Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-24


Z, the benefit Of Douglasl Certanly not Hhe 70 90
before ae House Of Representatives it is clearly to bis In
tere that Breckenridge should not be there to compete
with him and divide the Democratic vote. hwouid De
much batter for him to have Lincoln and Bell as his CON-
peOr because against them be can unite the whole
Democratic vote.
View the matter. then, may it Is clearly the pol
cy Of the friends Of Douglas to that the votes oil the
Southern States are cast for Bell and to accomplish that
object they should if necessary even vote the Bell tick
ct We lay il down self evident proposition that eV
ery man who desires to see Douglas have fair chance
in the House must use every effort to squeeze Breckin-
ridge out
Patriotism too prompts the adoption ofthe same course
which policy dictates Douglas himself in his speech at
Washington, denounced the secession nomination OF
Breckiuridge at Baltimore as dsuaiOn ticket Secession
from the party the prelude to secession from the con-
federaey. Believing this is the duty of every patriot
to frown indignantly every measure that tends to
ALLEVIATE one part Of the country from the rest or 10 sug
ges even suspicion that this Union be dissolved
Believing this Douglas and bis friends cannot without
sacrifice of principle and public duty give their aid, eth
or directly or indirectly to the election of the Yarcey
Rhett candidate.
Self respect also demands that in those States where
the contest is narrowed down TO Breckinrdge and Bell
Douglas and his friends should favor the atter-as
everybody knows that the nomination Of Breckenridge
was made by Che enemies Of Douglas, and with view
to his political destruction The "Little Giant" OutstrP
ped bis Senatorial competitors in the for popular IA
vOrand like the brethren of Joseph they envied and haed
him, and could no, speak peaceaby unto him., because
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before bis sheafl When they him aar off even be-
fore the Charleston Convention they eOnspred against
him to slay him.
"And they said one to another behold this dreamer
eometh."
Come now therefore and let slay him and cast him
into some pit and we will say "Squatter Sovereignty
hath devoured him. and we shall what shall become Of
his dreams Of (the Presidency
And Reuben Senator Pugh heard it and he delivered
him out of their hands and said 'let not kill him."
And they took him and east him into pit (of senate
rial resOIutons) and the pit empty there was no
water in il (all were barren abstractionsD
But Douglas, like Joseph escaped from the malice of
bis brethren, and, ike Joseph if he acts wisely, may
live to reign over them and requite good for evil
Dropping our igurave language. it only remains for
Us to say that the enemies of Douglas, falling to ef
feet his ruin but on the contrary being soundy drubbed
BY him in the arena chosen by themselves for the
et have resOrted to the unmanly eHpedent of
sion! Like tricky boys in game Of marbles, they
went into the game hoping to win, but they
found they bound to lose they picked up their taws
and ran
Neither Douglas nor bis friends can give countenance
TO any such faction To sustain them their candidate
would be in effect to condemn Douglas and acknowledge
that "his brethren" were right
Self respect-every just sentiment of pride and homer
the interest of .elEpreservaton all compel
Douglas and his friends repel with indignation every
overture for union and cooperation from that quarter
Finally if there we're no other considerations strong
enough restrain Douglas from trucking to and barter
ing with the seceders the conduct Ofths paragon of DEM
oeraey Jas Buchanan would obge him reject their pre-
positions with contempt The friends Of Douglas have BEEN
and are being hunted down with relentless bitterness
that has never before been praced even towards political
enemies To show that otceholder enerains friend
IL sentiments towards Douglas is enough to draw down
on him the wrath Of the Administration and to
hs decapi,ation. How then Douglas and his friends
give aid 70 the candidate of the Administration To do
50 would mlnest no. only das,ardy but raitorous
spirit Whatever faults Douglas may have believe
that want Of fidelity 70 his friends cannot be counted
among them.
We say, then 10 the friends Of Douglas make gal
lInt fight wherever you can. Carry for him as many
Safes as YOU can. But wherever, in Virginia for
ampe you cannot carry the State for Douglas take esPe
eial care that it shall be cast against him. by being
given TO Breckiorijge Use your power rebuke par
Is treason and secession and to Illustrate the iguobe pur
pose of Buchanan and his crew to trampe Won and your
flvorite under their feet.
Having thus given our views Of the policy OF the
friends Of Douglas i. only remains for to say word
or Ro as TO the which should be pursued by the
Constitutional Union party in the North.
Our primary object is the defeat Of the Sectional Re-
pabeaa candidate. Every other consideration should be
secondary to that A practical men, should aim to
achieve the greatest good to the country and where that
i no. attanabe We should aim at the second best thing
We should strive to carry for Bell every State that
have reasonable prospect Of carrying but where that
cnnot he done, we should throw our weight in the scale
Of Douglas the national and least Objectionable
of the other candidates By this interchange of support
between the friends of Douglas and Bell, Lincoln can
ssy he defeated and the election carried to the House.
where the cnolce must lai on DeH OF DouSas- "her-
ever we are the strongest as in the Southern States
Massachusetts, Rhode Island Connecticut and New Jer-
sey, the Douglas men should come to aid. Whilst
in Maine, New Hampshire, New York Michigan, Illinois,
Indiana Ohio and the other Northwestern States our
weight should be thrown in the scale Of Douglas
In regard Pennsylvania it may be doubtful which is
the stronger Bell Douglas Such being the case, it
would be fair to make division Of the electoral ticket
and thus ensure the defeat of Lincoln.
It seems to that the policy thus indicated is the
IL one by which Lincoln can be defeated and the coun-
try saved IRON the curse Of sectional President and re-
nswed and exacerbated agitation.