, 1860-07-28

It will be remembered BY tho editors Of the
Chtca;o Herak that that newspaper was
starterl !. hostility to Mr. Douglas and as the
special O gan q his bitaerest enemy, Mr. Bu.
chanan. Tney Will reoollect that long after it
had pax ed under i.s pres mt editorial control,
and u? 70 Z very recent date, it continued such
hostl.sy, and in its entire contents expressed
Its Str ng and uucomp.omising preferences for
that j. 'licy which is now represented By Mr..
Breca; nr'dge; that its daily endeayor was, at
least 20 far as its readers understood and be.
lieye', to procure for that policy the favor and
the sdrages Of the voters Of Illinois, as the
only one consistent with the constitutional
Kigh..s Of all sections Of tho country. They
viii recollect that after the final division Of
tue Democracy at Baltimore, and the nomina-
ito: Of two tickets, many indications were
gi':a that the original preferences Of the
Hrc1d remained unchanged, 1nd that the pa
pk. would enthusiastically enlist in aid Of
B-e<'kinriage and Lane. They will also reco:-
: l.. i that it very soon became evident that the
last usrned ticket as opposed to that Of Mr.
1'ou5las, could obtain no effective support in
.laDo's. and that tie only result that could
possibly fellow its continuance in tic field,
would be the division OF the Democratic vote,
the surrender Of tue STATE, beyond hope, 10 the
Replb'4cana4 and the election Of Mr. Lincoln
by 1ho people. They will .bear in mind US
. ACT whnteser admissions Of it they
nar OF nay not choose to nuke, that from the
hour ef that Baltimore division, it was and is
nnaifcst that without The intervention Of
spe:ial miracle in his cid, neither by the peo.
pie, nor tho House Of Representatives. nor
the Senate, eau Mr.. Douglas be elected the
next prezident They will rcco]lect that jus:
ut this point, in The light Of these facts, in
mo:nent in the. twinkling Of an eye, The
Hn old relinquisbed, 50 far as nil outward
enA aiiostaticns enabled us to judge, It's Brock
tnr.dgs proclivitics -upsaid BY one act the
principles it dad beon urging. and bowed itself
to receive The livery, and to advocate, as
against 81 other candidates, the Presidential
claims Of Nr. DouglaA
Now, gentlemen Of the HeroM, where are
We to find the solution Of all this: Are we
to believe :hat you have in good faith re-.
no4aced your former allegiance and gone forth
in sincerity to the worship Of strange Gods?
Or are We rather to believe that the motive
wus N entirely different and less worthy
on',-ono utterly inconsistent with any deal
ina, which, ercn in politics, can be called
fair OF honorabIe7 Is not this the so3t-
tioa-that you at once detected that |
Republican victory in Illinois would |
10 the destruction OF Bneckinridgc7 that
tharefore, and because you had no fear Of Mr.
D*nslas - competitor, md because you
knew, although the people did not, th1t under |
tbs peculiar combinations Of the canvass, every
vate cast in Illinois for Douglas would in ef.
fa!s be one for Breckenridge, you decided to
support Mr. Douglas7 Is not this the sole
aud only reason why The Douglas ticket is now
H. The head Of your columns, aud the badge Of |
hh service On your bressts? If this is 60 do |
yeu approve, az fair men, Of your courso? Is
it 4 creditable and selfsatisfactory one, or Ia
It = doee Lid and treacherous one--a fraud
upon the people, conspiracy against the
Democratic party in Illinois, Of (which you arc
Sion 70 te tho leading local organ, and the
preferences Of the large maIoritY Of which you
know are not nomina1ly alone, but heartily, is
against Nr. Breckenridge, in favor Of Mr.
l:ougaas! Do you not know that the large
nn%1fr ~ T1ln nn-,narn4- Louo IA rr,r,~n
thy with NJ. Breckenridge, Or The views be
r,presents, and that if they knew, as you |
ltnow, TIN. tho contest ia inde4d narrowed to |
ts,st between the latter aud Nr. Lincoln, rtry |
,nzny Of them would prefer to vote Tor Mr.. |
1incoln7 II this is 30, is not your course DE-
.nqAed to deceive the people,-and II 80, We
ask again, is it creditable one, Or ono which
any honeat m IN ought to be willing lor one hour
to pureue7 Is there any mode By which, |
standing "a you do, you can escape charge |
Of inconsistency; which, iffastaned, would FIR
fea the respect Of every Intelligent man. e1-
cept by an admission Of double dealing which
would forfeit the respect Of every honorable !
mau7 Would it not hs just to let your readers
know where, and with what design you are |
seeking to conduct them? Do you esteem the
rank and file Of your party. tools machines,
and uothing naose- 30 much mere bulk with |
which leaders may speculate, and into whose |
persond keeping you deem it unsafe 10 COM
init the motives and true ends-.he scriptures
OF your political creed7
About su this, we Ind yourselves have H. !
7pady an opinion. About it. when they come