, 1860-02-28

Southern Democracy. Douglas can not count
on single rotc from New York at Charleston.
| The active friends Of Squattc1 Sovereignty in
Pennsylvania have been read out of the Demo-
i cratic partr. Those that remain haye no iutcn~
tion Of isnpairlng forfeitiug their standing in
the party by pressing the Claims Of Douglas.
| The 81 votes Of the Keystone State nay be set
down rs dead against him. There may be three
| or four delegates who would like to see him
nominated, but they will submit to The voice Of
the majority Of their delegation. 1t is hardly
worth while to enumerate farther. II Douglas
cannot secure the Pennsylvania Delegation ut
Charleston, he is dead cock in the pit. lie
neCer was popular with the masses in that State,
and should he receive the Charleston noulina-
tion he stands scarcely ghosts chance Of car
rying the State at The polls, against the coul-
pact, harmonious and powerful Peoples organ
ization.
As to New England, Douglas will have por-
tion of their delegates, but not all Of them.
They will not exercise much influence, as they
all represent hopelessly Republican States, aud
will only be allowed to rote By courtesy.
Conceding to Douglas the seven North West
ern States, their united support will only count
CG votes out of 303. But he is not sure Of all
their votes His friends we're beaten in Mime
sofa. Three Districts in Ohio and four in 1ndi-
ana are known to he represented by Anti-Doug-
las Delegates. The atmosphere Of Charleston
will not contribute to soften their prejudices
against him.
But give him s;xty-six votes from the North
west, and add twenty-five from New England,
and throw in half IL dozen from Missouri, aud
two or three from Maryland, which his friends
ore claiming for him, aud you have a scant hun
dred, or less than half the requisite number
Where is the other half to come from? Will
the South furnish thcmt VIII the South delib
cratcfy strike down its true and steadfast CO.
horts in the North, who hare supported its
cause through eril rs well as good report?
Will the South sacrifice tue large masses Of M
tional Democrats in Indiana, Minnesota, Penn
srlyan,a, New York, New Jersey, California and
Oregon, and reduce them to condition Of ras-
salagc to lie squatter Sovereign lezetics? viii
the South deliberately put tho knife to the
throats Of auy Of its reliable followers and sat-
tcIites in the North? Ny candid opinion of the
whole matter is, that Douglas does not really
expect to be nominated; bnt he wants to make
u formidable show Of strength, enough to ena-
bic lin to dictate who shall be the nominee. 1t
is said that Stephens OF Georgia is the man be
will throw his strength upon, after the second
or .ird ballot, with the explicit understanding
tnat Stephens will support him in 1864. The
south has no: had the Presidency for eleven
years. Dy taking Southern man this time, it
opens the way for Northern candidate next
time Before four years roll away, Squattcr
Sovereignty and its cognate humbugs will be
dead aud forgotten, aud Douglas will have done
penanec and received absoution, and be taken
into full fellowship in the Democratic church;
this is doubtlcssly his secret reasoning. Sec il
tic results do not verify my predictions.
CHICAGO.