, 1860-08-04
DEMOCRATIC DETECTION:

ing accounts Of detection from Douglasism in
various parts Of the Northwest, and especially
in Our OWL State. In every instance that has
thus far come under our notice, the controlling
causes hare been the following:
!. Tee Wicklifa resolution incorporated
into the Douglas platform at Baltimore, and
which Judge Douglas specially indorses in his
letter Of acceptance, plainly and unmistaka~
bly, pledges theparty to Congressional Slave
Code, and against the power Of Territorial
Legislature 10 prohibi. slavery.
2. Tie declaration Of Judge Douglas in his
last speech IN the United States Senate, that
his great principle Of non-interrention had
carried elayeJ degree and half further
north than The South ever caimed-thas it
had converted free territory five times as large
rs the State Of New York into slave territory
clearly proves TINT under cloak Of "the
right Of the people to govern themselves" he
has been zealously working tho Inst six years
for the extension Of slavery.
3. In tie present canvass Douglas will prob
ably not receive single electoral vote-ce1-
tainly not sufficient number to carry him BE-
fore the House, in the event Of no election by
the people. 1fthe election goes to the House;
either Breckenridge Or Lane is sure to be the
President Lincoln is the only man who
stands the slightest chance Of an election By
the people. 1t is therefore, in reality, con-
test between Lincoln on The one hand, and
breckenridge or Lane on the other. II there
were no objections against Douglas or lis
platform, yote for him would either bc
thrown away or q vote really for Brecki1-
ridge.
These nre logical and sensible deductions.
Those who are satisfied Of the correctness Of
tho first two, do rot need tho third to intlu-
ence their action. That class Of Douglas men,
however, who Still have faith in his hostility
to slavery extension, find sufficient argu-
ment in the third 10 induce them not to give
their support, even indirectly, to men whom
Douglas is dencuncing all through tho New
England States as dsunionists and traitors.
They will voie tor Lincoln.
There is still another class Of Democrats.
not included in either Of the aboyc, who arc
now cooperating with tue Republicans, and III
November next will give their first Republi-
can vote They arc those whs hare become
disguised with the corrup.ions that have been
introduced into the government by Democratic
Adminiatrations-.he unblushing use Of public
money to srbsidise a venal press, and to pro.
cure the votes Of venal Congressmen-the
awarding Of jobs and contracts in all the de-
partments Of government, at rates far beyond
their actual value, as d reward for partisan
services-the layish use Of the money aud the
patronage Of the government to influence cleo.
tioue, thereby maintaining corrupt party
and corrupt men in power-and last, though
not least, the prodigaity Of Democratic Ad-
1ninistratious in running up the annual ex-
penditures Of the government to hundred
millions Of dollars, oil Of which is drawn
from the pockets Of the people, Al these
things, patent to their knowledge and obser-
vation, havo disgusted the class nc a1lule to,
aud they heartily desire change. They want
an honest man once more at the head Of affairs
An honest and economical administration
Of the general government. Lincoln they know
to be honest His whole life has not been
stained By single dishonest or dishonorable
act. Whatever hard things his opponents
have said, or may saY, against him not one