White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-07-19

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practice Of voting for Gen. Jackson at
every election, no matter what the Office ;
and then the clerks of election. who were
bound to be able to read, could count all
such votes for the Democratic candidates.
The plan worked so admirably, that It is
kept up in Egypt to this day. Douglas
himself has been several times elected BY
votes cast for Gen. Jackson.
About this time. Douglas mind be-
came occupied with q matter Of serious
concern. He discovered that whiskey
was killing of his party in the State. He
remembered the example Of St. Patrick
with the snakes; and he resolved to ban
ish the monster. whiskey, from the State
of Illinois. After cogitating over divers
plans, be decided that the best way would
be to consume it outright. He accord
ingly set to work in earnest. and was
heartily assisted by every Democrat in
the State. He never wholly succeeded
in his laudsble purpose but as an evil
dence Of his indomitable perseverance, We
will remark that be has not abandoned
the project, bat still keeps mp his efforts
to destroy the whisksy, and his followers
are yet cooperating with him in the good
work.
A new Judicial District had been for
med, through Douglas influence in the
Legislature. and q Judge was to elect.
The Democracy picked upon Douglas.
Knowing him to be q splendid judge Of
sod-eorn whiskey. they were satisfied that
he was equally handy with the law. He
was elected and during his term of Of
fee. he introduced many legal reforms.
Some Of the most important Of these were:
Tossing up coppers. drawing cuts and
playing "Old Sledge." to decide murder
cases splitting in the palm of one hand
aud striking it with the fOre-6nger of the
other. and issuing search warrants against
men living in the direction in which the
principal part of the spit few; and aScsr
tanning the best places for digging for
water, BY means Of forked stick held in
the hand.
Douglas was next nominated for Con-
gress, in opposition to one Of the most
prominent Wings in the State; and. al
though the Democratic vote in the Dis.
trict was largely increased, with the ineV.
table corresponding decrease in the ad-
joining District, he was defeated. How
ever. the result was regarded as person.
al triumph Of Douglas. Herein lies one
chief cause Of Douglas great renown
No matter whether he is elected or defea.
ted, his partisans shout over it vocifer.
ously, and claim it as splendid triumph
One Of his newspaper organs has just de-
clared that be will have achieved an en-.
during triumph. although he may not re.
ceive a single electoral vote in the ensuing
election
The State was afterwards re districted,
and Douglas was several times elected to
Congress. During his career in the Low.
er House. he. BY the most pcrseverine
industry, (snd marrying a plantation OIL
niggers in Mississippi. which niggers h,
hires out, and uses the proceeds in cleo.
pioneering and carousing. accumulated q
snug fortune. But the income from his
niggerS and other property. together with
his salary. is not half sufficient to enable
him to retain his present position and
every election involves him more hope
lessly in debt. It is feared that the pres
ent political campaign will wind him mp,
While q member Of Congress, the ques-
ton Of RENTING Gen. Jsckson's fine came
up. Douglas at once took stand in "a
vor of the Sage of the Hermitage. and
did more than any other man to remove
the disgrace from the old hero. Indeed.
it is said that Douglas speech on the
question did the business. Immediately
upon the adjournment Of Congress. Don.
glAs invited himself to visit the Hermit
age, to receive the thanks Of the old hero
in person. When he arrived there, Jack
SON was shaving, and wipiug the lsther
from his razor on to . copy of Douglas
speech. After the introduction, jackson
asked him If be was the person who had
made that speech. Douglas uodestIy
replied in the. affirmative; wbereupon
Jackson embraced. him, and exclaimed
that he was Just having the best shave be
had experienced since that ine was i'm
POsedi A spectator says it appeared as
If jackson were removing the mantle Of
greatness from his own shoulders, and
placing it upon those of Douglas-in
other words. giving him his old political
clothes.
By some means-probably through .
blunder Of the Congressional reporters
the impression has universally obtained
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