New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-17
,cter Of an antagonist of the Fire-Eater prior to

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1856.
g. Mr.. Douglas was supported at Charleston,
and is still supported, by some of the extreme
Southrons, including VIM. B. Gauden. who spoke
so vigorously at Charleston in favsr of reopening
the African Slave Trade, and is still commended
a, the National Democratic Pro,Slavery candidate
by such journals as The AiiaHfa (Ga.) Corfederaey'
which in late issue thus demonstrates:
"WnAr WILL rmK soura Do ~ ABRAHAM LINCOLN Is
E,ycryp PnRpKSr I've this inerrogstoy oy sun
NV stating hat the South win permit Abraham nncon
lobe ipausrsed President OF the United states ms 'e'
tied and sealed fact 1t the determination o. al
South And let consequences be what tney
the Potomac Is crsened In human gore and
syenue 1. paved ten thom In depth with mansed ood OF
bber the last vesge liberty swept from the FACE oil the
American continent the South the loyal Southhe Consnu
tiopal South submit to such hrmia'ion ana aosa
5ation AZ the Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
eve in common with great msory of the Southern people
would most deeply regret the necessity OF such step we
should lament and depore so terrible misfortune Du' INC
South hs. submitted for the last time to ageeson-to Insult
and 10 dono The South has yielded mu,h for the sake OF
the Union for sake Of peaceor the sake
for the of perpetustg this Republic Of equal nsus to all
citizens and special privileges to none But oroearance mas
ceased with the South to be a virtue
election Of Lincoln l. orerf act ITSELF Tor the reason
that II elected win be for the express and avowed purpose OF
destroying institution Of Slavery His administration would
doubtless inception Of rvatism IL would pre-
sent the sopofo charm Of the serpent But slowly and BY de-
gees like the boaeonstrictor he would entwne his damnaos
hses around our institutions and when In hts grasp the
last spark Of vitality would be exgushed Let the South place
her heel upon the huge black serpent OF the Noh
and him before he gets his slny col about u.s. ,
The Breckenridge party Of the South desire the election OF
Lincoln because they that II viii dissolve TINS Union
of States They deny that this Is their object yet they
the support Of Brecudge for the purpose OF
party and nsuring the election Of Lincoln IL an
-
surely destroy the Union time lasts Every vote gwen 70
helps Lincoln, by weakening Douglas VINO hi'
strongest competitor"
3 During the last Presidential canvass, when
Gov. Wise d Co. were openly proclaiming that
Col Fremont, if elected, should never be inaugu-
rated-that a Southern army should seize the
AIsenals and march upon the Capital to prevent it
no word of rebuke or remOnstrance was uttered
by Stephen A. Douglas. In fact, he was never
yociferous in his hostility to Secession and Dis
union until those he now stigmatizes as devoted
thereto had turned against him, and he had pros.
pect of making personal capital by denouncing
them
On the whole, therefore, we conclude that Mr..
Douglas is not so intent on hanging the Breckin-
ridge leaders as traitors to the Union as he is on
crushing them out as boilers from his Democratic
party. We Judge that he will not be ready to deal
with them decisivey until after he shall have sent
the Black Republicans toprison under his proposed
Sedition Law aimed at incendiary publications.
We ale still unable to solve the problem of his
restless activity in the canvass, for even the ex-
PLANTATION of friend that he is "fghtiug for
funeral" does not explain it. He can have the
funeral without fighting for it, and be assured that
Breckenridge will participate. Let him but keep
bis supporters up to the mark of resisting fusion
with the Breckenridge Democracy in this and other
States, and he may safely spare himself the labor
AID fatigue of making outdoor stump speeches.
The machine will run itself.