Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-07-19
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The Seeedsrs divided the DEN ocrsiic par
" putting up Breckenridge sssius, DOuslss..
and now, after splitting the party and dis
covering its hslplsssness, they inplors Oh.
friends Of Douglas to come to the rescue, else
the State Of Virginia will be lost. Let us
have bu, one ticket nov, say they. Unite
for vhAti To help Douglas to carry The
ststs' o, mol Only to be the tail Of the
Breckenridge kits, for it 10 certain The, the
ssesdsrs do not mean that Douglas shall
have the beoe6t Of the fusion. First spurn
the Douglas men, Asd then beg them 10 add
20 the humiliation Of their leader Well
does Douglas man sIelain: ais thy SER
want deg, TO do this ,bing''
There are certain facts in the political his
tory Of che country that cannot be fo.got,eu.
When in 1854 Douglas vas ia tae front Of
che Sight, advocating the K Ausas. Nebraska
bah, asd the repeal Of the Missouri Compro-
mise, flor which act alone he deserves all the
ingratitsde he now srperienoes,) the South
ern leaders backed him up, and one Of them
openly declared be deserved the Presidency
for il. The doctrine Of Non-intsrveptioo
was then the cry. When this failed in Kan
sas, thsy changed front, aud demanded IN,
tsrrsafioA, or At least that the ikserV should
be acknowledged. Douglas refused TO Wheel
about, and nov they have sast him Of, a.
altogether unfit TO be trusted BY Southern
nsni Yet when Brown Of Mississippi point
cd them to KADsas as presenting . case for
is'srTsDtiOn by repeating all laws protecting
slavery in the Territory they refused to
stand up to their own doctrine, Ouly three
Democrats voting for his ameudemsut, TO
vii: Brown, Johnson Of Arkausas, and
haliory-So Democrats in the negative.
Friends Of Douglas, Why don't you help
Jeur brethren in their sItrsmityy They
have split the Democracy, in order 10 de.
grade you, aud nov they ask you to asat
di't" a. an evidence that you aud your leader
are deserving oGly their oontempt aud the
soorn Of all Independent men
Abe Lincoln eau only boast Of splitting
rails, but the Seceders can brsg that they
have severed the "but>eut Of Dsmocracy.
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The OUTSIDERS To M KEPFISraR
COLD.
The Douglas Democrat. have pretty strong
istinstiOns t.thsy s-s to be kept from the
public crib, Such Of them as are 10 ofies
have already bad iDtimstious that they must
either give 10 their adhssion to the seceedsr,
heket, OF 70 out. Most ofihsr are already
mute. They were obliged TO parade At The
late Breckenridge ratification NICE ting IN
Washington, and 'bs same sort Of service is
expected Of them At NsuYork aud sl.svber..
The Outsiders, who have laborsd for the mar.
~ season sod out Of season may take no.
tee that she election Of Brsekssridgs IL bu,
PsrPsiaAiion Of the Baehssaa d1n.sty-
all 'as old Ofhos-holdsrs havioE eavsd in =
are TO be retained, s1d not 80 IudepssS.n.
D'uosfas IN tie land eau expect position
Of honor or ProaL
Every Douglas mao is 10 be IS completely
ossfAsissd as II be we're Hsalhsa or q Hot,
tsntot. The prescription has already begun.
aud 10 is 70 be continued rutblsssly, rot onIy
sufisg The remnant Of Buobanan's term. ba,
ih'oaEbOu' the succeeding four years IL
BrseEsnfidgs should succeed lis bamilia-
hos 20 see hov completely damb-fouodsd
ihs once holders are 81 Washisgton Be.
fore 'hs Baltimore nominations the Douglas
nsn we're numerous ssd free spokso. 49,
No" they speak uith &c hated breath add IN
''nss Of humility Already the pousr,
shat be have muIIled the OK that trsadstb
cut tbs corn
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