The Shasta courier., 1860-04-07
The Charleston Nominee.


ton for being hopeful of his success before the
Charleston Convention. Since then we have
received additional news indicating rapid
Frightening of his prospects. His late impromtu
speech, in reply to that Of Senator Seward, has
done him immense service IN the ranks of the
Southern Democracy, as will be readily inferred
from the fact that it called down upon him an
ardent tribute ofapproval from even JEFF. Davis.
The Washington correspondent of the S. F.
Herald tbas alludes to the speech:
" Senator Douglas promptly arose to reply to
certain passages in Stewards oration, and passed
round after round of hot shot into the Republi-
cans. JEFF. Davis, Green, of Missouri, Hammond,
and the other leaders, were delighted. The
enaneiation of his doctrines, in defense of the
Democracy, created manifest effect on both
Sides Notwithstanding that special correspond
ent of the Tribune, says it was received with
" derisive laughter Your correspondent was
present, and he AYERS that he has not, for many
a day, beheld such thankful unanimity among
the Democratic leaders, as when on this occasion
Douglas defended the party and challenged the
other side to follow up the irrepressible doctrine
to its losfal cdpcusion.
jeff. DNris, who followed Douglas, paid dug
las a high and elegant tribute for the gallant
manner in whch'he repulsed the Senator from
New York"
To defend the Democracy. when assaulted by
Aboitionists in attacks upon the Constitutional
rights of the Southern States, is no new thing
for the gallant Douglas. The entire Democracy
of the nation have for years looked for that
service at his hands on all proper occasions,
and have never been disappointed. Even the
ingrattude of those Southern Democrats who
for disagreement with them on one question,
have forgotten past priceless services and poured
out upon his head "gall and wormwood can
not keep him in his seat when his beloved DEM
ocracy is unjustly assaulted by men who seek
to sink themselves to a social and political
equality with Southern negro slaves.
We hope--almost against hope-that the
Southern Democracy will at Charleston find
their eyes freed from the scales Of unjust pre-
judice, placed thereon by Southern demagogues,
and be able to see their error ere they reject
"the lion of the tribe of Judea." We trust that
Southern delegates will not crafty the Black
Republicans so much as to sacrifice the great
Illinois Senator-whom of ali men they fear and
hate the moSt-to appease the names of dead
and rotten Lecomptonism. We trust Southern
Democrats will never thus erect living monu-
ment of criminal folly and base ingratitude, to
which the Republicans may sneeringly point
the young and aspiring Democrat of the free
States, with the admoniton, d" Behold, young
Democrat, monument of Southern gratitude! !!
See the reward which you may hope for at the
hands of Southern Democrats Look A Doug
las slain-after years of service and leadership,
a Douglas slain, and with a Southern blade r'
We will not believe Southern Democrats capable
of such ingrattude, until we can no longer re-
frse to believe. Already Virginia-we glory in
being of her sons, Notwithstanding every
fool in this State is in the habit of sneerng at
her--Virginia, through one of her leading
Democratic papers, says, while her delegates
prefer Southern man for the Presidency, they
will yet be ready to centre upon Douglas as a
second choice. A large delegation of prominent
Democrats from eastern Maryland, heretofore
supposed to be especially hostile to Douglas,
waited upon him after his reply to Seward, and
frankly informed him that he was the first
choice Of the Democracy of that section.
Col Joseph c. Bradley, of Alabama, delegate
to the Charleston Convention from the district
of Senator Clay-who recently said he would
not vote for Douglas if he were the Charleston
nominee-has declared for Douglas The
Georgia Columbus Corner Stone, also has raised
the Douglas flag. So too has the gallant For
syth, recent Minister to Mexico. Listen to this
eloquent son of the South in yindcaton of his
support of the great Illinois Senator:
81 thank God that while he has borne upon
his back the Southern cross on Northern ground,
and borne it bravely through ordeals of fire
and persecution that this day. in bearing his
cross on Sothern ground vindicate the
claim of Southern magnanimity to equality with
that of the North. He has fought the good fight
for me and mine in the North | will do battle
for him in'the South, though it lead me to polit
ical Calvary"
We trust these are evideuees ef a "sober
second thought" that will result in the nominal
ton of Douglas at Charleston.
THE BULKHEAD BILL.-The famous and infa-
nous Parsons Bukhead Bill-shorn of some of
its Objectionable features, but still retaining
some of the most odious-has passed to an en-
grossment in the Senate. If, in its present
shape, it becomes law, it will give to one COM
pany the control of the water frontage of San
Francisco for fifty yearsl 1t will be the first
time in the history of the world that such a
privilege has been granted to any set of men.
Just think of it, for fifty years all the wharfage
and wharf franchises of the city of San Fran
cisco will be monopolzed by one company, with