The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-09-19
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Douglass Treachery ENpOSed---1
SennIOr Trum bull on The SIump.

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Douglass Treachery ExpOSed---
senator Trum bull on the stump.
Judge Trumbull, Mr.. Douglass colleague in
the Senate of the United States, gentleman
Of unquestionable integrity, and unimpeacha-
ble veracity, made a speech in Illinois the 9TH
er day. When he was about TO take the stand,
Mr.. Kirkpatrick Breckinridge man, rose and
said:
Judge Trumbull, l desire to ask you ques,
ton, for the purpose OF information, and don't
wish to interrupt you while speaking, will you
permit me to ask i now?
Juhge Trumbull-YeS, sir.
Mr. Krkpatrick-I see from the speech Of
Judge Kellogg, that at the time of the attempt
ed passage of the IIecOmpton Constitution thro'
Congress, Mr.. Douglas call on Mr.. Covo1e, a
Republican member of Congress, from Pennsyl-
vania, and requested him to 90 to you and get
you TO agree that he, Mr.. Douglas, should be re-
turned to the Senate by the Republicans Of II
inois, and in consideration thereof he would
fight the Republican battles in 1860? Was this
message conveyed to You by Mr.. Jovode, and
il aye, what reply did you make thereto?
Judge Trumbull--Mr. Covode has told me
SINCE that he came to me at that time for the
purpose Of delivering the message, but before
mentioning the matter to me, found from my
violent denunciations OF Judge Douglas, that 1t
was useless to make the proposition to me, and
and consequently it was not delivered, at that
time, to me.
Mr. Kirkpatrick--One more question. Was
Judge Douglas, at that time, an applicant for
admission into the Republican party, the con
sideration on the one side being that the Repub-
icans OF Illinois should return him to the SEN
ate Of the United States and upon the other
that he would fight the Republican battles in
1860?
Judge Taumbull-I had no intercourse with
Judge Douglas at that time, and consequently
can only state the reports which came to me
through others. 1t was reported to me, at that
time, that such was the fact, and such appeared
to be the universal understanding among the
Republicans at Washington. | will state anoth-
er fact: | almost quarieed with some OF my
best Republican friends in regard to this matter
was willing to receive Judge Douglas into the
Republican party upon probation, but l was
not, as these Republican friends were, willing to
receive him and place him at the head oil our
ranks.
From this it will be seen that Senator Trum-
bull states implicitly that Mr.. Douglas did, in
1858, send Mr.. Covode, Republican member
ofCongress from Pennsylvania, to Judge Trum
bull, with the proposition that he (Dougas)
would aid the Republicans in the present Pres
idential canvass, if the Republicans would not
prevent his then pending reelection to the SEN
ate; th1t the proposition was !avorably received
by great many Republicans, but was defeated
because Senator Trumbull and his friends tho
willing to admit Mr.. Douglas into the Repubi-
can party on probltion, were not willing TO ad-
NIT him as a leader. About the same time
(the Lecompton Bill being then before Hongress)
Mr. Douglas 1--WE assert it upon authority which
shall be produced if Mr.. Douglas dare to deny
t) sent Hon. Schuyler Coliax a Republican
Congressman, to Frank Rair, at that time rep
rcsenting this district in Congress, 10 request
an interview with him. Mr.. Blair thereupon,
went to see Mr.. Douglas at his own house. Du-
ring that interview Mr.. Douglas told Mr.. Blair
that he (Douglas) was as hostile to slavery as
Mr. Blair could possibly be; that he sympath-
zed with Blair in his struggle in Missouri, and
would aid him in it, il Blair would point out
how he could do so; and then he suggested to
Mr. Blair the propriety of attempting, with his
(Douglas) assistance, to be elected to the SEN
ate as James S. Green's srcccssor.-St, Louis
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