Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-03-06

We sui join the greater par, Of tins exPii-
cit enis,le:
ToHs Electors ofiae Third Congressional! Dis
trict II Lsujsia,id:
FELLOW CIrIz ENs-youT great distance
from, the seat Of the Fedora. Government,
the importance of the present crisis IN the
affairs OF our country. and the peculiar
circumstances in which | am placed as
vour representative, oblige me TO take
this method Of addressing You.
Our Of MY colleagues, the Hon. Miles
Taylor, has written and authorized The
publication of a letter In whlch he express
scs the opinion ,hat Stephen y D1agas.
Of Il.iuols. ought 10 lie the Democratic NOM
NEE fer President Al the next election
1tuhou, thai, AIr. Taylor "sees no we'll
founded hope Of the preservation OF the
Union with honor TO ourselves; and he
declares that III he were IN Louisiana he
would 90 ali in his power = secure the
election OF delegates 10 Charleston In
favor Of Douglas" This IS frank and
fair, Mr. Taylor mas q righ,lo his opinion.
90 not deny lis sincerity nor InpuGn his
u40ti"cs Bul differ with ham 80 entirely
that | ihIlh myself bound 10 express my
dissent, lesl on nigh, regard me a. faith
less to your Interests and rights.
The politicians aud newspapers in the
..Herost Of Judge Douglas, or some Of
then have been playing 4 bold game Of
brag In the North they toasI Of ms
strength al the South, and III the South
they try to make the impression that he Is
very powerful with the Democray of the
North. Neither the one story nor the
o.hrr Is true. Beng here al the politica.
centre Of the Union, with as good oppor-
tuui,y as any other person Of Observing
tae slgts q public feeling, | declare il 10
IL ny deliberate conviction tina, Douglas
would be the weakest candidate thai
could te selected from among al The men
who have Yet been prominently spoken
Of. lie Is Il Shrewd political manager ;
he i very industrious II pushing biz
claims. and lie knows how 10 uuit ken the
activity of his friends. THIS gives him
great advantages III lccal CONVENTIONS and
STATE committees over those gent, man
who think il their duty TO await quietly
the action OF the party; Lut.t does bot {. r
uIsh any reason Tor believing that be can
carry the electoral votes even Of the
politicians ia his favor.
II IS .. these States are Back R-puL-
!icau - the core. ana III those winch the
Democratic party might win with good
candidate, AIr Douglas has 10 chance
whatever at the polls. For instance, =.
New York, New Jersey, PENNSYLVANIA
and Indiana the leading Democrats hav
-QmnIued themselves 50 9ir0hC.V against
an, and We're compelled to speak 80
freely Of his recent opinions and cJuIucg.
hat they cannot possibly support hin with
any degree Of ficlency The u,mcs. he
could hope from them III The canya ;
would he The charity Of their sleLca, and
that Is all they could give him consistently
wIlh their own honor Can we afford 10
% into the mighty battle Of tbs YEAR with
"a leader mon whom It viii Be- lmposS .b.e
Is rally cur whole force Have Se any
Strength 10 throw awayl
have 10 personal objections - Jujg-
Douglas. Nv difference with him is en-
,ire,y political Three years ago nobody
il :lc nation stood faIrrr for The next
Presidency Bur his violent, uuprovolled.
ana unnecessary hostility 10 Mr.. Buchau-
ans Administration. and his biuer op-
position to the body of our friends It'd HE
last Congress, have ruined his POLITICAL
fortunes. lie has divided The Democracy
as far as he could and drawn off many
Of his aJheren's from is support H
has thereby gained the admiration OF a
fac On. tul he has lost The confidence Of
the party. Sui l have uniformly coaa-
seized tOIbcaraace, cancellation. and kind
ness 20 hiaa aud h his friends. | am will
IN to bury the past aal forget by-goues.