Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-15
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

stirred up the Douglasite hive in our mdst "a
mafkaoly. Such another buzzing az 1t keeps is
rarely witnessed In politics, even here The
aolest man amongst fhem-Mr McClernand-es
sayed to break the force Of Mr.. Kellogg,s resur
rection OF the details Of the history of the facts
which two years ago led every Democrat Of Con.
giess NOT Immediately identified with the triumph
squa'er sovereignty, to pronounce the dis,in.
gusheo senator from Illinois the most nagrant
and effective ally Of the Republican party then In
pubic life-and, SUCH to scout bis at that time
ieeoie pretensions Of identity with the Demo-
cra'ic party. Az adroit as the reply Of Mr.. Nice
was, lana all admit that he made the best possibe
oeiehce OF his cause under the circumstances J II
olo not serve to turn the minds Of the audience
Gnu tue Paoilc, from again, and especially at this
efnlcai time dwelling upon all the facts in the con
DUCT OF MI Douglas towards the Democratic marty
which led the latter to pronounce him sold to the
enemy. The gist Of Mr. McClernand,s defence
was that old newspaper articles, Washington let
ers ana Geographic dispatches, were not the pro-
per evidence on which to sustain charge of a bar
gain, that had been emphatically denied by both
the principals to it, and Others named as witnesses
In 50 lar, he certainly cleared his client. Blu,
| ne py no means cleared him of what, we take il
Ior granted, Mr. X. really essayed to prove Viz ::
| That at that time Mr. Douglas was laborinp with
might and main to defeat the policy of the Demo-
cratic party, and acted in close concert with its
bltterest enemies, one and ALL to accomplish that
end and did his best to secure the countenance of
| those leading enemies Of the Democratic party for
his aspirations for reelection to the Senate on
the that npon the great slavery issue of the
day his position Of hostility to the Demo ratio
party was equally acceptable to them as that of
| MT Lincoln while his triumph would eventually
| lnJure the Democracy much more
| though unable to prove the fact that consulta
tioh had taken place between Mr.. Douglas and
| Messrs. u'eeley, Seward, Hale, ct al designed
| by MIR. ID. to bring about his reelection tbrouob
their influence, Mr.. Kellogg certainly succeed. a
in reviving the recollection in the minds Of all
his hearers, of the fact that the conduct Of Mr.
douglas in the Lecompton controversy was evi.
| IDENTITY based on the idea Of securing his re-
election, by playing for the time being the better
and more super-serviceable anti slayeryite. than
| his opponent at home
| what Democrat doubted that fact when the
newspaper articles, Washington letters. &c resur
| fected by MIR. n. were being published! Then.
Mr.. douglas VIGOROUSLY gloried In the praises of
MS conduct published In the Republican party
| press Then, he held no consultation whatever
with any sound and true Democrat upon the ones
ton Of the times; while his councillors and fel.
| low laborers were VIGOROUSLY the leaders of the
abolition opposition. Then, too, his Quarters
Were, VIGOROUSLY, the stamping ground for the
opponents OF the Democratic party and its policy.
embracing all Of every shade of the opposition
| engaged with him in the common cause Of de.
1eatlng the Democratic party. Then the seat in
| the Senate OF the United Statesmen the Charles
| ton conventions ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the stake being
played Tor The testimony adduced by MI Kel-
loSg was at that time universally received by the
sound Democracy as proving shameless deser-
ton of his principles to secure his reelection to
| the senate and we question very much whether
| any Democrat who recollects the history Of those
times, will fail, re-reading that testimony. to
hold to the opinion that however much Mr.. d.
may now be disposed to have the world ignore
his acts, associations, and positions when a can.
didate for reelection to the Senate they were in
| deed, precisely as We have described them above.
| HE VAGARIEs OF WORCESTERSHIRE
terday, Senator Latham is said to have received a
dispatch from California (the wonder-mongers
| add, at a cost Of some S6O.) announcing In ad
| vance Of the arrival of the trip Of the overland
| mail to reach Independence in a day or so. that
the election of delegates from every county to the
California State Democratic Convention. which
in turn is to choose the delegates the Charleston
Convention, has resulted in the triumph of bis
(Senator Latham's) friends. This rumor has
greatly elated the DOuglasites, Senator I.atha m
| oelnS-wrltten down of their school, and the
California delegation having heretofore been re-
garded as certain to be against Douglas This
! rumor was doubtle IS based on the following dis
that appeared yesterday in all the papers re-
| living their dispatches from "The Associat,
Press" agency, the Star included:
| MALLOY's STATION, March 23-The overland
| mail from San Francisco arrived here this after
| noon The primary elections for delegates to the
State Convention has been held in six Of the LARGEST
| counties, including San Francisco and Sacramento
Ife returns show that the delegates are favorable
10 Gov Latham and opposed to Weller
1t is quite possible that the Latham wing or
| faction of the party have carried the State Con-
vention; but 1t is notorious that they carefully
| relfelneo rom making the fight upon the ground
OF their Identification with Senator Douglas-pro-
claiming, on the contrary. their determination to
| maintain their old position OF identity with the
| organization Of the party represented by the
majority Of the organization in Congress. They
will aim to send to Charleston unrledged dele
| gates, who will vote for the nomination Of the
| strongest sound Democratic that individual can
| be turned up from under the load Of hay. by the
| united exertioDs of the thousands of political
pitchforks that will be industriously poking after
him at Charleston, not long hence
Per contra: The result of the New Hampshire
| election has get them back terribly There, the
Democracy fought on the s4uatter-sovereignty
platform, and indeed as, emphatically, Douglas
party. The end ont is about the very worst
fhrashing the party ever received in New Hainp-
| shire-demonstrating past further ccncealment,
that the name and principle Of Douglas-squatter
sovereignty-instead Of securing strength for the
Democratic cause in the Northeast, must really
| damage 1t IS terribly there as in the late Iowa,
| Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ohio cleo
lions.
We may add that the developments concerning
the delegation from Delaware to Charleston that
have been made within the last twenty-four tours,
| also serve to worry the Douglas managers not a
little. II turns out that it (the Delaware delega-
ton) will be divided between Messus Hunter and
Breckenridge as their first choice; but that its
| members will gladly vote for the nomination Of
any sound Democrat deemed on consultation most
likely to be elected. Sensible delegation, that.
Our notion is, that quite three-fourths Of the Con
vention will likely be Of that same mind for the
Democracy have never yet sent, to transact such
business for them, men who really required cut.
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