, 1860-08-29

let ths Oil Guard arouse, like tho lion from
hi, lair, shake the dew drops from the'z naans'
md rive roar that will inspire wholesome
terror auaoug Douglas jackal]s and bTetkln'
ridge hyenas Of the Jungle.
DOUGLAS ON DlsuNl0N.
Te like inpudence, but we doat on the In
nvdencc Of Douelaa It differs from the e.
fron,ery Of common people as the meridian sun
from the lonely tgnts tatuus Of midnight
Il i. lu.ty, high sounding and unblushing' It's
brazeu glare outshincs for the moment the
cura cold Of truth. Not many politicians could
make s1umping tour Of the country IN behalf
of tbeir own claims to The Presidency, and To-
cifersse everywhere that they were only look
inc f,r their mother, and had no intention oi
making political epsechesl But granting that
ro,ue persons could bs found with sufficient
e,ot;su and sufficient craving for ofice to un-
do.tske this roI, It will hardly be believed that
another pcrson in tue United s:a.es could be
found to make speech in the Senate in the
month Of January j.stJying disun'on, and
then to put his claims to the Presidency on
The ground :hat some one else is fayoring dis
union. while lie is opposed to dlsunion under
anY and oil circumstances. That Is climax
Of iapudencs which no other man IN public
LIE could hope to attain.
o. the 23d Of January last Nr. Douglas
made a speech N the Senate urging the neees~
sty Of tho Sedition Law to punish the holding
Of certain opinions and tho entertaining Ct Ger
tain alleged intentions. In the yeheneoce Of
his hatred of fsee-soil sentiment-his excess
Of zsal for the perpeluity Of 4lsvey-he pro-
ceeded 70 say:
"U ,ls people Of this country shall settle
dtwu into the conviction tnse there Is no power
in ths Fedefal Government 10 protect each aud
everv s.a4e from violeoce. from aggression.
ron invasion. THEY WILL DEMAND THAT
The CORD bE SEVERED and the weapooz
bc restored to their banda with which they n.y
defend thsmselv<a. THIS INQUIRY ~
ToLYEs TIE ouEsI!oS or qAE i?.. rEa..E; :;
9;o5e, 1858 60; Paas s5s.
"They will den.and thss the cord be na'e.-
ID" Whit Il thu legal and logical '.ntsnd'
msnt Of such language? That he fI'siglat)
will sustain them IN the demand. Hat scarce
si1 months have passed wheu W. lind the
came person wagiDg tremendoue warfare Oh
lIr. Breckenridge, became it il s.isgsd, justly
or unjusly, that lie is in favor ii disun'on'
We d, not remember thAt NJ. Bseckanr1dgs
ever uttered an5 ting savo1iDg n2G 70 strong
ly Of dispn;oa IS the paragraph quoted abovt
from his accuser. Perhaps no has done 80
hut We have never aeen it in print Perhap'
Mr. Dougla. thinks that q division ofthe Dem
ocra:ic party is in itself tantanount to dis
union, but We fail to see, in that case, how h
can frame better bin Of Indictment agains
tho Breckenridge faction than they agains
him. Sill in one way or another-ior son
reason Or anothor-Mr. Douglas is tEaverslnl
the cou1try with a bludgoon, beating dow
diaunion and disunionists. This is all yer
well, provided he is sincere in the warfare b
is waSiug. But il it net curious combini
tioa-lhiB justification Of a great crime in 5a1
uary and the condemnation Of the eane criH
In July or August?
4 day or two since Mr. Douglas mado
speech in Norfolk, Virginia, having traek'
hi. material progenitor down to that sunt
latitude In reply 10 question put by OF
Of the LOCAL newspapers concerning the seoe
sion Of the Southern States in the event Of II
1inco1n's election, he il reported to la
skid:
al answer, emphaticat1y, that It is the duty
the President Of the United States and al 4n =
tho.:ty under him to enforce the laws Of I
United s!Ates pasaed By Congress, and =
courts @xpound them. +, as IN duty bound By 4
oath Of fidelity to the Constitution, would do
in nv ponef To aid 1he Government Of t
Uaited States in maiEtainir z the supremacy
the Laws against ill resistenee 10 them, col
from ~hstever quarter j. might. io other Wort
/ tliuk the President Of The United stsa
should treat iii attempts to break up &he Uni
By resi&tcuceto it, laws, as Old Hickory t1e
ID The Nulliliers. in 1882"
l. few months ago he said substantial
that unless the Southern States were provid
with seditlon Law they would tdcmand Il
the cord be severed" Now he urges that
will be the duty Of President Lincoln to t.
au thcas who commence severing the cord,
Gen. Jackson treated tho nulliacrf in 1881
that is, TO send the army end nary amc
them with crdezs TO put down ths traitors
tho carnon's 1mousht. In thus very propsr
very Inconsistent advice he has ngain cop
from Mr. Lincoln, Who sAid in his Lea7
worth apeecb: ~ Tou Nae South have