The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-06-07

Dy the u01t rule, winch stlned the MlnOritte0 In
the Northern States under instructions. s.,
In New York there were fifteen votes opposed
to Judge Douglas from first to last, yet her
thitty-ave votes were cast for him on every bal
lot In Ohio six votes, in Indiana five votes.
10 Minnesota two votes opposed to him, yet by
that rule cast for him, so that the majority was
more apparent than real. The Southern States
generally, acting without direct instructions,
BY cunningly-devised resolution of the COM
mittee on organization, were for the most part.
voting separately, SO that a1l Of Judge Douglass
strength in the Southern delegations substanti-
ally appeared. Now, soith The South opposed to
Judge Douglas, even to a disruption of The party,
NTH every Democratic free State voting against him.
with ttoo-tirds If the delegation Of tie great State Of
Pennsylvania firmly against him, with one;hoy,
nearly, Of Neo York hostile, Ntu ersey dy,ded, and
the only State in Nev England where The Democracy
can have much hope, Connecticut nearly equally bal
aaeed what was it the part Of wisdom for your
delegate to do? Should be, coming from
State where there was no hope Of a Democratic
vote, persistently endeayor to force upon the
Democratic States candidate distasteful TO
them, as shown by their votes, in so much 60
that they were ready to sundcr all political
tics rather than submitsto his nomination? We're
bis preferences and yours for given man to
lie insisted on at all hazards? He thought not
then +; he thinks so still.
@AA 9ultC 0n0IS tuNt Nul NuuECboluR
constituency whose first choice was Judge
Douglas. But why was he your choicet Be-
cause you believed he, Of all men, could most
successfully bear the flag and advance the
cause of Democracy in the coming struggle
with our enemies. Believing him to be a Dem
ocrat you love him for bis Democracy. You are
devoted to him because Of his principles, but
You are more devoted to principles than to any
man you revere the Democratic party more
| than all n nO1itiool md
are nothing unless they carry out your princi-
pies you love your party because you love
your country. Then, any man, however gifted,
however wise. however able, must give way in
our hearts when he hinders the success of those
principles on which we believe tho future we'll
being OF our country depends. 1t is not that
we love Caesar less but we love Rome MORE
Yield to no man in appreciation of the ability,
untlrlng energy, parliamentary and executive
capacity OF Judge Douglas have no word OF
reproach to utter against him propose to
join in no cry-to follow no crusade, If such
| there be against him. Not even the hastt and
ill-tcmpered denunciations and abuse Of Lis
near-sghtel and ill7judging friends shall tempt
me to do him an injustice here or elsewhere
We must accept facts as we find them a truth
is truth, however unpalatable. No man can
| shaping his course, whether in political or
other action. would must always wait upou
l ought. '''> Ni0'1
For the reasons before stated, found Judge
douglas nomination an impossibility without 4
disruption of the party and throwing away
all chances of success.
You may say that this is great misfortune.
5e 1t 50: 1t isa fact upon which you and i.
fellow Democrats, must judge and act, l found
very large majority Of the Democratic States
unalterably opposed to him. .'ris true, 'tis
pity, pity us, tits true.' found him in u Bit
ter feud with Democratic Administration
and without caring TO inquire which is to
blame for it, such conflict is not help 10 Dem
ocratlc votes in closely contested election.
especially 'ehen the Democracy desire 10 curry no
n ota,e % 1enn:ylran!a, where, to say the least,
that Administration has both prestige and
power. found also that Judge DourIas wa,
opposition TO almost The entire Democratic oas;or;fy
Of ne Senate Of the United States, No matter who
Is rignt or who is wrong, il is not a pleasant
position for candidate of the Democratic
party. found him opposedto very lay0e major.
Wy q me Democratic members Of The House Of Rep-
rssenta.'res' 1t is doubtless all wrong that this
| should De 80, yet so 1t is I have heard that
, t"v ?wes.cst VINE makes the sourest vinegar
pu, never heard of vinegar sour enough to
make sweet wine Cold apathy and violent
| opposition are not the prolific parents of votes
, found, worse than all for Democratic candi.
GATE TOT the Presidency, that the Clerk of tha
republican House Of Representatives was
| openly quoted as saying that the influential
paper controlled by him would either sunnort
Dougias or Seward, thus making himself anna
them. ''"~ "''"eea
:" With these facts before me, and impressipp
upon me the conviction that the nomination
q 1uaye DongIas ,rould not be made vah am hors
g satay 70 the Democratic party, what was n
10! WILL tell you what did do, and / am
a W! II Is not what ! ought to have done.
tIelu'ng 70 your preference voted seven
. .lmes 1o i Judge Douglas, although my judg.
. men' tolu me that my votes were worse than
n he Conventnn whch I tet he had moi. IN far, ~
inc Democratic party. If this was IN error II wns
your fault. then looked around to throw NV
vote where, at least, it should mislcad no on;
saw statesman of national fame and repntn.
ton, who bad led his regiment to victory NJ
buene Vista-a Democrat with whom, dis
agreed III some things, but with whom could
act In most. Loving his country first, bis sec
uon next, but just TO all so that through his
endeavor in the Senate of the United States,
Massachusetts, obtained from the General Gov.
ernment her just dues deferred forty wears. Of
hundreds OF thousands of dollars, feat which
none OF her agents had been able theretoforc
to accomplish. Resides, his friends were not
pressing his name before the Convention, so
tnat ne was not partizan in the personal
strife then going on. l thought that such
man deserved, at least, the poor compliment Of
vote from Massachusetts,; and therefore, /
threw my vot1for Jefferson Davis of Mississipni.
and claim ut least that vote was guided by
intelligence. ~