Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-09-18
ING, SEPTEMBER IS, 1850


can only state tie reports which came to INT
through others 1t was reported TO Inc, a
that time, that such was the fact, and such ap
peared to be the universal understanding among
the Republicans at Washington. wil state
another fact: almost quarreled with some o
my best Republican friends in regard to this
matter. was willing to receive Judge Doug
las into the Republican party upon probation,
but was not, as these Republican friends were,
willing to receive him and place him at the
head Of our ranks"
From this it will be seen that Senator Trum.
bull states implicitly that Mr.. Douglas did, in
1858, send Mr.. Covodc, Republican member
Of Congress from Pennsylvania, to Judge
Irumbull. with the proposition that he doug,
las) would aid the Republicans in the present
Presidential canvass, if the Republicans would
not prevent his then pending reelection to the
Senate; that the proposition was favorably re-
ceved by great many Republicans, but was
defeated because Senator Trumbul and his
friends, though willing to admit Mr.. Douglas
into the Republican party on probation, were
| not willing to admit him rs leader. About
| the same time (the Lecompton Bill being then
before Congress- Mr. Douglas I've assert it up
on authority which shall be produced if Judge
Douglas dare IN deny III sent Hon. Schuyler
Colfax, Republican Congressman, to Frank
Blair, at that time representing this district in
Congress- to request an interview with him.
Mr.. Blair thcrcupon went to see Mr.. Douglas
at his own house During that interview
Judge Douglas told Mr.. Blair that he Doug.
laS) was As hostile to slavery as Mr.. Blair could
possibly be; that he sympathizcd with Blair
in his struggle in Missouri, and would aid him
in il, if Blair would point out how he could do
so; and he then suggested to Mr.. Blair the
proprcty Of attempting, with his douglas 81
assistance, to be elected to the Senate as
James s. Green's successor.
Mr.. Douglas told Mr.. Blair at the same time,
that his kansas-Ncbraska policy had been de-
signed from the first with view to crush out
slavery, by surrounding the slaveholding States
with Gordon Of non-slareholing communities.
Mr.. Douglas so completely satisfied Mr. Blair
Of his antiSlavery sentiments, on this occasion,
that the latter gentleman wrote to Mr.. Grantz
Brown, who was then editing the Missouri De-
mocrat, to abstain from all further attacks
upon Mr.. Douglas.
Our readers will, some Of them, remember
that Mr.. Blair admitted, some time ago, in
letter, that he had received the message above
alluded 10; and that he did have the inter-
view with Judge Douglas. But he has refused
to disclose what was said and done, because
the interview was q somewhat private one and
held in Judge Douglas house, and he is, there
fore, unwilling to say anything aboutit, without
Judge Douglas consent Mr. Blair admits
that he wrote the letter, above spoken Of, to
Gratz Brown.
Democrats of Missouri, what say you to this:
Can YOU trust 4 man who has acted thus treach-
crously, not only towards the party which has
honored him with its most distinguished posi-
tionS but to the conGding people Of the South,
whose favor he courted with unceasing and
disgusting assiduity, until he found that the
anti-slayery sentiment Of the North was be-
ginning to control the nation, and who then
sought to bctray them into the hands Of their
btterest enemies the Black Republican party
Mr.. Douglas will not dare to deny these
charges They can be established by the test-
mony Of too many credible witnesses. 1t was
but the other day that .lnson Burlinsa,ne re-
toll. satisfied him Of his present antipa,hy to
the slayeholling States, and to the institution
Of slavery.
We beg our readers 10 consider these facts
well. They MAJ rely upon the truth Of them
Most Of them have been charged upon Mr..
Douglas again and again, and he has not ven
turcd to deny them.