Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-06-24
penagosi,m Ofs,ephen Arnold Douglas

The history Of all our public men. As we'll
{. every day's experience, goes 70 confirm
the truth OF the maxim. that men are To he
judged. not - much by their professions as
their past lives lti- hard to separate man
from his character. \ man who has heeu
eonsistsn, as politician, can generally b,
believed and trusted hut one whose record
Is a rreord Of dishonesty and demasogism,
can scarcely ever be believed. and but LITTLE
Importance attaches 90 What be says. The,
general idea. have a sr'cnl application IN
the case Of Judge Douglas. That ha ia
man Of talents, energy and iniumlthle PER
Severance. no man will deny who scans has
history. BIZ, when We book at hum Is
politician, d,mag,si,m stands ou, at ever,
turn Of bis past life ~ a political man
he has shown himself dishonest. unprinei.
pied and reckless. Tierc - a pirate AiVort
rtiaiiag 70 ne rep,al II ne Missouri cOmpaa
uaSer Gen. Piercs'' Administration, rhiri
n,rer Aas br,H ,rriiisH. An inurdinate sm.
bition on the part Of Douglas, and a desire
10 remove and kill oG certain chiefs IN the
democratic party, for bis SPECIAL benefit,
had more to DO with his connection With III,
matter than i generally suppos''. Doug
las was the moving spiri, IN breaking down
the old landmark between slavery aud free
dom. There are some sins that can Dc Tor
given. ard we DO not believe in that policy
which cuts down every public man who hap
pens to commit an error. But for an act
- Atroeious, - heinous, for an assault 50
Outrageous upon freedom, we believe Doug
las should have been driven into political
retirement Who doe not remember the
gross and vulgar abuse heipcd upon the
clergy, ~ this very same man his conniy.
ing With southern hulliss at the time Sena-
tor Sumner was ne rly murdered by a ruth-
an. who Las since heen summarily called by
the Cat Of the Almighty To settle his fearful
account bef,re a High Tribunale And Vet,
when Douglas. to save himself, opposed Lo-
compton. -ome 1T cur republican friends
,oddenly -ecwed To- forget all these thing.
and bscatne greatly cnamour'd With MS de-
moeracy. The New York Tribune and 9TH
or Lesser lights in the republican ranks, ad.
vOeaied hi. reelection TO the senate. and
even soms Of them talked about the Little
Giant As the next rspublican nominee fr
President The stern aud hone-t.hearted
republicans Of illinois were severely lectur.
cd By the Tribune, because they would not
make fools Of themselves by going in for the
reelection Of Douglas TO the senate. Aud
Douglas Dyes his reelection, not to the adj
ninistra,ion. not to the democrats Of Hit
noi., but TO the New York Tribune and a
small corps Of horse. joekeying politicians.
who followed in their wake. The fact u,
enough republicans OF Illinois were inauene-
ed BY this cla.s Of men 10 their party 70 20
for Douglas % tura "a. scale in his favor;
and without their AID the popular voice in
Illinois would have triamphei in the cleo.
ton Of that heroic patriot, Abran Lincoln.
So much for abandoning principle To a
doubtful. ,imc-serying policy. Bot where
Is Douglas now creeping back into the
pro-slayery camp, from which he wa. a few
mouths since summary kicked by is party
ehiei.. IL Was neither honesty or principle
that caused Douglas to opPOse Leeomp,on,
bot selfinterc.,. With one ioot standing
upon the woolly pate OF Drei Scott. and the
other upon the long cared nss OF squatter
sovereignty. Douglas calculated has chances
of success in or out Of the party. 10 ride
one bobby Is generally death to politician