Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-04
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Hauled Down the Douglas FIas.-the
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Hauled Down the Douglas FIas.-the
Reason.
The Valley Spirit Chambersburg, Pa, one of the
ablest conducted Democratic papers in the keystone
State, and heretofore one of the most Jealous sup
pOrters of Judge Douglas for the Presidency hauls
down his flag in the last issue and runs up that of
Breckenridge and Lane. We would commend the
reasons of that paper to the consideration of all
Democrats who have expressed preference for Mr.
Douglas. The editor says:
The reasons by which we are Influenced are, that
he has made propositions to sell himself and the
| Democratic party to the Black Republicans.
He has proposed to the Republican party "that if
they would reelect him Senator from illinois, he
would fight their battles in 1860" He is now en-
gagged in that work
He prefers the election of Lincoln to that of Breck-
inridge.
His friends and himself have not hesitated to
affiliate with the Republican party to compass their
ends.
He has reduced himself to the low grade of
peddling politician his only stock in trade being his
Squatter Sovereignty s ~
He is opposed to allowing his friends IN this State
to unite on the regular Electoral ticket Termed at
Reading, and to the compromise adopted at Cresson.
He has caused the defeat of the Democratic party
for two years in succession in Pennsylvania, and
putting forth every effort TO defeat it again.
He is Ieagued with the traitor Forney and was
controlled by him in his diorganizing in Pen
sylvania. a--..-F
He was never regularly nominated and has no
claims on the Democratic party on that score.
He denounces the disunIonists of the South while
he has disunion for his colleague the ticket
and is begging the votes of the disunion party.
He has no settled views on the slavery question,
but has been all things TO all men and on every
side of If.
He has abandonedth Cincinnati platform, and re-
pudiate the decision OF the Supreme Court.
He joined with Forney and Covode in denounc-
ing the present Democratic Administration.
He has kept up the agitation on The Slavery ques-
ton which would have died out years ago had it not
been for him This agitation has disturbed the
peace of the cOuntry-capsed blood-shed and dis
tracted the Democratic party.
He has boosted that he will take you over to the
Republican party with him, and when he gets you
over cut down the bridges and burn the boats"
He has proved traitor to your party, will you
place him in position which he may prove trail
tor TO your country?
These are reasons for no longer supporting Doug
las and Johnson-are they not sufficient if ture >
and if we do not prove the truth of every one OF
them between this and November election then we
ask no man to vote against Douglas and johnson.
The evidence is accommodating every day. and is most
powerful and irresistible going to show that Doug
las, and few of his personal adherents, engag
ed in the work of disrupting and destroying the
great National Democratic party, to secure the tri
umph of the Black Republican party? Honest
Democrats for once open your eyes and see things
they really exist and not go it blind to your
onw destruction.