, 1859-04-23
DOUGLAS AND THE WASHING.
TON Sl'AT'ftSs5

Some days ago VIC copied !; Lricf article from
the Washington Sfut:s in which the Anti-Le-
compton Democracy al Pennsylvania were
called upon 10 explain tIleir 1rur1oscs-to state
explicitly whether they were preparing to 70
over to the Republicans, or whether it was any
part ol Their Intention t" support t1lc Platform
and nominees Of tic Charleston Convention.
Slice tue appearance of that article lrrc. there
ls:ls been great doal or i!ut1cring among tic
douglas men. They desire tp kaow whether Or
mt the 'sh1fcs speaks for Mr.. Douglas. If it
docs, they SLY. it sdicate$ very Clearly that Mr.
Douglas has nude up l,is ,niud to desert hin
Old inti-L"conpton friends. and make All ,.n-
conditional surrender to the Administration,
III all onr experience in politics We have nevrr
Known deeper or more intense anxiety among
the masses Of 4 party than this question has
excited here in Illinois. Tho following: from
tue Washington correspondence Of the New
York Nrald: seems to he conclusive us ia Mr..
Douglas relations to thc States:
HArHiSa1oS. April 10, ie59.
Hciorc Congress broke up the lvadinp uo}i
tc'a'1s in that body, aud the outside wirc;.ttrys
III Tie VARIOUS PARTIES aud factions, nude their
arrangements for the next Presidential election,
cF"t, arc now being disclosed By developments
inade III tue several sections of the Uuion
tlunier, Wise, Guthrie, brown uf Missi>s:u,i.
Slldrll, Douglas, a'll humorous otl,rrs vi Tue
DcmocrAtic :tnrty, haye either themselves or
through their confidential friends laid pipe for
AulnAg the arrangements malr by Dnuyloe
those ior the press urc a,ntng the most iu,i,ort.
mt 7!sc Sfa''* newspaper Of Washington.
WHICH hitherto scchlcd to Qnal about IN u
Sea u uncertainty. without any 'ix,4l mission,
III onc time adYocaling tilihustcriS,u, aud at
auothcr preaching up sl,r doctrines vf tsu,,;oil.
is ut ,ast anchored fast to the interest Of fLr
Little Giaut nf Illinois:
The following circular of Mr. ppusaus AMI! The
accompanying programme <f the nauor I,vc
bee" Srnt Ill over the Country. The bp,ly If tH. |
circular is in the handwriting If yicrt. ind thc
signature is thu autograph uf. Is: 4. Doug
las :" " r
Wss,'ssc1,s. Msrrh l.. lSse
,a~; Sf'sst tp.tlisy ntiS a e's t" "''s ,s
Here follows the Prospectus or the Washno-
ton .Sfatt$.l
1t is question whether Forncr or lIc;ss il IL
he regarded as tlar true organ oi Uouclas: ,E,,t
tic wei! Known trrachery of EQrneyI mi tie
1act Ut the .Sfdt<x being ut Washington. aui tfc
endorsement Of Douglas being 50 decidedly
Even 10 " UTTER. render j. ulore than probable
w"rtl'y Of rclnark, that Fornry and lis mlrty in
pennsylvania, who held bolting convention
ana secedcd from e regular Qeinvcracy. did
nut PASS aur resolutions ur dtclarr what tGcy
would q" ~ reference t" t.. Charleston Conye1i.
t"h. \" tihubt Forney wants to bc free tu bolt !
from that Convention also.
Tie Anti-Lecompton Democrats Of Illinois
who synpatlzc with tlicir brethren in Pc,n,.
:ylsana will doubtless Gt.l sorvly p,rrlexcd
on account Of the present attitude Of Douglas
those Of them wl,o arc influenced morn 1y
love Of s~ils tlan-o principle, will Il, once
give in their adllcsion to the Administration,
discontinue the Times aud suhscrihc for the
Chicago M1aI. - ...'. ''!
The Pro-s'aver, Dc.aecracy aud the
Mctfl0dfHtA. |
The Richmond {Ea) D.;-pat<A Of Tic 18th
INST. ha' the following paragraph:
NonrnEnS MErnon1srs EXPELLED ERo4'
lExAs-lhc ~ TEXTS papers give the particulars !
~ tAe iTocecu'nEs Vi several meetings recently |
held III Fannin County. fer the purpose Of taf.
dts. CNurca .|Jf!A. who arc uecrsea A< If 1 hc;ng
aool1t'onsts. AT one meeting, committee =
hfay was appointed To wait on l,iA!lpn Juyuo
with warning. They performed their du,y on
assunday' while The Bishop was engaged IN the
that Mt :uetAoiist Church Aorth ooulI rot l.
totfr1f'f II Tt,as. and f+a' II snt*. 1r put doru
y nercstdry. A committee was appointed to
DRAFT OTHER resolutions, to be actod upou ut u,
adjourned meeting" -
There nrc still some Mctaodists fu The NORTH
whoTose the Democratic ticket In the aborfc
extract oil such have IN opportunity Of. seeing
the character Of their political allies; (