The semi-weekly mountain Democrat., 1860-09-15
Rmart PolltIclana.

us, and strange, indeed, which includes
considerable portion of what are called
religious people, who believe that politics
is mere trade, and to be successful at it,
it is necessary to be insincere and diShOn-
est This is a great mistake, at all events,
as regards Democratic politicians. The
old adngc that "honcsty is tine best policy
is always true, and more true in regard to
politics than anything else. y man may
ovcrrcach and outwit others in ordinary
transactions Of life-sometimcs without
detection and exposure for many years,
but politician, whom every one is watch
ing, and where it is the interest Of every
body to understand him, has but "poor
time" Of it if he attempts to cheat the
people. 1t is true he may make himself
useful, perhaps necessary, to advance the
interests Of a clique or faction, and the
latter having possession Of the party or
ganism, it may be some time, perhaps,
before the strong hand Of the people scizcs
the unlucky wight and deals out the ap.
propriate punishment.
But it comes, sure as fate, and general
" much sooner than detection Of trickery
in the ordinary affairs Of life. Just now,
this class Of "smart politicians" are plen-
ty as blackbcrricS, and it is really amusing
to witness their self-deluSion in regard to
the supposed stupidity of every body but
themselves. They have any number Of
bright ideas, of course, but the brightest
of all bright things is to be ain favor oc
Breckenridge" but support Douglas
With pompOus solcmnity, they declare
that their views accord with those Of Mr..
Breckenridge, and they are not, nor ever
were favorable to those held by Mr.. Doug
las, but they feel it their duty, under ali
the circumstances, TO support the latter
gentleman.
"Think Of ;hat, master Brook" They
believe it the duty of the government TO
protect slave property in the Terrific
ricS,' but they intend to support Mr..
Douglas, who declares that the people of
the Territories may confscatc this prop.
crty, as TelIaS Crcry species oI'Prop-
Crty WithoW rolrt~s or compensation,
whenever they choose to do so.
Mr.. Breckenridge and Mr. Douglas have
nothing in common on this question, in
this State, at any rate. They are, in fact,
by chasn that political JcS-
uitism can never bridge over or oblitcratc
But we see no great difficulty in the
way of talking hougla>i>m, and support
ing Lincoln. Mr.. Lincoln proposes to
exclude "slavc property" by an act Of
Congrcss-thc supporters of Mr.. Doug
as propose to exclude "slavc property"
~ an act Of the. Territorial Legislature.
rhcy differ only in regard to mcanS-on
! mere question Of eXpcdicncy-aud this
certainly offers large and inviting field
'or the smart politician to operate in.
separating the sheep from the Goats.
Every intelligent man h,rc knows tuii
well that the Democratic party has, FOR
several years past, been cursed with set
Of half.and.haif AbolitionistS, calling
Democrats.
The present attitude Of parties is fast
driving these men to their natural allies,
md relieving the Democratic party of the
incubus which their Abolition principles
imposed upon it.
The disintcgration Of the Douglas party
in the Atlantic States, as well as here, is
going on rapidly. The leaders, seeing
The hopclesSncSS Of their cause, are going
10 Lincoln, while the rank and file, with
lhci: eyes thus opened, will return to the
true Democracy. AS an evidence of this,
We hear Of Douglas papers hauling down
hc Douglas flag, and running up that Of
Lincoln; and we hear from all parts of
he country Of leading Douglas men who
IRE going to vote for Lincoln. in order to
lcfcat Brcckinridgc This is the game
hcsc frcc-Soil squattcrs intend to play.
Us an evidence Of this, we quote the fol-
owing paragraph from the Harrisburg
Pa) Telegraph, a Republican paper,
which feels very happy over the prospect
VI getting those traitors:
The STAMPEDE CoNNEScEp-The evidences
# determination on the part oG the Douglas |
nrn 10 vote for Lincoln, and thus kIll two birds
With one stone, are multiplying on every hand.
This is the case here. and all over the country.
scores Of men who have for wears acted with
The Democratic party, are daily ranging them
selves under the banner Of Lincoln and Ham
lin, determined to crush out the Southern dis
lniOniStS and the Northern traitors who frater-
nize with them.
1t is conceded, and justly, too, that every vote
rNst for Douglas in the free States is q vote for
or old Joe Lane, just in the pro-
portion that it is effective in carrying the cleo
tion into Congress.
me HUtet supporters W .HF DongdS DnuM
a hUndrtt times Pr.rer tie tlection Of Lincoln to
int of either Brtckiardge or old joe Lanc.
This is the first bird 10 be killed. by all man
ner Of means. On the other hand, q large num-
ber Of them are burning with the desire 10 gire
a bIOtr to Ae South, IN return for the ddStdrdly
treatment Meyhdrs rtceiroi during the past tire
ytdrs, and particularly AT the Charleston and
Baltimore Conventions.
They see no other way half so effectual in
accomplishing their revenge as voting Lincoln
into the White House. The country is swarm.
ing with this class of Douglas men, and among
them may be counted some of the most etIi-