Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-24

LIKE THE AeuH AND rkVEk IN INDIANA AND
ILLINOIS strength Of the position Of Mr..
Douglas, and Of Mr.. Douglas himself fer the Dem
ocratie party Nattohsi Conventions nomi nation,
remind us not ttle Of the story told Of the ague
and fever in Indiana. A sraveler seeing as he
npposed, signs Of malaria pretty thick on ths1
Indiana side q the iine undertook to question all
he met rs to the healthiuess Of the Indiana seftle
ments upon IL, and was invariably answered That
though there might ,be some shaking there, he
must inst cross the river into Illinois to and a
country where ague and fever prevailed. Cross
ing into Illinois and making similar inquiries, he
was informed that he must go back into Indians TO
nnd country where that disease really prevailed.
We have recently travelled extensively through
the Eastern and Middle States where lat the South)
we had heard Douglaswas sweeping every thing
before him like n whirlwind having virtually
secured nearly all their delegates TO the Charleston
Convention for the endorsement of what Governor
Wise as pithily rs truthfully designates as his
- short cut TO Republican partyism,'' and for his
own nomination.
Now, in the States in which we have travelled
we have met but a single Democrat who proves to
be Douglas man As we undcrs and that descrip-
ton Of politician to be-Onc who ''goes i'm 4
tho adoption by the Charleston Convention of
resolution endorsing the views of Mr. Douglas
he differs from the views doctrine on the sub
jec, held by the Democratic party in the last Con-
grcss; to defeat which 1t will be remembered he
formed the never-to- be forgotten coalition be-
| tween his corporal's guard and the. followers Of
Messrs. Seward, Giddings & Co, whose ssfsnte
sordidls still exists; as 10 made plain by Forneys
recent bargain to sell the votes Of all Of them but
| those from Illinois, to Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio for
| consideration, as explained day two since
| In the Star. The Illinois Douglas members are
not included in the bargain; only because were
they thrown in for good weight. the public would
Of course, thenceforward hear no more Of the pre-
tensions Of Mr.. Douglas to continued identity with
| the Democratic party.
We met Douglas men, it is true, but not more
than one who dreamed Of having the Convention
endorse his heresy, and therefore his course in
| the last Congress; or who advocate his nominal
ton by the votes Of anti Democratic party States
over the opposition Of the States that TO be
| lied on to vote the Democratic ticket. r P.
All freely admitted that his nomination at
Charleston depends entirely on his acceptabilty
to the South represented in the Convention; as
from the South must the ticket receive four hfths
of its electoral votes. be successful. was fire.
quen'ly urged that Mr.. Douglas Was sure Of carry.
ing in the Convention Louisiana, Arkansas. North
Carolina, Tennessee. Kentucky, Maryland and
| Texas, with fair prospect Of Mississippi; and
that he had a party At the North only because the
| South thus desr ell TO make him Its candidate
| Now it is very certain that Mr.. Doaglas will
not receive in the Charleston Convention single
vote from any slaveholding State-nos one. With
the exception Of here and there journal without
| fixed principles, disappointed cftce seeker OF
public Plunder-monger, he is literally without 4
| single supporter among the Southern Democracy
Every Democratic member Of Congress from the
South is arrayed against his heresy, being what
Mr.. Wise terms It. but i short cut TO Republican
Partyisn. Not single county Of southern State
can be carried for him IL nomi mated. That fact
IS SO patent AZ that not single Southern deleyat.
will dream Of voting for him at Charleston; be-
cause to adopt acandidate planted on his platform
he explains IT, will be to insure the defeat of the
Democratic Presidential ticket in every district OF
every southern State
Thus his alleged strength at the South is the
sheereSt gmeRt that ever was invented designed
10 gathsr into party in his behalf the psudour.
IN politics where the Democracy have no avail
able strengths in Maine, New Hampshire. Yer
mont, Massac husetts, and Rhode island. for in
stance.
The labors Of those who have been sndeayorinv
to get him up party after tha, FASH on hsv, So
aN"it-i nothing While there may be half do-.n
gentlemen elected 10 the Inarls>tor .-~ny...,,
who would willingly vote for Afs heresv and for
his nom Gatcn, or for ~Sther II the South prove
willing 10 accept both or either. not man has
been chosen > far (nor do we believe such man
| will be chosen who will vote 10 make him tie
nominee over the opposition OF the South in the
Convention 70 him. No reader NAV fear tina, ANY
| such delegates will be sent a. Charleston Those
sent there will so - the end of making nomina-
-sng md ayfn
win the hsht; and in twenty -four hours after ar
irving there, It viii be clearly ccmprrhended bv
every Northern delegate tha, the prospect OF car
rying Southern Democratic State. VITA Mr.. Sew
ard IS the candidate and nj, Rochester speech :,
| the Platform, would be equally fair IS with the
name Of Mr., Douglas and his sher, cut 20 Re
publican party! inscribed or the Democratic
| banner
we advise those who NAV be scep,:ca a. - the
Truth Of these views upon the strength II Mr..
Douglas AZ the South, 10 travel threugl leisure
| iE and Investigate for ihensevc. Taey will no,
lad one man IN a hundred who Will .ail 10 assure
Them t'he h!aih.rsk!ting prt,ens.ca ot the few
newspapers without prime pies and Of the di.ap-
Poth'su 'rncc-sr~ksrs and pablc- pluai,r s-vksrs
to the contrary } ;asi the nom. a., on .! M po,
Iss "ouid insure every >lNv-holdiny S;str 20 scms
opposition card ids,r n the arr-,,srh,ny sls--n,
- lar rs the Nesth 10 coacerned any one N a
comprehend on making such TIP =, We e,Heu;y
made 'herr. that Mr. Douglas Is really Is power.
less "a TIA; quarter 10 iajur- tie Democratic a-iy
hN running stump against 1t, As lie Is 10 disor-
game It 10y !ncueaciRg Northern delegates To tie
charleston Convention 70 prefer ,deesoa - his
Pe's"as fortunes to the triumph Q: IL. ~ n piss
o. Tie pvnieersSe party and lis candidates
IAICl-VKs ~ Tas CNITEn SrA-S>-A isitsr
has recently been received bv the Ccmnl>s:caer
OF Patents, from Mr. Robert Fortune Lcndcu n
witch aftsr coasra'ui,,lns the Cctu-r ssiose- ~
ne great ssecsss which has attended tx e-.rs %
PrOFaSa'e the tea plsai in this county c7usu tie
seeds which were forwarded bv him f-,,n China
remarks that as much has been doa. IN one vsar
t'' the a.;sS >'aies 5 was done II ,A-ee frr ne
Government of ind.a, owing 70 the experience
which ume and oPprtuni,y las gwen l,m He
'Fises iaAt maay q The other vegetable productions
Which he scHi have also eesa r, sd - thry
would doubtless sacsersi admirably in sNne pa-rs
~ car large dominica, He will ke s,,s takr
great Pressure n answering the carsfaii. I-swa
aP questions proposed by ihs Commissions, He
o1s No DOUBT frOm his experience a Ch.ns. that
IN srTx