Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-06-09
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NIuNN NltMNNNa NA NlnNNNN III NAN hNhANHANNAN
Party, which lie hidden from public view, but
are Inherent in the breasts Of Presidential as
pirants The recent exciting contest for Gov
enor in Virginia, the citadel Of Democracy
stirred the "turbid pool Of Politics" from the
bottom, and emitted pestilential malatia, that
bids fair to breed political plague throughout
the Democratic Camp A careful observer of
the chickering's attending this election could not
have failed to discern, that something was "rot-
ten in Denmark"
A great deal of dissatisfaction prevailed at
the policy pursued by the Press in the interest
of Mr.. Douglas, in intimidating and bullying
the party into submission 20 his nomination at
Charleston. Gentlemen high in his confidence
boldly asserted he would abide by the action Of
the Convention, only, on condition that Gov.
Wise received the nomination. There were
aspirants for Tire Presidency who sustained his
position on the Kansas Nebraska Bill, but who
now sought to prescribe him, whom he would
not support, IL nominated. These were under
stood TO be Hunter, Breckenridge, Davis and
Soule, heretofore his peculiar and personal
and political chums. The nomination Of any
of those would be the signal for his withdrawal
from the Convention, and perhaps from the
Democratic party. One highly distinguished
and influential politician, descanting upon the
ingratitudo of the South towards Mr. ID. as
seyerated; 'it is ever thus that the South af-
aict--that they sacrifice TO their suspicious
temper the men most faithful to their consh-
tutional rights, those who have been their
firmest supporters in the portentiOus career Of
their fortunes"
In connection with these manifestations of
disorder in the line" it may or may not be
significant Of "coning events, that Gov. Wise,
tho stalking horse Ofthe Little Giant, observed
strict neutrality during the late war in Virginia,
and maintained provoking silence on matters
which his constituents were oil alive to learn.
If Gopgin was not elected Governor, it was not
because of Wise S taciturnity or mastery mac
tivity" in the field. At Democratic Rally,
held at Richmond, on the day Of the election,
he was observed, I1cGg, seated IN an obscure
part of the house, evidently "looker on in Ven
ice" lie was no sooner discovered however,
than shouts of Wise, Wise, echoed through the
building, accompanied by vociferations, to the
platform, to the platform. After the elapse Of
full five minutes, the hero OF the Virginia Soc
nitS" and thousand scrlmages, cOndescended
to move a few steps down the aisle, (the Rally
was held in chuTch) and there halted, looking
grum as a bull Terrier; here our American Mi
rabeau, in imitation of his illustrous French pro-
totype, in whom as in all superior men, much
littleness is united with much greatness, thunder
ed out, 81 needed not this example of popular
ebulition to learn that it is but a step from the
Capitol to the Tarpeian rock; this is not my
platform, nevertheless I hare Platform and
ioiH ateays hare one lie said he had scarcely
left the platform of the Hastings of 55, or
rather the cockpit, and shaken the blood and
feathers from his bill, when he entered the Cap.
| itOl to discharge the duties of Governor When
| the Democratic banner was entrusted to him,
/ he carried it through the State elevated and un-
ttried. In view of his official relations, he
| deemed it prudent TO keep his bosom free from
any faint of prejudice regarding the integrity
Of his decision between the candidates. whoev
| or had the most votes he would fearessy de-
clare duly elected. With a coup d'aeDic he fa-
| cetiously complmented "Sam" for having
cleaned his rufiies, which he soled in the "cal-
vet" by associatiug with two respectable old
| line Wings, whom they nominated for the House
| of Delegates from Richmond" Many efforts
were made to induce him to go on, but the
| Governor was impregnable, and with unCtiOus
gravity stalked away.
The effect ofthe Presidential schsms in Vr-
| ginia, is a lamentable disturbance of the Demo.
cratic harmony. The late Congress showed an
unbroken regular Democratic delegation. For
| the new Congress Just elected, we have eight
| regular Democrats, four independent Democrats
II .,r,a nnpnoifiosa y,,nrlhar who don't care a
continental farthing for any man except hInselI.
| Thus the old Bourbon caucus system has re-
ceived its congo. Fattering prospects for the
Democracy in case the election of President
goes to the House in 1860.
1t is not in Virginia alone, that "throat
| cutting" Is rampant New York presents
her quota, in the internecine was of hards
and sotts. Seymour and Dickereon are already
hard at work 50 also Breckenridge VS. Guth-
re, in Ky; Slidell vs.. SOuIe IN La; Cobb and
his generals vs. the Congressional delegation in
Ga besides any quantity OF dark horses, as
they say in Porter's SPIRIT who are free to 90
in harness or under the saddle, such as Orr, of
s. O., Stevens, of Ga, down to Bright, of Ind
termed the Attle, in contradstinctOn to Douglas,
the Little Giant"
From all that has passed between the differ
ent elements Of the Democratic party, it is clear
that mutual confidence no longer exists The
greatest stumbling block however, to a recon-
| ciliation, is conceded to be Mr. Douglas What
position he may assume, in the event of being
| Ostracised by the Charleston Convention, re-
| mains to be seen. He claims for his offspring,
| Popular Sovereignty, baptismal rights at the
| font of the Democratic church at Charleston
! But then non Intervention is tub that
will not hold water" in the parched atmosphere
Of the South Popular Sovereignty has long
| been losing caste on the other side of Jordan
because OF lLB antagOnlsm To Dfed scott; con-
sequently opine those "who sing that song of
music will be left out in the cold" The spos
Democracy, however, of which Mr., Douglas has
all along been the Magnus Apollo, will hardly
heed his admOnitions when once admitted to
seats within the SynagOgue-they will manage
for themselves. Nevertheless, the disconieatS
cannot fail to form large segment of the Dem
Ocratic party, and if allied with "Sam" and his
old Whig fossils--between whom and the Hi
nois Senator there has been of late good deal
Of billing and oOOiRg--their power to do mischief
will be very considerable, and the feud may end
in party disaster oil "around the hat"
The political fortune of Mr.. Douglas, though
endangered by his raid on the Administration
is not therefore inevitably ruined his prestige
is great-his energy prodgious-his power
immense But he is thought to be somewhat
pot oaLiaRt, and the question is already raised,
in case he and his friends are shut out at
Charleston, has the Douglas the nerve to "bell
| the cat Z"
Amid all these disgraceful squabbles of the
different elements of the heads OF the Democra-
cy, consequent upon slavery extension, is it not
the duty Of the true National Democracy to
maintain an EARNED neutrality 2"
OLD SCHOOL DEMOCRAT.
The Homestead Resolution.