Nebraska advertiser., 1860-05-17
Political News.

The Washington correspondent Of the
St. Louis Republican, .'X,' says:
II an authorized to say that under no
circumstances will Judge Douglas inter-
fere with the action of his friends, but
leave them to pursue such a course as
they may deem proper, entirely untram-
melted by direction or advice from him."
The Springfield correspondent of the
same paper makes the following sensible
remarksi
The demonstrations at Charleston have
taught those gentlemen at Washington
and elsewhere. who read Mr.. Douglas
and the Illinois Democracy out of the par
ty in 1858, and sought to defeat him for
the Senate, a lesson. Mr.. Douglas has
been endorsed by a majority of the Ma
tional Democratic Convention; and the
Illinois democracy has also been endors-
ed. They have, also, shown that the de-
mocracy of the North cannot, by persua-
sion, or by threats. be forced to abandon
their principles. That which was good
Democratic doctrine in 184S, when the
Democratic candidate stood upon his fam
GUS Nicholson letter, which was substan-
TALLY embodied in the compromise of 80,
and in the platform adopted by The Ma
tional Convention of 1852 which was
re-adopted by a Democratic Congress in
stronger terms, in 1854; and again re-
affirmed by the National Democratic Con-
%vention al Cincinnati, in 1856, is consid-
cred by the Northern Democratic party
as good Democratic doctrine to-day. We
believe we speak the sentiments of the
Democracy Of this State, when we say
thai they will never yield these princi-
pies.
Il has been seen that, in spite of all
the power, and outside influence, which
was brought to bear against him, Nh
Douglas received a majority Of the VIZ ole
Convention, and about two-lhirds of those
voting. Had those gentlemen who were
before the convention as candidates acted
as manfully as did Mr.. Douglas in 1856
he would now be the nominee, and the
party would be saved from dissolution and
defeat. In view of these facts. we be-
lieve more now than ever before, that he
Is the only Democrat who can carry IL
linois, or any other State in the North
west.
The Republican Convention meets in
Chicago in less than W weeks. Mr..
Seward will. in all probability be the
nominee of that convention. 1t remains
TO be seen whether the South prefer Mr..
Seward to Mr.. Douglas. If. by the ac-
ton of the Democratic convention which
is TO assemble at B fillmore. Mr.. Douglas
shall be defeated. then may We expect
the triumph of the Republicans and the
election Of Mr.. Seward. Southern fire.
eaters may then think il a favorable time
to carry out. their disunion sentiments
but they will find that so long as Mr..
Seward. and the Republican party, ad-
minister the government IN accordance
with the Constitution of the United States,
they will be- sustained by all Union men,
regardless of party. If, on The contra
ry. they violate that sacred instrument,
good men, North as well as South, will
resist. The mere fact, however, that
the Republicans have elected their can
didate, will not justify Southern hot-heads
in attempting to dissolve the Union, es-
pecially. when it was in their power to
have prevented such a state Of affairs.
They will not be allowed to thus take
advantage of their own wrong"