The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-23

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which be was entitled for the execution of
the trust as executor"
The last charge to which you refer, " that
Judge Douglas is an " inebriate," is much
like the many gotten up by enemies to de.
tract from a great mans reputation
false. To deny that almost any of our
public men, while in the company of their
peers at Washington, and elsewhere, now
and then indulge in glass of wine, it is not
my purpose but when the charge is made
in this form and shape, " that Judge D. is
an inebriate," it is not true. The whole
Democratic vote for him these last twenty
three years, for various offices, contradicts
it, bis daily and Herculean labors in Wash
ington and at home are proofs of its falsity
and malice. have known Judge Douglas
intimately as private man-as prosecuting
attorneys Legislators Register of the
Land Ofice-as Secretary of State-as
Supreme Judge-as member of the Lower
House OF Congress, and as Senat0r-have
travelled with him, and he has been at my
hOuse-have been on the circuit with him !;
and l challenge any man to the proof of
this trumped up charge. That Judge Dougs
las is sociabe man-fond of company,
fond of his friends, and has, like the rest in
Illinois on the Circuit, in the Legislature,
and at parties. INDUCED in glass Of wine
1 do not deny. IT that makes him an inc.
briate in the cold water sense, why, then,
am an inebriate--and many more at home
and at WashiDgton-and some of you know
me we'll enough to know that am called a
tolerably temperate man but it may be
because | am quiet, private citizen, and
not as Judge Douglas is, one of the most
prominent men in America.
1t may be asked how it is that Judge
Douglas has become wealthy, if not from
some gift of his father, in-law? The other
Senator to whom refer said to me, when
talking about Judge DIS prosperity now,
his large property in Chicago, and how
poor he was when he came to our State /:
Judge Douglas has been a most fortunate
man in buying property at Chicago. By
the advice OF sagaciOus friends he was in.
duced, soon after he entered Congress, to
buy large amount of property there, and
gave his notes for it and before the notes
became due, such has been the unparalleled
rise of property at Chicago since l843, that
be parted with only small part, and more
than enough to take up all his notes
bought other lots-and this and subsequent
purchases and sales have made him wealthy"
This has been nothing new to men in Chi
cago-many have done the same, and bet
ter and, if he is wealthy, many far. seeing
friend in Chicago, asked, would claim the
credit of it, as it was through their advice
be made the first purchase, and most of the
others--for while Judge Douglas most in
innate friends concede to him ability and
craftsmanship of the higher order, they are
not partial enough to allow him great
money-making talent. The love of money
was never charged against him; but if it
would injure his prospects for the Presi-
dency, it would soon be made by class
that have hated and will hate him as they
did jackson, aud every man standing in the
way of Black Republican advancement.
have fully answered, I trust, your in
quiries, and might say many things Of Judge
Douglas to let many out of Illinois
understand why it is that we here
mean the Democracy and many just mind
ed Republicans-are so devoutly attach
ed to him as a man, a citizen, and a
public servant one we feel proud Of,
and one this country feels proud Of; one
that has raised himself from obscurity, and
without patrons, to an ornament to our
public councils. jackson, Clay, Webst4r
and Calhoun, by their ability and energiy,
placed themselves among the first men of
the age; the friends Of Judge Douglas point
to him as another instance of our admirable
system of government, in which man of
ability, energy and integrity, no matter how
poor in his beginning, has chance to place
himself among the benefactors of his coun-
try.
am, faithfully, your friend,
JOHN PEARSON.