Red Wing sentinel., 1860-05-16
DOUGLAS, PROSPECTS.

w. w. PHELPS, Editor.
80. DOUGLASS PROePECTs.
by extracts from lestkag Southern, pap.
ore. which We publish III to-day's issue it
viii be seen that the action Of the seeding
Southern delegates is not endorsedat home,
and that already the Democracy cf' the
Southern States are moving 70 appoint dele
gates 70 Baltimore who will give expression
to their real sentiments. Thsy willingly
stsnd BY the platform, adopted At Charles
ton and are convinced that to insure sue
cess tls nomination Of the great defender
and. expoundsr Of that platform is necessary.
yvAt the North, the conduct Of those dele
sasss who 70 mantully stood by Douglas
is universally applauded and ratified, while
.ihose who basely bowed their neck at the
nod Of power, and misropresented their con-
stituents ~ concurrins in the designs Of
traitors and factionists are everywhere cx-
ecrstcd and denounced. ir.&
Never has the fact that Douglas is the
choice Of three .fcurths of the National
Democracy, besn more apparent than at
present. All over tho Union, meetings
larss and enthusiastic are convenins 10 en-
derse his position and express their faith
and confidence in his integrity and patriot
ism, and proclaim him their choice for Chief
Magistrate Of this Republic. lis true there
j. m opposition to encounter; An opposition
which has proved its power by dividing q
Ss,ional Democratic Convention and pre-
vrating, for time. the expression of its
will. An administration unscrupulous and
corrupt, urged forward by deadly animosi'
ty, and thirst for revenge, TO employ al!
its power and patronage to strike down the
man who knowing himself to be right, in
The height Of its pride stepped hstweep it
and its unholy designs. An envioas ard
wealthy Senatorial oaigsrchy, determined
TO rule or ruin-to have . president VIC
will b. their tool and wink At their jobs,
and plundsring schemes, and leave to
.Asir dispsasa,isn the Federal offices Of
tlhc;r S.atss-karing and hating man like
Douglas, bssauss they know such Presi-
dent would soon put An end to their power.
An extreme h:tioo, hating the nation,
and eager for disunion, knowing him to be
their snsmy, make war on bim to the death.
The opposition Of either Of those powers
is formidable and against Douglas they
cordially combine their forces, and their
eniss"ries are continually 1t work hound
ing and denounoing and misrepresenting
him. Asssiled on every side. he stands
where he first planted himself and finds
that he is the champion Of . principle
dear to the psop,e-the representative Of
. great and popular policy. lie will not
b, driven from that position, for the nation
stands ready to sustain him, and those
who are striving to strike him down sho'd
beware. In spite Of them aud thsir hounds
and their bribes and their wire -paalling,
he will be nominated At Baltimore: He
was airly nominated At Charleston, for be
had . majority Of the whole number Of
votes, and lacked but sixteen Of having
two thirds Of aii remaining in the con-
vention after the bolt. When before I'D
Democratic statesman get . majority and
h;l Of seosiving the nomination. When
before were such means employed to
thwsrt the wishes Of the people. There
was no fhir play fos Douglas. How dif-
lsrcnt from his own nobIe Conduct when
Buchanan received = majority at Cincinnatti
Douglas was nominated At Charleston; he
has long been nominated by the Demo-
cratic people; on tts 18th Of June, those
nominations will be endorsed at Baltimore,
snd tho ides of November will witness the
pleasure with which tho country will ratify
them.