, LAM
SLlDELL, WISE, Orr, or a host Of othe
!. prominent statesmen belonging to the den
:. ocratic party. The present adHriaistratiO
does not go Out Of pOtOer for t,so gears ye
! and we eau regard it but "a weak devils
of the enemy" to undertake the buidin
h up of aseparatc party upOp the popularit
, of that Senator; and we are quite certai
!. he would feel very far from being compl
q mented by the use Of his name, did /
a know that the construction Of that part
\. contemplated an alliance with the blac
=. republicans for the purpose of breakin
10 down the regular organization here
Your committee make no war upon Sc
- ator DOUGLAS, but on the contrary CO..
'. demn, in the most unqualified terms, pnC
:, of the bitterness with which he has bee
n. pursued for the last year by aportion of IL
q. newspaper press and various speculatin
10 politicians. Neither The press nor T.
democratic party oftkis territory are COZ
i. mitisd against Mr.. d. We admire h
to ability, bis energy and his independence
character; and should lie be the nominee
the Charleston convention, we can chez
fully pledge ourselves to the democracy
the Union to give him that support whiC
a territory can alone give-assert an Grde
ioish that he may be clsoied. 1t should
: borne in mind, however, that Mr.. DoUGL
has just been elected Senator in Congre
for six years, by the Legislature of Illinoi
and from an article in recent number
the Chicago Times, IA paper that it is sa