The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-06-29
Our Candidates.

! \. DOUGLAS, Of Illinois, and HER
| SCHEL V. JOHNSON, Of Georgia.
These are not new or undistinguished
names to the people Of the L aitel States !;
they hare been known for years in the
Councils of the Nation, and Of their own
States, and it is peculiarly appropriate
from the position occupied by them on a
previous occasion, that their names sho'd
now be associated upon the National tick
! Ct. glsssIs. JyUUULao "I.a yur,r-eo..
were both prominent in effort ana iDiIu-
ence in procuring the adoption Of the
tranquilizing measures of 1850, when the
tide Of fanaticism and disunion, North and
South, threatened 10 rend the Republic
into fragments, Mr.. DOUGLAS in the North
and Mf. JOHNSON in the South, were
among the first to place themselves in the
ranks Of the Union men of the Nation,
aud 10 stem the tide of sectional excite
ment the spreading over the land.
Our readers all know how calamity and
successfully the Little Giant met and
overcome the enemies of the Constitution
and tho Union, at Tie North. His was
no ordinary success over weak or imbe
Gle opposition. lis found arrsyed agains!
him the prejudice Of the entire North, led
and directed by many of the most talented
and skiIful politicians aad orators of the
country. 1t was TO light tack to over
come this array Of talent, and 20 roll back
the tide of this terrible prejudice. But
thanks to the good and true men Of the
nation, the friends Of the Constitution
were successful, and the policy Of the
Compromises Of 1850, and tie principles
upon which hose Compromises were
founded, we're fully endorsed b. the PEG
pie in the Presidential election Of 1852,
when the Democracy carried every State
in the Union except four.
During the vaTiou, political contests
bdfore the people from 1850 to 1852, 80
prominent and successful were the labors
Of Judge DOUGLAS, that by common CON
sent received the title Of the "LjAie a.
ont," yet at thpt time the star Of his fame
was dim, compared with the brightness
Of its present glory. STEPHEN A. DoCG-
LYs is what We seldom fird under popu-
lar governmental leader, and not poll.
T tcian. And whils he 10 the abiest and
, most earnest advocate Of Popular Sove-
reigty, ne is no plant politician, moulding
his opinions and actions TO suit the popu
lar prejudice Of the hour. The man, vic
/ for his defence Of the Constitution and The
: right Of every community TO govern itsel
: and regulate It's own local matters, travel
ed from Washington to Chicago, his way
Lighted by his own burning enigies-thc
E man who could boldly meet and over
come such terrible opposition, because
: conscious of right, possesses a boldnes'
/ and moral courage that adds tenfold lus.
a tire to a name already made immortal b.
o the srlendor Of biz intellect
, But it is not alone The great intellect
courage and integrity Of Mr.. DOUGLAS
that has caused the people of the country
to rally around him in the present crisis
but because those great qualities are en-
listed in, and his great name is associated
with that principle, upon the adoption o
which alone the Constitution and the
( Union can be preserved, 1.-The doctrine o.
Popular Sovereignty-the right of the
people 10 govern themselves y because be
would extend to tho people of the Terri
'ovies the ssme rights under the Constitu
tion which ars enjoy cd by tie people o.
tie several States.
The peculiar doctrine Of the Democrat
10 party Of the Nation, is Non-in;erven>
ton by Congress with the domestic af-
fairs Of the Territories. To this doctrine
is opposed The disunion party OF the coun-
try, composed Of two wings. Cno wing,
calling themselves Republicans, have nom
mated ABE LINCOLN for President; the other
wing is composed Of men who, having
foisted themselves upon the Democracy,
and failing to revolutionize that old and
faithful conseryator Of the Union and Con
stitutiou, have seeded. Both wings are
united in principle. TO wit g." Congression-
al Intervention - and both have in view
the same object, to wit: dissolution Of
tie Union. In this contest the Democra
CIV of the nation have chosen as their
standard bearers, STEPHEN 4. poUGL.s
and lIrRscHEL \. JouSsos.
1t will thus be seen that the political
antecedents OF onr National candidates
prove them friends OF the Constitution and
the Union, and opposed to the Sectional !
ISIS, North and South, who seek to divide |
the Union hy forcing the sisvery question
upon the notice Of Congress, and attempt |
jn2 70 force that bo!y to act upon that ex-