The Placer herald., 1860-09-22
From the Sacramento Democrat.
Douglas a Republican.


That Stephen A. Douglas is an unprnci
pied demaeogue is fact that is fast taking
hold of the public mind At one time Mr..
Douglas was the zea.ous advocate Of South
ern rights, and Southern votes WAS the prize
for which he played. This was so well un-
derstood that he lost ground in his own sec
tion, and was stigma;ized as a "Northern
doughface' This was the way things stood
until 1858, when the Legislature which was
to chose Senator was to be elected in H.
inois. 1t happened unfortunately for MFR.
Douglas that just at this time the question
of the admission of Kansas under the lie.
compton Constitution came before the Sen
ate. Mr.. Douglas desired to continue in
the Senate. from which he could see that
adored White House, on which his minds
eye loves to dwell But the Senate could
only be attained by the anti Lecompton vote
of Illinois, whilst in panlering to that vote
he riskel the friendship of his Southern
friends, upon whom he relied for support in
the matter Of the Presidency. This was a
terrible fix for a gentleman of easy virtue
and grasping ambition. The nearest prize
must be first secured, and then he would
trust to fortune to regain hi, foothold in the
South. He secured the first prize but lost
the second Soured and disappointed at the
Southern opposition Mr.. Douglas has be-
come the most bitter opponent of those
principles and those interests of which he
was once the favored champion. He per-
mts no opportunity to escape in which he
can give vent to the venom that rankles in
his soul Witness hs gratuitous insult to
the South when he fippantly says at New
port that he prefers Northern clans to
Southern negroes. This expression is sense
less unless it is understood that the speaker
intended by CLANS and negroes to typfv
Northern and Southern interests, and to
pledge himself to sustain the form .r at the
expense of the latter. If madness, accord
ing to the old proverb, sometimes precedes
destruction, and desperation frequently in
duce madness How else can we account for
the fac, that Mr.. Douglas so far forgets him
self and his antecedents as to rejoice in his
an,cipaions Of Lnroln's election. His de-
luded followers in this S,ae-we mean that
portion of them who are possessed of
spark of Democratic rrinciplc-are hardly
prepared for the fact of this act of treach-
cry DO they demand the proof They
shall have it.--Anson Burlingame tue Hon.
Anson Burlingame, in speech delivered at
Belfast Gn Maine we bcleve,) made the fol.
lowing statement:
Collax, Frank Blair and myself have had
frequent private interviews with Mr.. Douglas
in his own house. On those occasions Mr.
Douglas freely made use of ex res>ons of
the deepest Indignation against Southern
drtalion. also had a private interview
with Mr.. Douglas on the occasion Of his
late visit to Boston. Mr.. Douglas then
made use of this language: "BurIingame,
am elected Senator for six years: have got
Joe Lanes head in a basket, and soon shall
have Slidell's. Bright's and Filch's. Won't
it be a splendid sight, Burngame, to see
McDougaI returned from California, Baker
from Oregon, and Douglas and Uncle Abe,
all at Washington together-for the next
President is to come from Illinois"
Mr. BurIingame dare hardly make such
statement as this if it were untrue. If it be
true, what are the Dorglas Democrats of
California to think of The position OF their
leader, who, abandoning all hope of achiev-
inc the Presidency himself, reloices TO think
that "Uncle A be" is destined for this high
place, and of course is dcng all he can to
bring abont this "splenld" result? We
know not what kind Of Democrats they can
be who are calous to this shameful ex
pOSllrc.