The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-03-17
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NATION OF D0OoLASi IA

Inst We have been 4oomeWhat astO~
ishcd to see Southern papers advocating
thc claims Of Judge Douglas for tn Free
idency upon the ground that between
the two evils we ought to choose the
least As senator Fitch Of Indiana says,
the nomination Of Judge Douglas, with
his present >luattcr Sovereignty views
the entire North would deem the oct an
expression II willingness upon our part
tina, his views should become the future
settled policy Of the government
Therefore We horsc that the Charleston
Convention. in its wisdom. will not nom.
mate such a man an Judge Douglas, 81
preside over the dcs,inics Of these States
II must be palpgolc 10 every one, that
Judge Douglas is radically unsouna on
the great question Of the day and we
can't see for the life If MS, how any
Southern man. who is friendly to the IN.
st,ntion Of slavery, can with clear
conscience, advocate the claims of man,
who entcttans views in direct hostility
to the interests and settled policy of the
South. We say then, let rs have a man
upon whom the South can rely, man
who is willing to deal out equal justice
to us. as guaranteed by the Federal Con
s,itution. We don't care whether he Is
from the North or the South, SO lac rep
icscnis the sentiments OF a South
crn constituency The News says
1--WE have repeatedly taken the ground
that the nomination Of Mr. Douglas, by
the :, nth at the Charleston Convention,
would bee equivalent TO a voluntary sur
render hy the South # the whole ques.
lion now in issue. That is we should,
hy such an act, give unr assent To the
doctrine # Slunttcr Sovereignty. upon
which Douglas now stands before the
people or the United States as candi.
date for the Presidency. We know there
arc those cvDu 10 the South, who pretend
10 deny that this doctrine must, IN its
practical operations deprive the South Of
an lt i'f llNlllNIl llt AAf 'liflAl ttlA lNNl
oi this Union. but we know ct no prom
in.nt Statesman, esther North or South,
who does not consider that such must be-
the natural effect OF this doctrine and
further. we know it to be the fact that
The support Douglas wal receive IN the
Northern States is predicatcd entirely
on the universal opinion there, that such
must hc its effect Indeed his support
ers there d. not hesitate to contend with
the Republicans, that Douglas Territorial
Sovereignty will be even more certain
to exclude slavery from the territories,
than the Congressional legislation de-
pended upon 10y the Republicans Tor W.
complishing the same end And still
further. we all know that this SQuattcr
Sovereignty is quite universally rcpu.
dated in the South by all parties for
hat very reason, and that even the few
among rs who profess to be willing to
support Douglas, just fy such support
solrly ON the ground that he Is the only
available man the Democratic party can
put in nomination, aud that the party
must be defeated f hcis not nominated
They therefore Justify their support OF
him solely on The ground of q choice Of
evils, admitting that the election ol
Douglas WILDE a grcatcyil to the south,
but claiming that the success Of the Re.
publican party viii bee greater evil
Those We believe must be Acknowledged
to hr the facts ot thr ease +, Is there
fore admitted hat the Southern States
are now In u hopeless minority that we
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