Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-09-20
Douglas and his Popularity in
Maine and Vermont.

MAINE ana term00ts
In the National Convention, at Charles
ton and at Baltimore, Maine and Vermont,
from first to last, on every ballot and on
every question, was for Douglas or nobo-
dy-Douglas or defeat-Rule or Ruin
The very name of Douglas, the delegates
from those States said, would be hailed as
harbinger of victory-it would give the
Democracy the prestige of success-the
Republican leaders were afraid of Douglas
douglas could sweep every Congression-
al District in the State-Douglas was the
man, the only man, who could sweep
Maine and Vermont from the Republicans
and place them in the column as Demo-
cratic States. For these reasons because
all the Democracy, one-fourth, at least, Of
the Republicans, and fully two-thirds of
the Know Nothings we're for Douglas,
Douglas must be the man, and they would
pledge Vermont for 1000 or 5000 and
Maine by still larger majority for him at
the Presidential and at the State election.
The Delegates from Vermont, had in
that Convention, voice two-ffths greater
than Delaware or Florida which are Dem
ocratic-one-ffth greater than Arkansas,
California, or Texas, and that voice was
given for Douglas and against the candi-
dates of the Democratic States. The del
egates from Maine, outnumbered, ,and hence
her voice was greater than that of New
Jersey, Louisiana, or Mississippi-was
equal to that South Carolina-was equal
to Texas and California combined-great
er than the combined vote of Florida and
Arkansas, all Democratic States, and it
was given to Douglas, because as the dele
gates said, Douglas could carry Maine and
make her again Democratic.
After the pretended nomination of the
"little squatter," Mr.. Douglas went to Yer
mont in search of his anxious mother who
did not "know be was OUT of the Demo-
cratic party, and he continued to search in
Maine, making speeches and securing ova-
tions, wherever money, threats or promises
could secure them, and Vermont, it was
proclaimed, was certain as fate for Doug
las-frm as her own green mountains in
his favor, while of Maine there was no
doubt that Douglas would sweep the field
secure the Governor and State officers
and one-half at least of the members of
Congress.
Vermont has had her State election, and
so has Maine, and the result in each shows
why it was that the Republicans were anx-
ious to secure Mr.. Douglas as the candi-
date of the Democracy. In each State
there is a largely increased Republican
majority. Under the lead of Douglas, the
Democracy are beaten in almost every town.
ship and county, and badly beaten in each
ofthese States. Every Congressman elect
is Lincoln man-every State officer is
for Lincoln, and almost every member of
the Legislature is an advocate of the cir
repressible conflict" candidate. The defeat
is sterrible-overwhelming-disastrous,a and
it will take years of toll to turn Maine back
to her ancient faith, while in Vermont, the
birthplace of Douglas, we doubt not but
the election has SO fixed the politics of her
people that none of the present generation
will see the day that Vermont votes for
Democratic President.
Such was the conduct of the Maine and
Vermont delegates at the Convention at
Charleston and Baltinore-such the prom
ises of what they could and would do, and
such is their fulfillment.
No State, the delegates of which cast
their united vote for Douglas at Charles
ton and at Baltimore, have the Democracy
been able to carry, & unless the compromise
in New York, whose delegates ran counter
to the public will, can be carried out in
good faith, we see no prospect of carrying
any.
Every pledge made by Douglas dele
gates has been repudiated by the people,
and those who advocated and voted for the
nomination of Douglas, and who would
vote for nobody else, and who placed their
apology for obstinacy upon the ground of
his extreme popularity, are now reaping
whirlwind of popular Indignation for their
folly and their falsehood.
Like the course of the fell sirocco of the
desert, wherever Mr.. Douglas goes he
seems to carry ruin to the Democracy and
devastation in its train. He has shown
himself powerful for evil, but not for good.
National Democrat.