Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-08-25

Heraid.. a Lscompton- Buchanan sheet
will giye our Douglas friends kercab out
some feint idea q he estimator. in vhicl
the "little giant''is keld by he Bucla Una,
wing Of the Shamocracy:
The South will not support Coward.
Tie Chicago 7;mes hobs. ont the, idle,
that its master. Douglas, Is popular al ~
South; but the contrary is the fact. In
deed. even il his political course had no
damned him at the South. his. persona
cowartiice. which was made so evident las
winter, would have earned for him tn,
contempt OF the Southern chivalry.
His "crawtishing" in the correspon
'lenee with Senator Slilcll. and his crawl
ing ont backwards at so very small hol,
in the affair with Senator Fitch---having
himself. opened hostile correspondence
with that gentleman-have placed the
"litsle giant" in the list Of towards, in the
opinion of all who value personal courage
as an attribute Of greatness No candid
man who has read tie correspondence be-
tween Douglas and Fitch can deny that
our Senator showed the white feather"
His seconds were of this opinion, and were
heartily ashamed of their connection with
a man whose valor oozed so easily "out at
his fingers ends" The Southcrners would
discard Douglas for this, even If he had OF
turned traitor to the Democracy. and be-
come an advocate of doctrines detrimental!
to the interests of the South The South
ern people scorn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
men of mere bluster--men who arc valiant
DULLES where there is no danger, but meek
as sheep and gentle as sucking doves"
towards men of known courage. Mr..
Douglas, when on-the stump with de-
clared non combatant. like Lincoln. can
fume, and blustcr, and bully. and make
charges Of falsehood, with great apparent
valor; but in a controversy with such men
As Slidell and Fitch. he is exceedingly res
peetful. and would crawl through gimlet
hole before he would risk his little body
against their cool aim. Douglas has all
the characteristics of physical and NOR
al coward. and has given the world ample
proof that he is such coward.
In his opposition to the Lccompton hill.
he was regarded by many as courageous in
opposing the Administration and an over
whelming majority of the Democrats in
Congress; when, in fact. it was cowardice
and malice that prompted his course
cowardice, because he was afraid that, il
he supported the bill. the free-soil senti-
ment of Illinois would defeat his re-elcc-
ton 10 the Senate. and malice, because he
was jealous and envious of the President,
and desired to be revenged upon his sue
cessful rival ut Cincinnati.
Cowardice is apparent in another feature
of Mr.. Douglas character. In his fear of
his enemies and his anxiety to conciliate
them. he sacrifices his friends This fea-
ture in his character is proverbial in Illi-
nois. In order to make new friends, he
has repeatedly granted favors (wlen he
had them to grant) to those who had been
bis enemies. even at the expense of remo-
wing his bost friends from office, and BY
ignoring the claims of his friends. ont OF
office A1d what can be more contempt
bic and cowardly than this?
We repeat. MIR. Douglas is physical
dfu tnOiai COWafu, tic COutncTn. peS-
pie are aware of the fact. and, therefore.
to say nothing OF his political treachery.
the South cannet be induced to indorse or
support him ever again. The people OF
the South scorn coward: aud we COM
mend them for il. No man who prefers
the eating of his own words to the smell
ing of gunpowder; who betrays his party
to ensure his own acknowledgements, or sac
riices his friends to conciIiate his enemies.
need expect the appreciation of the warm
hear ted, chivalrous sons of th, South
Douglas is not ",lead cock in the pit, :"
in the estimation of Southern people. for a
dead cock in the pit is presumed 20 have
died in Enthusiastically; but he is cock
that hurries out of the pit the moment his
antagonist enters. unless the latter he a
BOBBY or shanghai Southerners. now.
when they speak Of Douglas say THAT
cock won't fight" and that is enough to
damn him in the South.
%"The Southerncrs would discard
Douglas for this, even If he had not turned
traitor to the Democracy. and become an
advocate of doctrines detrimental to the
interests of the South" says this Admin
journal. Is this not a distinct