Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-19

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PuFT! PUPIL PUYr 1--WE refer the read,
who desires to comprehend the whole art and
mystery Of partizan pufery, including that branch
might better, perhaps, be styled deiberate
detraction Of others for the benefit Of the to be
bePuffed, to the "Life Of Stephen A. Douglas. II
B Senator from Illinois, with his most important
Speeches and Reports, by member of the West
| ern Bar. New York Derby & Jackson, publish
ers; Chicago. d. B. mot Ike) Cook & Co., 1850 -
curiosity led US last evening to glance over its
pages at least sufficiently to convince us that II IL
an electioneering document worthy to do service
In the cause of Mr.. Douglas, alongside of the
| shameless Misrepresentation Of the truth that
| nave Tor two years past characterized the p,o-
Douglas Geographic dispatches that have come In
| be universally regarded as the tallest partizan
lTg through the press, ever essayed in this
country for the benefit Of an aspiring politician.
The TACT that the preface announces that ere
seeing the light 1t was submitted to a council of
his leading friends, makes Mr.. Douglas himself
Ialriy responsible for its gross misstatements Of
| 'ne ruin with reference to various of his Demo-
| cratic fellow Senators who have not seen fit To
snou' nosannas In praise Of his phaze of the abo-
| litionism Of the times. Thus, in its illusions In
four distinct and palpable falsehoods for the ben
| eft Of Mr.. Douglas, which his revising council
must have known to be untrue, II knowing
enough OF the history Of current times TO be at to
be entrusted with the duty ASST gned to them bv
| the author and his demi-pod.
so, too, Is 1t rePlete with false aspersions upon
| Senator Green, Senator Bright, Senator Bioler.
ana others, about whom it tells sswhoppers,, bv
@he yard, for the benefit Of Mr.. Douglas And in
| nau2ht else does 1t falsify the truth more un
blushlngly, than in its pretended history of the
Jefferson Davis resolutions, which 1t falsely char
acterizes as platform laid down by the Demo-
cratic Senators for the adoption of the Charleston
Convention.
1t is undeniably true that Mr. Douglas himself,
acting through his other senatorial self, MIR. Pugh
absolutely forced on the Democracy of the Senate
the necessity of adopting some common plan Of
| action with reference to the rights and duty Of
Congress with reference to slavery in the Terri
| tories Thus, he forced them to elect precisely
where they should stand on that question; or to
deal with itin open Senate without previously
coming 20 common understanding on the sub
Ject' That is all they have done in caucus with
| reference to it-adopting common line Of policy
on 1t for their own guidance in the discharge of
their Legitimate duties. AS the policy determined
the fact that the Democracy of the Senate almost
unanimously rePudate his phase of aboitionism,
and thus tends to weaken his prospects of a DEM
ocratc party presidential nomination, he pretends
through this remarkable biography that the caucus
was held to lay down platform for the Charles.
ton Convention; rather than to enable the DEM
ocracy OF the Senate to relieve themselves as best
they may, from the dilemma into which his own
lhordlnate ambition and unscrupulous play for
semi-abolition favor had literally driven them.
On the whole, the work in question cannot IA l
to exert happy influence, in opening the ewes OF
the few southern men of integrity of purpose who
still cling to the idea that he is still of the Demo-
cratic party in principle, to the impudence of his
claim to be nominated at Charleston upon the
Cincinnati platform, while VIGOROUSLY proclaim
ing that he CONSTITUTES it as to authorize the EASY
abolitionizng of all the Territories of the United
States.
THE MORALS OF PoLIrIcs The Mayor NJ
Washington took his departure this morning for
Charleston, Of course to engage in the outside
maneuvering to effect the action of the Conven.
ton to assemble there on Monday next His DO
sition with reference to the different asprants
illustrates, capitally how little reliance is to be
placed in the professions Of attachment to the for
tunes of this that leader uttered by the tribe of
chronic office seeking and jobbng politicians,
generally. Thus, we know of our own knowledge
that he has within two days assured the leading
friends here of the nomination Of Mr. Hunter.
that he is for that gentleman-frst, last and all
the time. Also that Mr.. Douglas claims him. in
conversation as being his, first, last and all the
time. And, also, that Gen. Lane says that he is
the advocate of his nomination at Charleston. be-
yond peradventure. Also, that he sent to Gov.
Wise, through Mr.. Jas. Shehee, of this CITY, vol
untary pledge of eternal fidelity to his (Gov w 50
fortunes, at Charleston. And our impression is that
if MIR. Breckenridge would only speak in the same
connection upon the assurances Of his support ac-
corded to himself, he, too, would be as positive
that the Mayor Of Washington performs his cur
rent pilgrimage to Charleston, to the end only of
securing his (Mr. B.'s) nomination
The public. by the by, will probably agree with
us that our distinguished Mayors fealty. on the
whole, is somewhat more certain, for himself
than for any one else-that whoever may be King
ne will surely be Vicar OF Bray, (U. s. Alarshal)
if he can.
We mention these facts, concerning our May
or'S policy with reference to the approaching
Democratic nomination, because they illustrate to
a charm the absolute uncertainty of the action Of
the national conventions of the times, wherein
just such politicians the Mayor of Washington
are apt greatly to preponderate, and to influence
whose action thousands thousands of office
seekers, actuated by similar motives, flock where
ever they (the conventions) meet
The JAPANESE EMBASSY TO BE LANDED AT
NEW foRK.-The japanese Embassy will not be
landed at Washington, as it was at first thought,
and as suggested by Consul General Harris, but
In accordance with the original order Of the Sec
retary CT the Navy, will be taken by the steamer
Roanoke to New York city The reason of their
not being brought directly to Washing ton, is
stated to be the difficulties which it is appre-
hended would attend the plotting Of the vessel
through the channel of the Potomac river. This
must be a mistake, however, as the bringing up
vessels Of much greater draft has been attended
with no Inconvenience heretofore
The WEATHER.-The following report Of the
weather for the morning is made from the Amer
lean Consolidated Telegraph Line to the Smith
sonian Institution. The time Of observation 4,
about Z o'clock.
APRIL 10, 1850.