Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1860-04-21

THr COMING CoNTEsT.-We are once moro
akng the preliminary steps towards the cleo
lion OF President We are girding on our
Armor for another conflict with subtle enemy
who has gained strength for the last few years,
With amazing rapidity. The Democratic party
has grown weaker and weaker in the same pro-
lortion as the enemy has gained strength, until
|mr friends have found themselves in de-
tided minority in the popular branch OF our
National Legislature. We have seen State after
State wheel into the enemy's ranks and swell
bis columns, while we have found the seats of
cur friends in Congress filled with those we
have batlcd against for years. In taking
|nperfcial survey of the Democratic party we
|annot disguise the fact that we are growing
|nagnifcently less every day. In other words,
The party has become demoralized. If we would
turn this current in our favor, instead of against
|us there must he something done-diiiercnt
acics must be pursued ; the attempt to teder-
1liize the party must be denounced; the sover-
lignty Of the people acknowledged, and the pro-
Irriptive policy of the present Administration
lepudiated. The Democratic portion OF the
|arty has suffered too much for the last two
j lars TO submit to such state of things They
\ ave been prescribed and removed from once
I IMPLY because they dared to have opinions
/ their own, and would not submit to wear
/ ollar withsome political masters name upon
4 That political prescription that turned men
i at Of Office who had been born and served a
lfe-time in the party, and retained, within the
lhadow of the White House, men who hadbeen
MIR ayowed and open enemies all the days
Of our natural lives must become obsolete.
I've want to break up this state of things.
How can we do it if we elect President
entertaining the views of James Buchanan
W. Buchanan has band of satalites around
bin who would, if any one of them were
elected, pursue just such policy as he has
done. There are very few Of them that we will
willingly trust again, or who will get our sup
port. We will vote for no man with whose
principles we are not perfectly satisfied. We
intend never to swallow federal doctrines SUI
gar-coated with Democracy. We have been
abused and lied about by band Of federal
hrelings too long to submit tamely to the reign
Ofan eleventh hour man.
STEPHAN A. DOUGLAS is known to the people
Of this Countryside has nothing to conceal I'M
III after he is elected President. The country's
history, for the last twenty years, is his history
the record shows his democracy he has no act
Of his life but what is consistent with the es-
abshed principles of the Democratic party
He has no old federal dogmas hanging to his
skirts to be cleared up before the people. Hi
stands before the American people as the CRANE
Representative of individual sovereignty--tht
representation of liberty Once nominate him
and the hills and valleys from one end of thu
Union to the other will ring with the voices o
ireemen rejoicing over the event. But If in
lrlgue and deception shall obtain the mastery
and the voice of the people be defeated, Their
will be mourning throughout the length AM
breadth of the land, and such retribution will
follow us no man ever saw in politics. It de
ponds upon the firmness of Douglas delegates
Let them vote for him first, last and forever
Let no compromise throw them off their guart
There is not Douglas delegate from Delawar
IN the Convention that dominates the Presiden
but we firmly believe he is the choice of til
Democracy of the State by very large ms
lority. Upon the action of the Convention d,
bends the success of the Democratic part
both in and out of Delaware. We never thougl
tpoltic to nominate men of unknown prime
pies or drag from obscurity men of no capacit
and place them in high position and we a
OF the opinion that the people will not be sa
isfed with such conduct in the present instanc
We are for DOUGLAS on the ground that he
the choice of the people; that he is sthe on
real Democrat whose record will stand the to
otpublic opinion; and as such we are Wilt
to risk the destinies Of the country with hi