Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-05

DoueLAs1sa IN THE souTH.-The fact that
Douglasism has already collapsed-still born as 1t
were - at the South, was clearly proved by the
abortion Of Douglas ratification meeting that
came of in this city on the evening before last
Though rockets were let of In profusion from the
gathering point, and fine band of music was
kept footing for dear life for two hours, suf-
cient crowd to justify the opening of the meet
ing-some three hundred men, women, and little
boys-did not collect until an hour after the ad-
vertised time The successive arrival of the ward
Douglas Clubs, with music at the head Of each,
only served TO render more glarngly apparent that
this latitude is too far South for phaZe of abO-
ton politics to flourish here for the procession Of
neither Of them embraced more than fifty men,
and as many Juvenile followers of the music. We
listened for an hour or to the haransue of their
orator first put forward. and heard not single
shout Of appreciation Of the speakers views and
sentiments-not one. On the whole, political
demonstration 1t fell far short of that involved in
the Republican partys late Washington city rati-
hcation meeting, though it is notorious that with
the exception of persons employed under the
House Of Representatives, that party does not
number perhaps three hundred in all among the
resident citizens of the Federal Metropolis.
Never was the fable Of the ''mountain in labor
meeting. 1t had been boastfulIy declared that the
people Of this District approved the heretieal doc
trines of Mr. Douglas, as also his ambitious pre-
tensions to the Presidency. To CONFIRM these
claims, his friends called the meeting, and re-
sorted to all the usual articles to large
attendance. Distinguished speakers were an
nounced, music, as before explained, discOursed
eulivening airs such ''Hail to the Chieftain, ,"
and the gas lights flashed brilliantly
Alas, for human hopes, After all these laborious
efforts the faithful would not respond. In numbers,
as alike in enthusiasm, the meeting was a COM
pete and Notifying failure. The National Intel
hgencsr, which ALWAYS leans to mercy, quietly
says sit was respectable in numbers In point
of fact if the friends of Bell and Breckenridge
had withdrawn the meeting would have dwind ed
down to less than mere ward meeting The
cable speakers" found reasons to bs absent, and
the managers were compelled to invoke the ser
vices of the ubiquitous Mr. Schnabel, not un known
to fame. Mr.. ). spoke at great length about
everything except the matters In issue The
apology, however, that there was a lack of speak
ers, and therefore that Mr. >. must speak on, had
at least the merit of truth. AS the patient seemed
to be very sick man, the managers deemed II
advisable to call in Dr. Culver, who proceeded to
administer his drugs-politicaI with great vigor;
but whether twas that the drugs were poisonous,
or the constitution of the patient too enfeebed TO
bear up, 1t is certain that speedy death soon fol-
lowed. 1t is rumored that post morton was held
by our excellent friend, the Doctor, and that he
reports that the disease was of a very novel and
malignant character. The Doctor calls 1t squat
ter sovereignty. but is confident will not spread
and that 1t will end with the present unfortunate
case.