The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-07-11
Our Candidate.

Democratic party for President OF the U.
States. The Baltimore Convention Sat.
urday morning yielded to the well.known
wishes of the Democratic masses, and
nominated the great champion of non.
interference, and the great, ackno wledged
chief of American statesmen. Fo: two
years he has been pursued with malig-
nifty unparalleled, anG yet, despite of the
unholy combinations against him, he has
come forth from the contest crowned with
the wreath of victory He is the nominee
of the Democracy of the Union; he is
the candidate of the Union.loving and
Constitution-revering people of the Uni
ted States; he has been the champion of
Popular Sovereignty for years, and the
voice of the people has nominated him in
defiance of all the tricks and schemes of
the politicians His nomination has been
already hailed with delight by the people,
and before two weeks his name will be
known and recognized as that of the man
destined to preside over the destinies of
this Union for the next four years.
The pa'e-faced boy, who, one morning
twenty seven years ago this very month of
June, entered the Office of our esteemed
fellow, citizen, Serlock j. Andrews, and
commenced his career in the Grea. West
as young law-student being then only
twenty years of age, and who since that
Gay has carved out for himself name and
ia fame which shall be enduring as time
itself-is to-day, in the full splendor of
his ripened intellect and matured manhood,
the standard bearer of that grea. Consti
tutional party, whose history is the record
of all the vast achievements made in the
progress and secured to our country since
the days of the immortal Washington.
Stephen A. Douglas is an illustrious
embodiment of the spirit and genius Of
our American institutions. Tie Cabinet
maker boy of thirty years since, is to-day
the most renowned statesman of the age.
And how, young men of America, has
this been accomplished? How have the
rugged and dizzy heights to fame been
climbed? How has the glorious and i'm
perial summit been reached? BY perse-
vering toll, by diligent labor, by ceaseless
application, by inaexible adherence to one
fixed purpose guided by truth and ami
mated and strengthened by uufaltering
hope, dauntless courage and invincible
power?
How brilliant has been the Little Gil
ants career.
In 1886, at the age of tweEty-three,
he was elected member of the Illinois
Legislature.
In 1887, vacating his seat, he was ap'
pointed by Presiden. Van Buren Register
of the Land Office at Springfield
A few years later he was elected Secre.
tary of State. saa74a
In lS4l be became one of the Judges
of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
In lS43 he was elected to Congress. &
Since 1S43, or for seventeen years
Judge Douglas has been a representative
. of Illinois in one or the other House o
/, Congress.
In 1916, he was elected to the U. S
Senate. In January, 1853. he was re
elected to the same Office, and in January
1859, after the memorable contest o
1883, he was third time elected for {
, term Of six years. In 1853, Senator
Douglas visited Europe, and spent severa
r months iu-personal observation of tn
t practical working of the various system
0 of Government. In Russia, he becam
I personally known to the great Empero
Nicholas, by whom he was most cordiall
received and greatly admired for the orig
q inality, vigor and independence of hi
? views.
Z Standing at the head of his profession
e as alawyer-occupying the foremost plac
I, in the councils of the nation as q States
t man, Stephen A. Douglas will crown hi
i career in November next, when the peopl
If shall put the laurel wreath upon his brow
J. and lead him victoriously to the seat {
q the Chief Magistrate of the America
y UnioL. aie3 ~
j. The Chicago Times says truly: "Hi
: words are household words--on the lip
e of the American people; the record of hi
K deeds, is the history of his county
o Douglas and Popular Sovereignty nee
e no eulogist in 1860. They have write
LuClE OWu ctalauut CuioStutA III tuO OtCu
o at Charleston and Baltimore. They hav
It shown their power-they have made th
h enemies of the Union and of the Const
tuition quail before their might; they hay
d conquered and putto an ignominious rou
y the politicians, and, backedby the peopl
il they stand forth to-day before the worl
5. as the representative of the great Amer
sr can idea.'
l. The ticket is one of unusual strength
N 1t combines ability and personal integrit
y in tie persons of both the candidates. ]
e is rare combination of statesmanshi
ii severely tested, anG a 6rmuess on the pal
l. of thenominees that cannot be weakene
le by the Establishments and seductions
n power or overthrown by the oppositio
he and raving of the fercest fanaticism. TT
le nominees literally fear neither North nc
D. South. They have stood up through I'll
J. and food-at the North to defend tt
C. just Constitutional rights of the Sout