The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-07-19
=. Arnold DougIns-A Sketch.

-. Arnold DOuElns-A Sketch.
We copy the following sharp, racy and
truthful sketch OF one OF the Democratic candi-
dates Tor the Presidency, from the StCubenvills
Herald,
Mr.. Douglas was born Yankee--ho was q
native OF Vermont, where he inherited the vigr
"rohs lrn'ls OF the sons of New England, bus
emiera'ed thetelrom EARLY enough TO NvOid
contracting many OF the Puritan virtues which
adu lus'ro to the character OF that people. lie
located III the Nest, where he found wide field
tor the exercise oi his natural shrewdness and,
lndomltable energy, which were equal TO al
most any emergency. tie here directed his tall
'niS which were OF no ordinary mold. TO poll
tics. Success followed almost every effort and
IN early lite he took position among the most
prominent leaders OF the Democratic parity
lie was partizan leader IN the radical sense Of
the term, and as unscroupuluus as radical.
With limited education, less polish and no
magnanmity towards his political opponents.
| (Ihe great mngnanmious,) he possessed, in an
eminent degree, the identical ability that i'm
! pressed the popular mlnd--he Was the man for
tho iudscrlmmate crowd. Having total dis
regard OF dignity where his popularity was in
question, he became the idol of that class Of
people, particularly who regard democracy as
synonymous with vulgnrity. This was tho
wave more than all Others upon which he rose
to popular distinction.
But Mr.. Douglas has, like oil other men
seeking rcnown, "yaulting ambition" which
seluom Inlls to "overedp itself" lie was fully
aware that the South controlled the Democratic
party and that to secure the support OF the
Southern States was TO secure the nomination
Tor the Presidency. To gain that it was reQuis-
lie that he should subserve the interest OF thu
shareholders, slavebreeders and slayedrivers--to
stultliy his convictions OF Justice aud humanity
to crawl upon his belly aud eat dirt"
For his own selfish ends, Mr.. Douglas made
these sacrllices, and soon became the willing
Instrument IN the hands of Slavery to do any
act oi shameIessness or rrcklrssuess that might be
demanded Of him He thereupon volunteered
the repeal of the "Mssoun Compromise"-a
compact sacred alike to The great spirits Of the
wing ond DsmocruliC parties, the con.umBtion
OF which was The crownng act of the political
lille ol Henry Cluy--oppo,ilion to the repeal OF
which, Benton desired inscsibed upon his
tombstone, that his name may be thps comm
emoraled to postcrity
Tlns compromise, by which The peace of Il o
cou"Iy Was maintained upon the question of
slavery, the most dangerous OF oil Others 10 the
peIpetulty Il the Union, MIR. Douglas set about
to repeal Aud, by hls energy and tact, aud
through the MD OF the slavrholdng interests,
backed by "A venol Democratic Administration
he succeeded. In doing So il was not his OBJ
ject to subject the country TO his Popular Sow.
ereignty dodge--but to aid in planting slavery
! IN territory reserved by sacred compact for free
dom-nnd against the will OF the people thre'
the potency "f firendy Legislation"
! But, the rupture that followed the repeal of
the sacred compromise the dseoffection Of
parties and The revolution Of political organic
alons' pending the passage of the Nebraska
Act, convinced him that he had made serious
| II not an irrepairBble blunder. The point had
| been reached n which hp Moth ca.esd IN an
dure. Having satisfied himself upon this point
his tactics were soon decided upon. Having
ibtralPiy betrayed the Norih--ieopa dining
he peace and perpetuty theIeby--he pnhesi-
tatlngy betrayed the South, and rctraced his
steps far enough 10 suindlr the people, if posi-
BILE by tHe dogma OF Popular Sovereignty, which
through the action OF the Supreme Court, is
nothing more than transparent political falla-
cy--as Vllidnous rs it is transparent.
But he has failed, signaly failed except in ar
raylng one portion of he people of the Union
against the olher--iailed except in sowing the
), eds OF ils ssenton broadcast. Aud he has fail
moreover in another sense, which he takes more
seriously 20 heat hat is; in forcing the Demo-
cratic party to nominate him--whiCh only re-
suited IN forcing the party TO fragments, snd
! placing himself before the country for PTesi-
dent, not as the leader OF great party but as
the leader Of an insignificant faction, against
/
party, and the Straightforward friends OF Slsv-
cry. are united in an uncompromising and solid
column. The defeat OF the Douglas faction
will br to them an obj"ct OF stronger desire than
the defeat OF Mr.. Lincoln, The Republican
NOMINEES, and to that end the most butter aud
unrelenting strife ever placed on record has al
ready begun.
Douglas has played reckless dishonest and
unprincipled game, rega dless of the interests OF
common country, and has lost it. He has
played with the edge tools and got cut. He
has hirted with the cypian Slavery, and got
gifted Aiming at the Presidency and bound
to secure it at every hazard--at the sacrifice OF
solemn compNcts, as we'll as The dictates Ss
conscience and laws bon human and divine.
he has come short Of the Object of his ambition
1.-The Presidency of these United Ststss--.1ot
temporarily hut definitely and positively. A
jus eribute has OyeTlaken him. "heaG, msRs.
tekel upharSin" he has been weighed in tho
balance, and found hntingl
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