Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-04-07

The Following pu1-eu, article from the Memphis
Ar4lquebs, a vigorous aud decided Democratic organ
sill show how many Southern Democrats look upon
Douglas and his Squs,ter Sovereignty heresy
"Tbe mean and damuable doctrine Of Squat,cr Sever
eighty has now but few advocates dogma that to.eI
ates the absgrii,y Of permitting few Abolition yasa-
bonds and thieves TO exclude the property oil lbe slave
owner from territory won by the common blood aud
lre of the nation Is moustrOuS and revolving that
, American people are turning from with uu-peab--
BILE lolthrg aud disgust An ardent admiration Tor Ste
i,5en Douglas and confidence In bis patriotism and
sttesmaus hip caused many praise and glouy H ua-
while he was holding their uu,SpclOus lips the deadly
1,.ou it led u heart surc1arged with all ,la- Is dee
u4be Tt. misplaced conf Cuce IN Douglas, together
wiz. his suecOus ,Op8-try induced many good men tH
look with icr0earalce his absurd yasary. Bg, nov
.a.- consider 10 Ess Che ved O the terrible AoAilla
brch. and grt.cius aud fascinating, but hiding beneath
i,. trs5choIol folds the uijeo-s features OF held to,
thirteen wears Che Democracy have been warning upon thg
W.mc- Pgoyso,aa- -lT, -stl .ct t--t i-ig tJ-s noi
.tara measure Sill NOSE o-Ous must not ut substituted
iu rs stead There Is the o coppcrs difference
between che Niuot IroyssO urd alter >oFere'ty 3r
NV m former che South 10 De kept QUO of tlc teyrtoI
ai6oula by direcJC0u- ereg-uce,oy che latter
the same end is 90 be reached quite as c,ec.uy ay ill
rect or territorial action Cg MONACO a,s may De most eo-
vsusrt or as tue cSi-g-ce- OF each case may eeIH.
Ilrs ,ra .Fe are % De thr1-ted and r051ej-bv the
other clIor1f1-uo3 aud -Njgtc- ID. The -"o uetaOG-
w refer the former There IS at least, am AIR of RUE
Fan mauIines, about DO which contrasts iA'ora'y ".
tine ,l-.aE and dcuil- 0-glsu o. che pew t1h,r-
vance We have more respect for the bold murderer
, shows his dle-er and uroc.lims bis purposes thAu
for tb. snelkug assassin who fortunes and Kills w.is
pretending We have more respect Tor t"t rob
ber who openly urg,ls that plumber D, ais trade, t1in
FOR the rogue WHO under the glro OF friendship, steals
that which he pre.endsto oc guarding and defending
Becizcbub before Judas Cor ever
That. certainly d, severe ana VeU meritej deuuucA-
ton of Douglas and bis Sqult,erSoyerciguty dogma
DOGMA which. as NJ Calhoun emplaicay asserted, '',
,.s-,. than the Wimot-Proyiso." Bat our Memphis
or,ma9rlry is eyd.at.y mistaken ia the suppos.tiou
tl,t .gbe oIoa, and damHa5,e doctrine Of Sqaa.,er-
Sovereignty has nov blt few advocates On the con-
t-ry. We thiak &c /, true that The advocates Of that
,boriu.b Free-soI bcrcsy are increasing In number,
every diy and especially In the Southern States and
e proof Of the fact laycouly TO point to the gnt-
cant Circumstance that Douglas chances Tor the Charles
Ton nomination age continually improving and particu-
I-.v at the south where bis SlluerS0yereigaysd doc
t5s 4. held ia moss horror Notwithstanding bis sdyo-
elcv OF doctrine which worse taau the "-lmo.Pro-
,.s5 vel, fhs shall receive the Presidential nomination
al. Confession the grea, bull, Of che Southern DeWocu-
cv will ssqpostaiu with srea, caraestaess aud cord.i-
~ Nor should ve be surprised 90 dai the arl'rlcl.
itself u face of f.. furious d,nluciaugus 81 Douglas and
l. Fee5i bsresy. extending 10 him It's warm support
f. ,le even, OF his being tae candidate Of s party
W. b,v, witnessed in our day tle o,ccrresce Of things
equally strange.
fl, the Northern States. the entire Democratic plty,
,.l here and there an iulyid-l, ez,epl9ujare the
friends of Douglas and the advocates of his Sgaat,er
SOVEREIGNTY doctrine. Nor can any man, w-o may Be
,5nsn,tsi a, Charleston, obtain the support OF tie
49, ~ r,.-.., loss De Cd ...rrig- rl. p1si,iol o..