Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-21
Douglas the Same in all sections.


las wears double face, one for the North
and one for the South, and founds this OBJ
servation upon the fact that o resolution
passed at meeting Of certain supporters of
Douglas at Toledo, Ohio, differs from the
Wyckliffe resolution, which is a part of the
National Democratic platform. Well, now,
we would ask any sensible man, if he thinks
that Douglas is responsible for what coun-
ty or town meetings may do, in one shape or
another. AS we'll might you say that John
@. Breckinridge was responsible for the ac-
tion of the boiling Yuba County Convention,
which, in its anxiety to give Gwin chance
endorsing John B. Weller Local meetings
do what they please but the grand National
Convention is different body, and he who
stands upon the platform adopted by such
Convention, is supposed to be pledged by
that platform. 1t is idle to talk of holding
him responsible for what little town meet
ings or even county conventions may do.
Douglas is pledged, over and over again.
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Court, and what the people of Toledo, Ohio,
may do, is nothing to him or those who may
agree with him.
We deny the assertion that Douglas wears
a double face Every intelligent maa knows
that he Gays the same thing in Virginia that
he says in Illinois, and it is his boast, in near
ly every public speech that he makes, that
he does so. This we all know, that he ans
wered questions in Norfolk, Va, which his
minded enemies supposed he would
dodge, and questions which his opponent,
Breckenridge, has not yet dared to answer,
because he is the two-faced individual who
cannot speak in the same language to all
, parts of the country.
When did Douglas ever conceal his sent-
ments Compare his speeches at New Or
leans, at Norfolk, at Chicago, at Washing
ton, and at every other point, together and
no man can find a shadow of disagreement
between them, as regards the principles
which he advocates.
He has always, in every place, declared
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of the Supreme Court, whatever they might
be. He denies that the Supreme Court has
decided that q Territorial Legislature has no
control over the subject of slavery. SO does
Reverdy johnson, and SO do many other able
, jurists of the South. But, should the Su-
9 preme Court ever decide against him, he is
e ready to yield full and perfect obedience to
e its superior judgment. If the Express can
n find one solitary sentence in all of Douglass
f speeches in which he denies the authority of
t the Supreme Court we will agree never to
lift pen in his cause again. 1t cannot be
done, and we know it. We defy his enemies
to produce it.
"Double>faced !" If Douglas had chosen
to be double-faced, he could have been unan-
imously nominated at Charleston 1t was
because he was bold and manly in the ex
preston of his sentiments, that the disunion.
lists knew that he was not their man and that
they could not trust him. He told them
plainly and frankly that he was for the en-
tire Union, and not part of it. They want
eu some easy gong lelloW Whom they could
mould into sectional President, and him
they found in John c. Breckenridge, of Ken
tucky. The same kind of a man they could
have found in Massachusetts or Connecticut
But, we waste time in answering so vain
a charge as that Douglas is a two faced man.
Every man who reads, knows that it is not
the fact. His speeches in the North and the
South show for themselves They are sub
stantially the same everywhere, being the
expositions of the principles which he enter
tains and the doctrines which he supports
The opposition to the Democracy may
charge double facedness upon Douglas, but
let them produce anything contradictory be-
tween his speeches in this campaign, at the
North and at the South. We dare them TO
tYe effort.