New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-09
THE PROSPECTS OF DOUGLAS.

From an Occasional Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 6, 1860.
Within few days past this c ty has rece we'd
large accession Of Soft and temi-Soft politicians
from the State Of New.YoTk. Among them are
same of the most important of the Richmond.
Dickinson delegates to Charleston. The Obe;t of
their pilgrimage TO this Democratic Mecca, at this
juBciuIe, is to ascertain who is likely 70 be the
tuectfsiul candidate at Charleston, 80 that they
can give in then adhesion to him in due season.
Tia, they ale for that person. and for 10 otder is
utQuestonable. They do not stand up)n nicates
rs TO shell or stripe, antecedents or prOclivtes
They care nothing for his opinions upon Slavery, or
anything else; nor whether he has got any prin-
ciples on questions that have passed away, like the
NilmOt lToviSO, or that are pending, like the Ter
ritOrial SlayeCOde, that loom up in the future,
like the Ie.legabzation of the African Slaye-Irade.
All they desire 10 know u.s. VIII be win at Charles
ton
These politicians of easy virtue, on their arrival
here, are generally well affected 10 ward Douglas.
But scarcely have they been at the capital day.
ere their love for popular sovereignty, Ike Bob
Acres courage, begins 10 OOze out at the palms.
They, for the bTst tlme meet the Southern current
Of opinion, which unquestlOnably sets strongly
against DOugal. they feel that it is the Niagara
tia 1 will oyerwhelm and bear down all opposition
at Charleston And it being their policy lot to re-
sist this tide in the affairs" of the Democracy,
they fall in with 1T, and are soon swept away
And as il has proved 10 be with a large number
OF leaoDg politicians from New-YOrk, within
month pat, so has it Jared with Democrats from
otbel Northern and Western States. They come
here tlled with the idea that Douglas is al-power-
tul, and Is driving eveD thing before him. They
come IRON localities where the party, In order 10
save itself from utter annihlation. has been COM
PEELED to assume the ground occupied by him in
the LecOmptOn struggle. But so soon ss they have
inhaled a few draughts of an atmosphere nore
tropical than those brscng Arctic brcezes which
they accustomed TO BREATHE their spirits begin
10 grow laDguid, their voices lose tone their conn
tepances drOOp, their Popular Sovereignty harms
are hung upon the willows, they sit down by the
waters Of the Potomac and think Of the spOils and
IL il soon all over with them
There is a very strObg sentiment here against
Douglas The controlling influences of the parry
which center at the capital are bent upon defeating
his nomination. ] he change which this produces
uDop OUdsi Douglas men, soon after their arrival in
this civ is perceptble to the most superficial OBJ
server. The opinion that he will not be nominated
at Charleston, gathers strength the time for the
meeting Of The Convention approaches. / can
bard, be mistaken in saying that very few weln-
formed politicians in Washington believe that be
sands the slightest chance OF being selected as the
regular candidate OF the party.
And as il is with the Democrats from the North
and Nest upon their arrival here, so is II with Re-
pubicans. Many highly intelligent members OF the
Republican party reach here with The hHn con