The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-04-04

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lations of Douglass Secret Conferences with
and pledges to sundry leading Black Republic
cans, is Black Republican, and we are CEN
.ss.4 fs1 IsIsti1,o Us teSEil--ony or suCli a
witness. Now, Greedy, who ought to know
the status of Kellogg better than the Appeal,
which is yet novice in the cause of Douglas
ism, says that Kellogg is not dyed-in-the-
wool Republican; that he is simply an old
line Wing, slightly vanished over" But if
it be wrong even to credit a Black Republican
witness in the trial of another political Offend
er, how doubly and deeply damned in public
estimation ought that Southern journal to be
which constitutes itself superserviceable in
strument in foisting upon the Democratic par
ty as its candidate for the Presidency, worse
man than the Appeal has described Kellogg
to be ?
The main point of inquiry is, not as to Kel-
logg's politics, but are his statements true?-
Does he substantiate them by unimpeached
testimony? We affirm that he does; and
that McClernand whose speech is filled with
fore unfit for our columns) does not contro-
vert single material count in the indictment.
On the contrary he admits that the Black Re-
publicans implicated in this conspiracy did
favor Douglass election-that Greeley did
hold conferences with Douglas pending the
Lecompton struggle, in the house of the lat
ter He only denies that those conferences
related to the Illinois Senatorship. This point
was wholly immaterial, because it is we'll
known and undeniable fact that Greedy.
through the columns of his Tribune, urged
the Black Republicans of Illinois to accept
Douglas as their candidate.
A note from Douglas himself is inserted in
the speech of McClernand; but pitiful apol
ogy of thing it is 4. He refers to what is al
legged as to his understanding with Gree
ley alone-omitt1ng any reference to the 9TH
Black Republicans concerned in the combina-
ton, and thereby admitting the truth of the
charge as to them-and acknowledges that he
and Greeley did hold several conferences I'M
der his OWL roof The Senatorship might
not have been the subject of those conferen-
ces but one fact is known to all the world,
and that is, that soon thereafter Horace Gree
ly became as ardent an advocate of the return
of Douglas to the Senate, as the Memphis
Appeal has become Of his nomination to the
Presidency.
| The oII0wiIss ACTS charged In Kellogg,s
speech-conclusively sh0wn-and to this day
| have not been denied
That Greedy, Wilson, Burlingame, and 9th
er leading Black Republicans, desired Doug
lass return to the Senate from Illinois, and
were assured that he would thereafter cooper
ate with them against the "slave power.'
That Horace Greeley visited Washington,
and, at the instance of Clark B. Cochrane,
went to Douglass house, where, with mu-
tual friends, they had at least two CONVEX
sations on the pending political topics.
That "Black Republican Senators held
consultation with Douglas at his house, which
was satisfactory to both parties p Gas tele-
graphed at the time to the N. Y. Tribune,)
and that after these conferences, Mr.. Greedy
and leading Black Republican members Of
Congress advised the return of Douglas to the
Senate, declaring he ,CGs all right" and in
tended to act with them.
That Douglas said to a responsible gentle
man that "blbw at Lecompton was blow
at slavery, and he soon found the ,clao!e SLAVE
pos1er arrGged against him Ike a pack Of
acO1ves;;" that he was ashamed he had ever |
been caught in the company of the men he
had been acting with, who were but a set of
unprincipled demagogues, bent upon pepet-
uating slavery; and that when asked if he |
knew where his opposition to The Administra-
ton weuld lead him, he replied: II do; and |
Ihave checked all my baggage, and taken
through ticket"
That Douglas went to Mr.. Covode, one Of
the National Black Republican Committee, and
asked him to see Judge Trumbull BLACK Re-
publican) and induce him to advise the Black |
Republicans Of Illinois to consent to his re-
election, that he might stay where he was
ITO fight the Administration, saying that he
was a young man and could wait his chances,
that he expected to be with them tile Black
RepuJlicans) in 1860"
That Sin strict accordance with the wishes
of Judge Douglas HIMSELF Frank P. Blair,
noted freesoiler of St. Louis, Mo-, wrote a
letter to B. Gratz Brown, of the st. Louis
Democrat, Black Republican paper, for the
purpose of mitigating the hostility of that pa
per towards Douglas, and that he was induced
to write this letter at an interview with
Douglas to which he had been invited through
Hon. Schuyler Colax, (Black Republican, of
Indiana
While this confederacy between Douglas
and the Black Republican leaders was in pro-
gress for his reelection, the journals of the
Senate show that he was in full fellowship
with them on the Lecompton question. For
long months he plotted with Seward-and
his name stands recorded with Stewards up
on every test vote. Is the Democratic party
so fallen from its high estate-so lost to hon.
or and to principle as to accept this man for
its leader-the representative of its doctrines
in the approaching Presidential contest? We
think not; but if we are in error as to thed
Democracy of other States, we are not mista-
ken as to Mississippi fDouglas is nomina-
ted at Charleston despite all her efforts to save
the party from that lower deep of infamy,
she will cast her electoral vote for candidate
who is sound. If the National Democratic
party, contrary to our belief prove itself un-
true to its principles, party will be organized
It the South which will be true. This re-
,olye is fixed as the DEGREES of fate.
But to return to the Appeal. 1t arraigns I
rs for quoting Kellogg to prove Douglass al a
lance with the enemies of the South. Now we !
will call to the stand witness whose testi-
nony, whatever others may think of it, will {
lot be impeached by that paper-we allude
o the Appeal ITSELF If its moral and mental
uticle Is not as callous and impenetrable as =
he hide of Rhinocerous, it will blush when h
/ contemplates its present attitude in connec- v
on with the extracts here produced from its q
wn columns. Take the stand, sir. and tell :
THAT you know about Douglas and his Black
republican deeds: q
Republican members Of Congress have al. - =
eady subscribed for one hundred thousand !. :
opies of Douglas speech, while he almost y
lone Of the Democrats of either House, has q
onciuded to give it circulation and notoriety :.
nder the members frank-Appeal, Dec. 81, :. -
s57. a
Douglass position is directly identical with b