White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-07-19

carry it into practical effect. By introduce
ing a bill in the Senate. the object OF
which was to deprive citizens Of the right
Of speech in the Southern half Of the
Union.
Previously to bis last election to the
Senate. Mr.. Douglas made his celebrated
campaign with Lincoln. In that canvass,
he exhibited a courage that has never
been equalled. except by Tom Saysrs
for he stood up time after time. only to
be flattened out by Lincoln. However,
he was successful in the slection-this
being one of the rare instances in which
a man was elected with majority Of the
votes against him.
After long term Of service in Con-
gress. Mr.. Douglas has. through no efforts
Of his own. ("in a pigs eye.") beenI
nominated for the highest Office in the
gift Of the people. In the Convention.
he was unanimously nominated by . ma
jority Of almost two-thirds Of the dele
gates. after all his enemies had withdrawn.
OF his election there can be but little
doubt. as it is conceded BY all parties that
be will receive the electoral votes Of all
the Southern States but fifteen, and Of
every Northern State except eighteen.
Thus it will be seen that. from his outset
in public life, Mr.. Douglas course has
been upward; and the probability is, that
after the Presidential election, he will be
"gone up" for all time to. come.
Dir. Douglas has been several times
married. He once married q plantation
of niggers. to set himself right with the
South and several years since he mar
ried Catholic lady, to curry favor with
the Irish Catholics. His FIRST experiment
was 9 failure; if the second one meets
with no better success, it will not be for
want Of efforts in his behalf by Archbish-
Op Hughes.
Mr.. Douglas build and shape are Pc
culiar, which at times has ELECTED anu
sing remarks. While once on en- cleo
pioneering tour. in bis younger days. be
stopped at q cabin where all hands slept
in the same room aud As he jumped in
to bed, a young lady male an Observa-
ton upon the smsllness Of his legs. Col.
Benton once made an impertinent remark
about his clothing-something concern
ing his coat-tAil hanging too near the
ground. Douglas was originally Of .
light, scrAwny build; but be has man.
aged to raise q superb paunch, BY sys-
temstically dieting himself on sod-corn
whiskey. It is universally admitted.
that should he be elected, he will carry
more spirit into the Presidential chair
than any other person who has ever occu
pied it.
And now having completed our vel
come task, like the famous. sagacious. and
never to be sufficiently admired historian.
Cid Hamete Ben Engeli. when he had
finished his narrative of the adventures Of
g renowned knight, but little superior to
Douglas in mental capacity and wonder
fol exploits, we consecrate our pen to
long ages Of repose aud preservation, as
q warning to plagiaries and scribblers not
to attempt to portray the deeds of him
for whom this pen only was created. and
who was created only for this pen. the
scribbler in Harper's Weekly to the con
trSry notwithstanding. But we will not.
like Cid Hsmste, suspend the pen on q
brass wire, aud hang It upon the spit.
rack but we viii preserve il in that Of
which it has written so much in the fore
going history. and of which any pen that
attempts to write truly Of Douglas, must
speak often-in whiskey