, 1860-08-03
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FRIDAY, AUGUST ;, 1850.
THE NORTHWEST.
Since tho days III which people talked Of
Chicago as the ultima tlu'e Of the Northwest,
the star Of empire has been moving rapidly.
A gentleman in our Office yesterday. who is
yet far from the seer and yellow leaG tells us
that ho has followed the moocasin tracks from
Chicago 10 pernbina. He was at the last camp
fire Of the indians at Sllabbonai's Grove, and
he has lived to sec the race recede from thar
Spot until they are now eyond the Red River
Of the North. Au empire has been conquer
ed and redeemed, aud the march Of civilization
is not arrested yet. The owner Of passenger
routs--paetly hy coach and partly by steamer
from St. Paul to pe,nbina, he is largely instru-
mental in hl.rying forward tho dny when two
new States, organized on ground that: has
been marked On the map as savage waste,
since Chicago was an organizsd city, shall
knock at the door Of Congress for admission
into the Union. We refer to Capt. RUSSELL
BLAKELr, to whose intelligent enterprise the
public are Indebted for the practical demon
stration that the Red River is good nayiga-
ble stream, and for tho o>oning Of chain o'
communication, which, - son rs the Hud-
sons Bay Company is dis osecssed Of its ter
ritory, will command for St. Paul md this
city, ali the RESOURCES Of the fur Northwest.
To the energy and daring Of men like Capt
Blakely, and his associates, is the country in-
aebted for its extraordinary development
4 FAILURE.
As Douglas organ the Times and Herald
is a failure. This dissatisfaction Of the Doug
las men on account Of the general tore Of the
paper, is universal It's hatred Of Republican,.
ism aud its bitterness toward Lincoln, suit
them we'll enough; but they want something
more-they want an organ devoted to the fpr-
tunes Of Douglas, and ardently desirous Of his
election; and t.is part Of the bill the Times and
Herald does not fill It is not enough that
it Is desirous to gire this State 10 Douglas, in
order that Breckenridge may be elected By the
House, or old Joe Lane by The Senate; they
want an organ that will so fir Douglas, for
Doug'as' sake-an organ that can talk about
their candidate and about ''unfriendly legis.a-
ton" with some degree Of heartiness-an or
gan that will copy Judge Douglas speeches,
aud endorse them too, ,denouneing Breckenridge
and lis supporters as renegade Democrats
and disunionists- r. as many Of them are
beginning to believe, the contest is to be be-
tween Lincoln and the disunionists-if, rs the
course Of the Times and Herald implies, there
Is really no chance for Douglas, but that Lin
coin will be elected by the people, or B,cckin-
ridge or Lane will be elected at Washington
they wish to have a free choice between them,
and they do not want any Of their party hood
wlnked by the consolidated into the support
OF men whom Douglas assures them are
disuoionists and traitors. We do not mistake
the feeling on this subject. It is deep and,
We believe, universal Nor do we see how it
could be Otherwise. Let any unprejudiced
mind examine the columns Of the paper since
the consolidation. He will fed it neither tish,
flesh, nor fowl Protesting to be for Douglas,
1t Findicates Breckenridge and his friends
against the charges which Douglas himself
prefers against them-endorses both their
Democracy and their patriotism. In gem.
blance it is fer Douglas, but every paragraph
proves its heart 10 bs enlisted for Breckin.
ridge. The name Of Douglas stands ut the
head Of ita columns, but the spirit Of Breck-
inridge breathes in every sentence and meets
the eye ol tie reader in every line. Mr.. Nc
Cormick has perfect right to desire the elcc.
tion Of Breckenridge and Lane; and he has
right to seek that result through securing the
electoral vote Of Illinois for Douglas But his
own good sense ought to hare told him in ad-
rance. that these not fully advised Of his
scheme, and who would be more likely to op-
pose than favor it If they were, wculd not be
satisfied with the manner in which he is
attempting to do it, Again we cay, Tue
Times and Herald as Douglas organ, is
failure,