Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-03-01
Plain Talk about Douglas.

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Plain Talk about Douglas.
The most audacious lying we have
ever witnessed is now the chief stock |
in trade of those organs whose peculiar
mission seems to be to advance the
bankrupt case of Douglas. They claim
almost every State for him. and de-
clare that nearly every delegate yet
chosen to Charleston is in the interest
of the Illinois renegade. That reliable
and efficient Democratic paper. the
Nashville Union, thus summarily and
effectually disposes of the claims they
have set up as to the Tennessee dele
gates.-- Louisville Courier.
The Hon. Stephen A. Douglas is a
gambler in politics. and he has a set
of politicians hanging around him
to build up his political fortunes by
the same system of advertising that
lottery men adopt--an extravagant
display of prizes that were never
drawn. No sooner does a Democrat
ic State Convention assemble and ad-
journ than his pensioned letter-writers
at Washington food the country with
information, manufactured to order, Of
new evidences of his strength in the
approaching Charleston Convention.
We are informed by the jackson Miss
issippian. tSat it could not find a man
in the Democratic Convention Of that
State who would even vote for Dong
las if nominated. and yet his letter
writer's at distance have every as
surance that he is not without friends
in the Mississippi delegation.
The State Democratic Convention
! Of Kentucky unequivocally spit upon
his heresies, and instructed her dele
gates to urge the nomination of one oi
her own distinguished national men,
James Guthrie; but the lettcr-writers
who are doing the work for the little
giant find reason to doubt the sinceri-
ty of this instruction. and profess t.
look confidently for Kentucky to wheel
into his support.
Regarding the nomination of Mr.
Douglas by the Charleston Conven
ton as all improbability. we should
not have wasted words upon the sub
iect but for a ridiculous misrepresen
tation which his letter writers are send
ing out. to the effect that the recen
Democratic State Convention of Tenn.
in expressing preference for Gov
johnson for the Presidency. did 81
simply in compliment, and that afte
a few ballotings, this delegation woulc
also fall into his support.
What is there that can equal tn
arrogance Of these pretcnders? Th
Democracy of Tennessee. who know
Gov. Johnson. look upon him as pre-
eminently qualified for the high posi-
ton to which they have recommends
him, and they have reason to hop
that he is sufficiently known to tn
Democracy of the entire country to b
recognized as the man peculiarly stu
:" ated to the exigency of the times.
He needed no empty complimen
from their hands, having already Civ
+. EN- the highest evidences in their pow
er of their confidence in his integrit
as Democrat, and in his ability as
statesman. We profess to know th
= sentiment of the Democracy of Tenn
:, and to understand the spirit that PEI
vaded their recent Convention. an
:, can assure those who may not readil
ve comprehend the tactics of these pr'
-. fessional letter.writers In the servi,
"A of Mr.. Douglas. that of all the gentl'
- men whose names have been mention
ed in connection with the nominate
l. at Charleston. he is the last that Il
!, delegates from Tennessee would feel
ss liberty to support. Whilst the gre
IA body of the party might vote for hir
as the choice Of evils. if nominated
oh Charleston, yet,as Maj. Donelson sa
: Of Mr.. Fillmore. he would be 'bitt
:, pill, very bitter pill
lis Janlioe was noted for his rnura