The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-09-29
MR.. DOUGLAS IN THE SOUTH.

The friends of Mr.. Douglas are making great
efforts to resuscitate his Southern popularity,
but to little purpose. AS an evidence of public
sentiment OF the South, we may mention the
fact that the Washington Constitution, the or
gan of the Administration, the Richmond En-
quirer, the tme-honored organ of the Virginia
Democracy and of Gov. Wise, the Raleigh
Standard, the organ of the North Carolina De-
mocracy, the Charleston Mercury, the organ of
South Carolina Democracy, and the Nashville
Union, the organ Of the Tennessee Democracy,
are all against him. The Raleigh editor has
heretofore been the friend and apologst of
Mr.. Douglas, and would be glad to sustain
him, but the current of public opinion sets in
so strong against his popular sovereignty, that
the editor is frightened off, and compelled to
join the hue and cry against his favorite. In a
long review Of thu Harper article, the Standard
says;
We have read this essay with care, and with
every disposition to do justice to its author We
have been forced to the conclusion that Judge
Douglas is the advocate of Territorial or So
called squatter sovereignty. II is hardly neces-
sary 10 add that this doctrine is not to be found
IN the Cincinnati platform; and that it can
never meet the approval of the National De-
mocracy, much less Of the Democracy of the
saveholding States"
We may add to these evidences of public
opinion in the northern and middle slave States,
that the Louisville Courier, together with the
newly-elected Governor of Kentucky and the
Vice President, who resides in that State, all
repudiate with scorn the imputation of enter
tanning Mr.. Douglass popular sovereignty
views.
In the Gulf States, the case is still worse
with him, as he is, with some few exceptions,
treated as a traitor and an enemy to the South.
We think that the South does Mr.. Douglas
injustice in passing this harsh sentence upon
him; but the South will not probably listen to
our Inconsistencies. Mr.. Douglas is an avowed
friend Of Slavery. He thinks that the laws of
God require its existence "south of a certain
line" But the South is not satisfied, and de-
nands that Slavery shall exist everywhere.
The N. 7. Times which, to say the least, is
very friendly to Mr.. Douglas, and is by many
regarded as one of his "organs," declares that
support by making a public sentiment among
the Northern Democracy, which will not toler-
ate any man of less liberal views. The Times
thinks that he may succeed in this bold enter
Prise of subduing the propagandists of Slavery.
For ourselves, We incline to the opposite opin-
ion, that he will signally fail. If the South
should lower its crest to Mr.! douglas, who has
been trained up to defer habtually to the slave
holders, and to conquer his preiudices in
favor Of Northern ideas and principles, it
would present a marvellous instance of the
revolution of the wheel of fortune" spoken of
by Mr.. Jefferson, and the successful rebellion
OF the Northern allies of Slavery would afford
dangerous and contagious example to the
blacks themselves, who could not fail to infer
from ii that their masters had lost their power
and influence in the nation. The triumph of
the Republicans would leave the honor and
spirit of the Oligarchy intact; but their sur
render to the Northern doughfaces would be
fatal
FEE Soil IN VIRGINIA-The Wheeling In
ieaigeReer has the following:
gentleman sending US subscription,
yesterday, from Fairfax county, in this State,
writes:
Two articles copied into the National Era
u The 9TH instant, from your paper, have re-
loleed the hearts of thousands. We were not
aware that anywhere in our State public man
mad been found to utter such sentiments as Sen
e'or Caldwell expressed in his speech.
Assure him that he has the sympathies of many
Of US here, and that we will watch the proceed
lngs In Richmond, next winter, with the re-
newed hope that others besides him NAV be