Des Arc citizen., 1860-08-29
Douglas Indicted.

I.
 We give below the indictment, for so we must call it, of Stephen A. Douglas, arraigned before the bar of popular judg- nent, by Charles Reemelin, Esq, at the Breckinridge and Lane County Conven- ton, held at Carthage, Ohio, on Saturday the 4th inst. It will be seen that each count is clearly and specifically drawn out. Let Douglas put in his plea and defend himself, if he can:
 MT. Reemelin arraigned Douglas on five counts, which he set forth as follows: 1st. Douglas is false--always false to his promises. In 1852 the Wings and Democrats agreed te a fiaasiityy apon the slavery question. Douglas was pledged with his party, yet he revived agitation upon this question. He violated the plat form of 1852, yet he reprobates Buchanan for violating that of 1856.
 RAILROAD SCHEMES.
 r 2d He is the author of the grants of public lands for railroad purposes, which increases taxes and diverts public lands from uses to which they were authorized to be appiei by Government. He was the author of the great land grant of two and half million acres in Illinois, to the Illinois Central Railroad, which will cost the people $50, 100000, for the benefit of that corporation. But there is more se- rious point, II knotc." said Mr. R. "taat there as at tkis time scheme, e ,ceU deveI- oped scheme, for the construction of e rail- road from Ve,O York to Bufalo, Mence 10 Chicago, thence to Sioar City, and Mence across to California, aohich ,Das the main reason phicA kept the .Nev York allegation in the Democratic Convention for Douglas. Eraslus Corning, Dean Richmond and Cagger, held his nomination in hand, and they gave il to him because he was in fa- vor of such grants. MT. R. held that these grants are a perverson of public trusts. They are for common use, and should not be distributed to corporations. He said in conclusion that Jackson's veto of CIay's Land Distribution, will apply to this case.
 TARIFF. Sd. Do you remember that Douglas did not vote on the Tariff in the Senate last wnter2 He lodged it. But do you re- member what he said the other day in his Philadelphia speech He told the people of Pennsylvania that if they would help him put his hand on the slavery question, he would give them all the protection they want. '4Isn't wink as good as nod" !" etc.
 i sEDITIoN RILL.
 4lh. Do you remember that last winter, when he heard the motion for Commit tee 10 investigate the Harper's Ferry ai- fair, that he moved, for the purpose of gaining credit with the South, that the Committee on Judiciary be instructed to bring in bill punishing with death any person who should be guilty of treason against State. Thus would he use the power of the General Government to pun ish you and I, or any man for treason against State Government. A pretty States Right Democrat he, to use the
 power of the General Government for the
 punishment of crime against State.- But the South was not to be caught Tn such
 a trap, and Jeff Davis held him up in all
 his baseness for the condemnation of the
 Democratic party.
 covoDE COMMITTEE.
 | 5th. Now for the Covode Committee O
 Investigation. Who was the eaves-drop
 per, who the spy, who the informer in thl'
 case? Who were leading this assaul
 upon the administration ? Douglas men
 Forney, Schnable, Sanders, all of then , playing traitors and spies, showing thel own rascality and villainy. Douglas ant : his friends are sustaining all these dirt.
 tricks. Who but him sustains the princi pie that "to the yictors belong the spoils! [ Who but he and his friends sustain al [ these corruption contracts, and all the VII lainy in the land! And if they wer
 elected, would they not do it again | It may fairly be contended that inVete rate laziness is the most effective labor-sayin