Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-05
.,,iine Judge Douglas and the Doug.
las Men.

state; and why: simply because We
denounce boldly and openly the refusal
OF our State Convention to endorse the
present Administration. Becausc We
denouncc the action of the Democracy
assembled nj Dcs Moines, that gives an
Implied assent to. all tie charges made
by the Republicans against President
Buchanan AMI his cabinet, and because
we cannot see ho~, after thus by their
silence having endorsed the calu,nEies
of the Republicans, the electors Of the
Iowa Democracy can 80 before the
people in lSGO and ak them to elect
another Democratic Administration.
We have sad it, and VIC repeat it, that
the omission Of the Democratic Conven
ton at Des Moincs to endorse the Ad
minlstratlon, was the consummation OF
folly, and there are thousands Of staunch
ADMINISTRATIONS, not -pulers,-
in the party, scattered over the broad
prairics of Iowa, that agree with US IN
our opinion, we care not whether they
NAV have been Lecompton or Anti
Lecompton Democrats. For this reason
we are charged forsooth, with attacking
Judge Douglas, charge utterly I'M
founded 10 be sure We were opposed
to instructing our delegates to Charles
ton, for we wished them TO 60 there free
and untrammelled, at liberty to consult
in the nomination Of President, the
best interests Of the party, and not
bound to any particular man. True it
is that we DO not belong to that very
respectable, though cXctablc: band OF
enthusiastic gentlemen, who regard
Judge Douglas as tie Democratic party
OF the northwest, the incarnation oil
our political principles. Nevertheless ii ii
appears a. Charleston to the assembled
Democracy of the Union, that the dis
tnguishcd Senator from Illinois is the
best and strongest man we can nomin-
ate, if he can unite upon himself in the
coming struggle the whole party, we say
it is the duty of the National Conven
ton to nominate him,-and if nomin
ated, he will receive our warmest sup
port. Did we attack Judge Douglas
simply because we differ from him in
matter that has passed and been settled
we would consider ourselves as rccrean
to our trust as Democrats and party
men, as those Democrats, who refuse to
stand by and endorse their own Admin
istration because $50 they say,) they diff
fer with it in regard to the Lecompton
controversy.
We admire the splendid talents o.
Judge Douglas, his brilliant career in
the Senate. We applaud his gallant
defence Of the Constitutional rights o.
the South, the daring feats of Statesman
ship he has evinced in the intellectual
contests in the Senate House In fine
We applaud every political act in his life
save one-his course towards the pres
ent Administration. That we have al
ways censured and disapproved of, and
always will, without, however, attacking
his integrity as Democrat. Far from
attacking Judge Douglas ond his friends
we have time and again, since the com.
mencement of the Lecompton col ro
versy supported the latter when candi
dates for office in this State. Wher
Bill. Leffingwell, an open and avowed
Anti Lecompton Democrat ran tor Con
gress in this District, we gave him GU,
warmest support. 1t was, by the way
the Scott county delegation, composed o
eleven Administration Democrats I,
three Douglas men, that by its vote il
the Convention at Iowa City, in June
IS, nominated Judge Lefiingwell. Boil
10 So and 50 VIC supported for Stat
offices men who were warm adheren.s c
Judge Douglas. In fact, We have neve
attempted to draw any distinction be
tween Leeompton and Anti-Lecomptol
Democrats IN Iowa. And yet, we ar
charged with attacking Judge Douela.
by some OF those very respectable, bu
excitabe gentlemen, whose enthusiasm
for Judge Douglas carries them Of the;
feet and beyond the bounds Of eom,no
sense and prudence. There is one thin
we will venture to predict; we thin
we may safely do so, and that is.
Judge Douglas be nominated and l.
elected, as we hope he may be if non,
mated, some of these very Douglas me
now 50 bitterly dcnourcing us Tor a SUI
port OF Democratic Administrative,
will in two years time, If they do nc
get certain post offices and other ,eward
OF merit, under his administration. be
bitter against it as they are now again
President 'Buchanan's, while we "
be found standing by Judge Douglas
ms administration of Federal affairs.
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threatened IncUrslons.
On the 9th ult., Gov. Kirkwof