The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-10-25

ton arrived, and the struggle recon.
Inenced. 1t became ut once manifest
that Douglas nomination could not be
forced upon the Democratic party
without splitting that organization
in twain; and he saw clearly
enough that then his election woull he
IN impossibility. The South was seced-
ing en- masse, and leaving the rnmp
convention to do as il pleased. Then
Mr.. Douglas, seeing disgraccfnl de
feat inevitable. wrote letter to his
friends i'm the convention, requesting
them to Withdraw lis name if they
found it in any wav consistent 10 do so.
And declare, it Douglas was ever
honest in anything he did or said,
believe he was honest then aud there.
But now the moment had arrived
VIXEN it became manifest that there is
justice in history. Douglas position
was disgusting. but his punishment
was sublime. Then his friends for the
first time refused to obey his command.
Those whom he had used SO often
and so long for his own advancement,
saw now there was last chance of
using him for theirs. They said to
him, "We have performed our part of
the contract; now you have to per-
form yours. We have nominated you
for the Presidency; now you have to
permit us to be elected Congressman,
Sheriffs, County Clerks, or Constables,
on the strength of your name. There
is no backing out. Ho! for the spoils !"
"Dost thou think because thou has suddenly be-
come virtuous,
There shall be no more cakes and ales
Yes, by st. Ann an ginger hot in the mouth too"
prolonged laughter.1
And so the saddle Of the rump nom
ination is put upon his back, and the
whole ghas,ly pack of otficc.hunters
jump upon it. The spurs are put to the
flanks-the whip applied to the back
Of the painting, bleeding jade, and so
the spectral ride goes, East and West,
night and day-and may the steed 90
to perdition, if only the riders reach
their goal! Loud applause and
cheers.
Oh, there is justice in history. He
has at least the idol of his dreams-the
object of his fondest wishes-for which
hshas laid so MANY treacherous schemes
for which he has turned so many /.
somersault--for which he has struck
SO many blow at the peace of the Re-
puhlic-for which he has so often pros
tituted himself and his followers-for
which he has Rugged SO many a
loafer, and insulted so.many an honest
man-for which he made every rum
shop his headquarters and every ruffian
his friend-he has at last the nomina-
ton for the Presidency, but what he
has craved rs blessing has come upon
him as curse! TO be nominated, and
know that he cannot be elected to he
voted for, and to know that every vote
for him. is for Breckenridge or Lane.
whom he hates, and every vote against
him vote for Lincoln whom he does
not love! To be voted for, and be
aware that those whn vote for him work
not for him, but for themselves! TO he
dead, and vet living enough tn he con
seious of death! Oh, there is justice
in history! Am l exaggrraiing
Where is that mighty leader, whose
voice once called millions into the field:
At the street corners and crossroads
you see him standing, like a blind, down
fallen Belisarius-not i'm virtue, not in
poverty-a bevy of political harlots
surrounding him, and begging for the
miserable "bolus of n vote; begging
the Know Nothings, whom he once at:
fected TO despise begging the Wings.
whom he once insulted with his brawl
ing dennnciations; invoking the spiri,
Of Henry Clay, whom he once called q
black hearted traitor. Oh, but, poor
Belisarius The party harlots that sur
round him with their clamorous beg
ging cry, steal every vote they receive
for him, and put it into their own peck
cts. E.s--
Where is the bold, powerful agita
tor, whose voice sounded so defiantl,
on every contested field? Behold hin
on his sentimental journey, vainly try.
ing to find his mothers home and hi
father'sgrave, apologizing with squeam
ish affection for bis uncalled for and in
decent appearance in public, like on,
of the condemned spirits you read o
in the myth of by-gone ages, restless
ly preambulating the world, condemned
to a more terrible punishment thar
Tantalus, who was tortured by an un
earthly thirst, with grapes and waite
within his reach-more terrible THAI
that of Dannites, who had 10 pou
water into the leaky cask-for he
condemned to deliver that old speed
of his over and over again. Applaus
and cheers and laughter.] As often a
he arrives at -a,hotel- that has a balloon.
as often as his hasty journey is arreste
by,a spontaneous gathering, when 20
hear a subterranean spectral voice CT
out tine great principle of non-interver
tion"-that is the dead squaiter sove
eign atoning for the evil deeds he con
united in his bodily existence. Pr
longed laughter and cheers. NJ
long ago he haunted the railroad eros
ings and clam bakers of New England
then the cross roads of the South, an
the gastly apparition was last seen
this neighborhood. Prolonged lang
ter and cheers. Where is that 70
midable party tyrant whose wishes on