The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-06-14

ed, the Democratic party should be d unit on
the question thus decided but when he GOES
home, and is pressed in alocal. contest, and he
sees the glittering prize Of o seat in this cham
Der slipping from his grasp. he turns bis back
upon bis promise he repudiates bic words he
tells his people, as be says he has told them a
hundred times before, that, even If the court
decides against them he has, in the Kahsas-Ne-
braska act, obtained for the free States peri
feet right to make free Territory Of every
Territory in the Union, Notwithstanding tie de-
cision Of the court; and yet the honorable
Senator stands up here and arraigns his Demo
cratic bretheren !; accuses them of breach OF
faith talks to them Of turning him out Of The
party; aud triumphantly appeals to the records
Of lS4O to show his consistency
Now, we tell him that We will not stand such
promises any more. Once deceived wise man
may be twice deceived, by the same person
and the same means, he is o dupe aud a fool.
He tells us now again, "leave it to the courts
because, no matter what their decision is l have
fixed on you the Kansas Nebraska bill, in spite
of all decisions and Of all courts. Fellow citi-
zens Of Illinois, have got the South for you.
have got them so that, no matter what the de-
csion is, you can have free Territory, what
ever the decision is, and keep their slaves out
always"
Well, sir, what occurred further in that con-
trovcrsy? His competitor was shocked at the
proA,gacy Of the Senator. His competitor said
to him-and here is the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
knows that the bred Scott decision has deter
mined the principle that q citizen of the South
has right to 60 into the Territory, and there,
under the Constitution, his property Is protect.
ed, and yet you are telling the people here that
their Legislators, when they swear to support
tue Constitution, can violate that constitutional
provision" Mr.. Lincoln held up his hands in
horror at the proposition. He was bold In the
assertion of bis own principles but be told the
Senator from Illinois in the discussion that
what he was saying was gross outrage on
propriety, and was breaking the bargain he
had make. But again, sir, he told the Senator
from Illinois that be did not believe In the bred
Scott decision, because, said be, If the bred
Scott decision be true, and slavery exists in the
Territories under the Constitution of the United
States, then it also exists in the Statcs-itexsts
in Pennsylvania as we'll as in Kansas.
The contest ended. On the popular vote,
the Senator from Illinois was beaten but &C.
cording to the division Of the representative
and senatorial districts of the State, he was re-
elected, The popular vote upon the election
one hundred and twenty -One thousand in his
favor, one hundred and twenty-five thousand
in favor Of the Republican candidate, and
five thousand votes in favor of what be
called the Danites. All the State Republican
officers were elected but there was majority
Of the Legislature OF Illinois in favor Of the
Senator from Illinois, and he came back here
in triumph.
Here is portion of Douglas record-and q
very important one too-in that campaign,
which exhibits the treochery which be had been
maturing when, from his seat in the Senate, he
pledged himself before the country to abide by
the decision of the Supreme Court. Lincoln
himself, who proved in his public discussions
more conservative than Douglas, could not re-
frain from reproving his competitor for his trea-
son and his strange and shameful pervcrson
and misconstruction Of the bred Scott decision.
Even Senator Seward, whose hatred of slavery
and Southern institutions can never admit of
any question, frankly conceded that that deci-
sion carried slavery into the Terri tories and
sanctioned The doctrine Of Congressional inter-
vention. The subject is one so clear and so
tonishcd, we might say grievcd, that men
claiming 10 be Southern in heart and in princi
pie. should be scduccd by ambition, by vanity
OR by rebeluous spirit of opposition from the
allegiance which they owe 10 their party and
to their country.
But we are living in strange times, and
stranger events may yet be witnessed, if we
may Judge from the Donaldsonvile farce now
being prepared by two prominent politicians.
We call it farce, for il is our duty 10 call
things by their proper names. True to their
principles and to themselves, the Democrats Of
this State have abstaned from any participation
in this revolutionary movement, and would
consider themselves disgraced were they to fol-
low any other course than that recommended
by the State Central Committee. The snarcs
Of the Douglasites will never cntrap them into
the meshes so artfully woven for their degrade
ton, and VIC predict that, if the bogus dele
gates, to be selected by the Donaldsonville
have the indclicacy to foist them
selves upon the Baltimore Convention, the up
rising OF an indignant Democracy will once and
forever put them in their proper places.
The game Of the "littlc giant is exploded,
and so we'll is he acquainted with the desperate
condition of his political fortunes, that the
threat aud taunt now hurled into our teeth is
the selection of Douglasism or Abolitionism.
For ourselves we candidly confess We prefer The
latter. for the issue would be met at once; with
the former, the South would be q mere newer
of wood and drawer OF wafer. "If this be
treason make the most Of IT,"
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TFrom the N. o. Delta.
The Douglas Convention.
From Our Special Correspondent