Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-06-16

In MlnneSOta : VOtcs OppOScu 10 Dlin, yeJ
by that rule cast for him, so that the ma
jority was more apparent than real. The
Southern States generally, acting without
direct instructions by cunningly devised
resolution of the Committee on Organiza-
ton were for the most part voting sepa.
rately, so that all Of Judge Douglas
strength in the Southern delegations SUBJ
stantially appeared.
Now, with the South opposed OF Judge
Douglas even to disruption of the party,
with every Democratic free State voting
against him, with two thirds Of the delega-
ton of the great State of Pennsylvania |,
firmly against him, with one half, nearly,
of New York hostile, New Jersey divided,
and the only State in New England where
the Democracy can have much hope, Con-
necticut, nearly equally balanced, what
was it the part of wisdom for your dele.
gate to do? Should he, coming from
State where there was no hope Of a Dem
ocratic vote, persistently endeavor to force
upon the Democratic States candidate
distastcful to them as shown by their vo'es,
in SO much so that they were ready to sun
der all political ties rather than submit to
his nomination! Were his preferences
and yours for given man to be insisted
on at all hazards? He thought not, then
he thinks so still. am quite aware
that am addressing constituency whose
first choice was Judge Douglas. But why
was he your choice! Because you be
licved he Of all men could most successful.
ly bear the flag and advance the cause Of
the Democracy In the coming struggle with
our enemies. Believing him to be Dem
orrat, you love him for his Democracy.
You are devoted to him because of his
principles-but YOU are more devoted to
principles than to any man; you revere
the Democratic party more than all men
to political judgment, men are nothing
uplass they carry out your principles; you
love your party because you love your
country. TheN any man, however gifted,
however wise, however able, must give
way in our hearts When he binders the
success of those principles on which we
believe the future well being Of our coun-
try depends. 1t is not that we love
Caesar less, but We love Rome more" l
yield to no man in appreciation of the
ability, untiring energy, parliamentary
and executive capacity of Judge Doug
las-I have no word of reproach to utter
against him-I propose to join in no cry
to follow no crusade, if such there be,
against him. Not even the hasty and i'll
tempered denunciatons and abuse OF his
near sighted and i'll l-judging friends shall
tempt Inc to do him an injustice, here or
elsewhere. We must accept facts as we
find them-a truth is a truth however un-
palatable. No man can act wisely who
disregards facts and truths in shaping his
course, whether in political or other &C
ton. | would most always wait upon |
ought, for the reasons before stated,
found Judge Douglas nomination an i'm
possibility without disruption Of the par
ty and throwing away all chance of sue
cess. You may say this is a great misfor'
tune. Be it so. 1t is fact upon which
you and fellow Democrats, must judge
y and act | found very large majority o
: tne Democratic States unalterably opposed
u Il to him. lis true, It's pity, pity tis ii
u true | found him in a bitter teud with
J Democratic administration, and withou
caring to inquire which is to blame for it
such conflict is not help to Democrats
! votes in closely contested election, cspe
- cially when the Democracy desire to carr.
y the State Of Pennsylvania, when to say th
= least that administration has both prestig
i and power. | found also that Judg'
Douglas was in opposition to almost thu
entire United States. No matter who i
y right or who is wrong, it is not pleasan
position for a candidate OF the Democratic
u party. | found him opposed by a yer!
large majority of the Democratic member
>, Of the House OF Representatives, 1t
= doubtless all wrong that this should be so
: yet so it is. l have heard that tn
sweetest wine makes the sourest vine
:, gar" but never heard of vinegar sou
u enough to make sweet wine. Cold apath
= and violent opposition are not the proliti
!, parents of votes. | found worse than a
II for Democratic candidate for the Pres
y dcncy, that the Clerk of the Repubhca
House Of Representatives was openly quo
= ted as saying that the influential papc
- controlled by him would either suppol
v Douglas or Seward, thus making himse
~ y apparently an unpleasant connecting lin
" between them. With these facts befoi
T. me and impressing upon me the convictio
II that the nomination of Judge Dougl'
10 10 could not be made with any hope or satet
no to the Democratic party, what was |
~ do! l will tell you what | did do, and
u. u. am afraid it is not what l ought to hay
~ :, done. Yielding to your preference l "
- - ted seven times for Judge Douglas, a
,e though my Judgment told me that my v
- tes were worse than useless, as they ga
\, him an appearance Of strength in the Co
~ vention hich felt he had not, in fact,
~ -" the Democratic party. If this was I
~ -. error it was your fault, l then look
o' %. around to throw my vote where at least
"1 should mislead no one.
ed
Through a series of fifty seven BALI
mt ings the voting did not materially chan!
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