Daily national Democrat., 1860-06-01
shows the Cloven Foot.

The California Express was very indignant.
some time ago, because we asserted that We
had proved from its own words that it
was a secession and dlsunion paper, siding
with the extremists Of the South 1t was no
less indignant, when We accused it of an
identity of feeling with the Slave Code party
1 All along. through two or three political
campaigns, it pretended friendship for Doug
4 las. and was continually attempting to whee.
/ dle his friends Yet, every once in while,
an expression would leak out hasty speech
in the heat of anger or excitement would be
uttered, showing how bitterly hostile to
Douglas that Journal was. On one occasion
it read him completely out of the Democratic
party. as we can show from its files. On an
occasions, before the assembling Of the
Charleston Convention, it sought to decry his
strength. and to ridicule the idea Of his being
the choice of the Democracy of the Nation
for the Presidency. Seeing that he is the
choice of the majority Of the party, it now
takes occasion to censure the majority of the
Convention which declared in favor of him
and his platform, and to justify the ultraisis
who bolted from the Convention on account
Of its high egarl for the Illinois statesman.
But, the most malignant display Of its hostil-
ty to Douglas. is the sneer contained in the
following paragraph from an article in its
yesterdays issue:
/ The friends of Douglas have been struggling
Aalan
TO the Presidency their political fortune is staSed
ON the result IN very many cases their moral ana
| peCuniary fortune is Stlked also. GreelY has
been helping them in this arduaus labor % W hat
/ more natural than that he should expect assist
auce from his fellow lab0rers, if he ever were in
a severe trial and how could they, the Douglas
men, have the hearts TO refuse? Such base IN
gratitude is not in the order oiuature, and we re-
iect and drive away the bare suspicion Of its eX-
istence in the breasts of cultivated estimabc
gentlemen, who like the editor Of the Democrat is
: an honor to his species We believe that they
will assist Mr. Greeley, as they are bound by ma
ny ties of sympathy and interest to do. Sooner
I than suspect them of any intention to repudiAte
! the claims Of Greeley, we would suspect Greeley
/ himself Of hypocrisy and deceit
Now, We desire to ask the Democracy Of
this county what they think of such language
as tLis from sheet claiming to be Demo
cratic ? AnassocatIon of the name Of Doug
las with that Of G'reeleB and a declaration
that Greeley has been assisting the Douglas
Democracy in their efforts to nominate Doug
las2 We ask them if it is not as good as
plain proclamation, on the part of that paper,
thai it does not desire to support Douglas for
the Presideneyl Does it not look like de-
iiberate intention on its part to throw cold
water upon the prospects Of the Democracy
with Douglas for its standard bearer, and to
SO weaken him, in the estimation of the Dem
ocratc masses Ito the extent of its ability at
leastl that even if it does support him for the
Presidency, finally, everybody will know
that the paper does not care much whether
he is elected or not? What sort Of service
do you call this to the Democratic party and
the Democratic cause ?-aecusing a tried and |
true Democrat, and great man, Of having
the afiiliation and sympathy of a rank Re-
publican like Greeley? Call you this fight
ing the battles Of the Democracy Verify
we spoke Of cloven foot, sticking out, but
here We have the entire Devil, of Anti-De-
mocracy, hoofs, tail and all
With this continual snoering at Douglas
how does the Express expect to redeem its
pledge of supporting him, if nominated at
Charleston? win it fall back upon the pitt
tul subteriuge that he was not nominated at
Charleston, and that it did not bargain to
support him if nominated at Baltimore
Candidy, We believe it will It's evidently
preparing to follow in the footsteps Of the
Standard.
The Express has placed itself in such a
position that it cannot retain the confidence
Of the Democracy. 1t is so exceedingly re-
luetant to abide 10y the action OF the majority
Of the patry in the National Convention, that
its lukewarm support will hardly be worth
having in the next Presidential campaign,
even if if concludes to give it.
That the feelings of the Express may not
be misconstrued, we now ask it fair ques-
tion, and challenge it to make answer. Ac.
cording to your views of Democracy, do you
consider stephen A. Dougas sound Demo-
crat? Be it understood the Express has queer
ideas of Democracy. They have taken a
squnt from James Buchanan.