Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-01
WARRINGTON NRws AND GOSSIP.

SENATORS CLisoxAS OF N o.,Asn BnowSoY
Miss'-The Washington Correspondent Of the
fhiiadelphia Press announces hat Senator Cling
man does not support Breckenridge, but designs
taking the stump for Douglas on his return home
He 10 here at this time, at least was here few
days since. This anncuncen1ent may stri ke some
portion Of the public being odd in view of the
fact that the Democratic press Of North Carolina
unite in declaring that Mr.. Clingman, up to his
recent departure from North Carolina for the
North, had proclaimed his determination to sup
port Breckinridge. However, the declaration Of
the correspondent Of the Press the truth Of which
we do not doubt, increases our respect for Mr.
ClingmaB as public man; because 1t places him
in attitude entirely consistent with his course
in the Senate throughout the last session, and In
the private consultations of the Douglas mana ger,
here, wherein he was regarded by all his fellow
Senators who adhered to the organization of the
Democratic party Of the body, a. being perhaps the
most earnest laborer against the of the South
asinvolved In its opposition to Mr. Douglass phase
OF abolitionism- squatter sovereignty - except,
re haPs, Senator Brown, Of Miss, who, while
avowing perhaps more ultra anti -squatter SOW
ereisnty sentiments than any other Senator, some
how or other managed TO make speeches and take
positions which Invariably did far more damage
more service In the Of squatter sovereignty,
than those of any other Senator of either party.
Singularly enough, by the by, In the same letter
the Washington correspondent Of the Philadel-
phia Press announces that ..
"Senator Brown, of Mississippi, has written
letter, wherein he declares that he will vote for
Breckenridge. Bat he gires such reasons for
doing so as tcH deter AL Others from accepting the
DisEniOn IT, G Psychologists tickst
When Senator ClinUman taxi tho ,t,r,v TO-,
Douglas, there will be a general jubilee among
the reliable Democracy of North Carolina; inso-
much as he will thus put himself, politically,
in pos ton in which the party In the Legis-
lature will deal snnmarily with his pretensi ons
to be reelected next winter by Democratic party
Votes The truth is, he destroyed all hope that
he might be reelected by the Democrats, BY his
course in Washington last winter in afnliation
with the late co-laborer Of Seward, Hale, Hick-
man K Co.-with Douglas. So his only chance
Of success lies In the possibility that a Douglas
party may be created In the North Carolina Leg
islature sufficiently strong, when allying them
selves with the Bellies to defeat the Democratic
party's nominee for the seat in the Senate now
filled by Mr.. Clingman, whoever he may be.
Apropos: the key to the recently published let
ter Of Governor Letcher avowing Douglasism on
his part lies in the fact that he is an asprant for
Mr.. Mason's seat in the U. 8. Senate, without the
slightest chance Of obtaining the Democratic
party's nomination; his only hope laying In his
possible ability to create Douglas party balance
Of power In the Virginia Legislature sufficient
with the aid of the Bellies of the body-if the
latter will take him-to elect him over the DEM
ocratic nominee. Thus are the wheels within
wheels with which the politicians Of the times
work, in motion at this time in the South
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