The semi-weekly mountain Democrat., 1860-10-03
The Douglas Men TryinS)tO Elect
LhmeOlRs -r.Yer

It will be recollected that EG stated
were secretly but yet determinedly using
every cxertion to elect the tFaitorous
Black Republican candidate. Rscent de-
vclopmerts show this most cdncinsively.
In every case, Mr.. Douglas refuses all CO.
operation with those who consider the
defeat of Lincoln the first and foremost
object. Look at the course Of his friends
in New Jersey, where, in opposition, to
what appears TO be the general sentiment
of the people, they have nominated =
straight-out Douglas ticket, IN order, II
possible, to give the State to Lincoln.A-
There can be no doubt that the ultimate
object Of the shrewd wire-puliers among
the Douglas men is, to elect Lincoln in
\ correspondent Of the Journal Of COM
merce reveals some facts on this point Just
now worthy of serious consideration. He
says;
d" If we charge the Douglas wire. e.pulierG
with this purpose, they scout the idea, and
the Douglas followers swallow the disa-
vowal, and scout it too, like blind beagles,
though the fact and its results stare them
in the face. The question is Immediately
asked, what motive can Mr.. Douglas have
for allowing his strongest political enemy
to triumph? and that seems to put fiat
denial to the charge. 10 look little fur
ther ahead may set matters in q clearer
light to the uninitiated than their leaders
would like to have them sec; for no man
in his senses can suppose that Mr.. Doug
las has no ultcrior object in view when he
deliberately counsels course that is sui
-eidal to his political prospects, in the Dem
ocratic party. ~
"And now for the real cause of this
otherwise unaccountabc freedom of Mr..
Douglas to aid Mr.. Lincoln's election by
securing the free States to him, through
the division he is determined to keep up
between the two wings Of the Democratic
party North. The real and evident cause
Of Mr.. Douglass conduct is, that by an
arrangement long since concocted, h6 10 to
be tho nominee Of the RepN6 6LicGH party IL
1854. Messrs. Wilson, Greeley. ;Rau1s&
Co. have this matter on hand. The,o
lures were made to Mr.. Douglas, the pub
lie will recollect, soon after he bolted ff6fil
the Democratic party existing then as d
unit; and it was generally reputed, tkrO'
the public prints, that the Republicans
were about to take him up. The public
will also recollect that at the time the
above.named gentlemen had severAlinteie
views with Mr.. Douglas, and were DlOseted
with him for some time, and that nv.
Greeley and Mr.. Wilson, particularly, said
after those interviews, that 'Mr. Douglas
was all right but the time had not yet
come ...-.----,.-.-.-. ..- u, -.
This, Mcssrs. Editors, is the cause,
and the only cause, why Mr.. DouglSs 10
acting SO strange part towards the De
mocracy which he processes now to repre-
sent; wise part. undoubtedly, dei llssa =.
SELF in view Of his ulterior objects Many
who had adhered to him before the AeCi-
ded position which he and his committee
at Washington had taken, have left his
ranks, because they see clearly that NE'
Douglass present plan is to isecure the
election Of Mr.. Hnceln at all ,hatsEsIlA
and trust before the election tskes plkdS
in November next, every trHe aNda hORaSt
Democrat will see clearly u1he Aeosnsts
which Mr.. Dougias is leading iimA ~ -:
fusing . union ticket, and a6anden bin
altogether to his fate befereit % TO lGSe." ."