Des Arc citizen., 1859-08-17
From the Washington Star. l
 A PLOT.

A PLOT.
 We have every reason 10 believe that there exists a definite plot to defeat nom- ination at Charleston, principally for the benefit of Mir. Douglas. Notwithstand- ing that genileman's disclaimer, we have not doubted, for near a year past, his in- tention of cunning a stump" for the next Presidency. He continues to proclaim doctrines and to demand action of the Charleston Convention that must induce the whole South therein, with trifing ex- captions, to withdraw from 1t, if his views of platform be carried out. On the oth CT hand, his apologists and advocates al the South alone demand action on the part of the Convention that must divide the Democratic party in twain, sectionally, fl consumamted.
 Again, Mr. Douglas is proclaiming to those with whom he converses on political subiects-according to Washington letters in distant newspapers-that he cares not how distasteful his "unfriendly Legislation" views may be to the South, as he will gain more effective votes by the promulgatlon oi those views among the anti-slaveryies at the North than he can thus lose at the South. His fugleman, MT. Forney, is impudently urging that the meeting oi the Charleston Convention shall be postponed until period too late 10 permit most of the delegates from the North 10 attend 1t. Now, all these things, taken together, con- vinces us that there is settled plot on the part of Douglas, Forney & Go. to break up the Convention in row, that he ID may have an excuse for running as an in- dependent Presidential candidate, in the face of his many contrary pledges given of late. All the hopes of Douglas hinge up- on defeating nomination by the united Democracy at Charleston He knows well that his nomination there by any uni ted party is morally impossible, and he and his are consequently working with might and main to prevent any nomina- ton from being made. In all sections of the Union many are laboring in this cause who when they come to realize that his purpose is simply to break up the Demo- cratic parly--as they surely will, when the Convention meets-will turn their backs on him and his plot
 We doubt not he will be able 10 secure the attendance at Charleston Of delegates who will strive with him to break up the Convention without nomination, and that they will leave no effort to that end un- tried, yet 1t is impossible that they can succeed; because three fourths of the body will be identified for lifetime with the Democratic party, of great experience in politics, and determined, at all hazards, to discharge their whole duty to their princl- ples. They will "camp out" if necessa- ry. for month, in the good cause, and will not dsperse until consummating action that will rally the party, in all the States, so around the time -honored standard as that, if veniuring the experiment of run ming as an independent candidate, MT. Douglas will find himself supported only by very beggarly band of very sore-head- ed malcontents.
 We write the interference of Mr. Forney in the matter of the meeting of the Charleston Convention as a piece of impudence, because all men of common seuse now realize that he IS neither di- rectly or indirectly identified with the Democratic party. So open is his current identification with the Republicans, as that their newspaper letter-writers from this point are daily speculating upon his chance for obtaining their nomination for Printer or Clerk of the House, either of which he is we'll known to be standing ready to &C., cept, if atf,ording the slightest chance for his election. He is but little ahead of MT. Douglas on the march into the arms of the Opposition. The latter wlll fairly get there, when he finds his calculations of mischief making at Charleston dashed as they are very certain to be, not long hence.