, 1860-02-23

1LLIN01S AND HER CANDIDATES.
Willie the politicians Of other States are
straiu:ns every nervo to secure the SUCCESS, IN
the National Convention Of their fayorite can
didnes for the Presidency, the respective
friends Of the three Irst~class men whom Hi
nois'' might present, are quietly looking Oil, |
without taking part ia the fight. Senator |
Trunoull, with characteristic ret:cenco and |
modestv, will permit no one to work in Ess
behalf. Mr. Lincoln is quietly practising his
profession at t4c Capital, doing nothing and
ho.ding back others VITO would do something.
to increase his chances. Governor Blssell,
whu, il he were not pursued by cruel and
unrelcntins disease, might command the vote
Q: every Free State, has probably never had
thought Of the pcss:bii't: thai llo might be
candidate, enter his mind. But re do not
keow that Illinois will lose auslt by the posi-
ton which l>er men assume Free from all
charges Of bargain and intrigue, should either
be selected l,y The Convention, he would 60
before tho Eco. .le without a clog or inpedi-
ment 10 prevent a brilliant aud successful
race L.: others piot-u:inois is content.
WHAT slavery DEMANDS.
Tho doctrines Which Low undtrl;c the par
u that calls Itself Democratic" were never
heard Of in Old Democratic days. They were
the outgrowth 0. the meutal irlrn1ities aud
obiquities o( John c. Calhoun; and his mono-
nania vas not decided ecougb, until abou: the
gear 1870. to show forth tic heresies 10 Which
in that year lie was committed Who, prior
N that t'n<, cve- saw in MY Democratic ad-
dra's, or speech, CT newspaper. an affirmation
Of thc righteousness, necessity, democracy and
Christianity Of Human Slavery? Who had
ever heard Of the new-fan lied doctriuo Of tue
equality Of The Statce. Of the lack Of power in
Congress to lcEslatc uroa The subject Of sla-
ve:y in the Territories, Of the principles enun-
ciatcd in the Dred Scott decision, Of the rights
Of slavery in communities where il WAS not
sanctioned by positive law, or Ct such Il rca-
s.rous proposition as i Slave Code? Wlc
re ask, ever heard Of them, or who ever
dreamed tia. such things were to be?
We pr:nt in another c,lumn series Of rcso-
9u,iohs jus. adopted, unanimously we believe,
by the Democratic State Convention Of Ala
bama- We ask our readers of the Democratic
parry in Illinois 10 read them carefully, aud
learn what they mean, apd then to compare
them wit. the resolutions: Which, hardly II
dozen years ago, Democratic Conrcntions III
the North and South used to put forth as the
doctrines Of the party Formerly we used tu
hear tl,ut slavery was m evil forced upon the
country in Colonial days-an evil to be de.
plored but te,ldcrly treated: that Congress
clearly aud iudisputably had the power to cx
cluic it fou: tue Territories, but that tie cxc,
ciec o7 that ,ower WIS not alwors lust tn tie
South 0, advisable for the North that apy levis
iatlon ~tncn'' ",t'.va. .v....,ug .ne .esteu
rights Of the South, would cl5cumscribc Slavery
within narrower bounds, was In accordance with
tho do:,rlocs Of Democracy and tile policy Ct
the Fn'heEs; that Aoolitionism erred not in til.
fundamental principles upon which it was
based, bus'n tue danger it brought in its trail:
that the couasry would &c orerfl1n with three
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which 1t was proposed .hcy should eujry. Nllc
does not re'1Itn''c: 1hcso things? Who, forty
years oi asc, il: ret ro1ulzant ol 4 former state
Of public opinion SD healthy on this Slavery
question that nlau, :sny where in a Northern
State: who hal undertaken tie justification oi'
the American Slave system upon any other
than grounds Of temporary expediency, would
havo been Looted down by Democrats them
selves J:cad, then, tic Alabama resolutions,
put :artil by tl.cr tramcrs as tho basis Of Il
National Democratic party, and see how al}
this ias changed! Slavery the natural law G;
Christianity ard Democracy; Slavery will,
unwrittcn and irrepealatle rights everywhere
under the shadow Of tic American flag; Con-
gress, creature Of The Slave Power, useful only
for registering i's dccrees; the people Of The
Territories brought down u Il State ofyassaI-
ngo to the eant authority, without The right
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