Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-06-15

| same doctrine when asf W by severa
Of the ablest Senators ,oNn Democratic
party OS
In 1860. Mr.. Douglas " assf ted by the
\ Northern Democracy as q ,epete ceudi.
date for the Presideu.S. ,\sNns howev.
er. for that post, were p, NSd by many
Influential men 10 the SNra, 4 the Char.
lesion convention, in Mof >, IN the fifty
seventh and last stballot, 4 ,as received
one hundred and fifty. one y, !. 9 out of two
hundred ard ffty'two castf At the adjourn.
cd convention at eD>rpore, he received one
hundred and eia .ssS$.eo.es out of one hun
dred and uiyety'four, - was declared the
pemocrs&s nominee. The opponents of Mr.
Douglas, who had seeded from the Charles
ton convention, nominated Mr.. John O.
| Breckiuridge. At the ensuing election in
1860, Mr.. Douglas received 1,365,976 votes
! end Mr.. Breckenridge S47,953, the entire
vote being 3,662,27o. or the votes in the
electoral colleges, MIR. Douglas received
three from New Jersey, and nine from Mis-.
souri,.
Since the rebelious movements in the
South Mr.. Douglas has been a firm supper
ter of the Government, and bs exertions
have no doubt been the cause Of his fatal
illness.
Mr.. Douglas dies Senator of the United
States from the State of Illinois, having been
elected in 1859 for term Of six years, which
would have expired March Sd. 1865.
Mr.. Douglas has been remarkably success
fol in promoting the local interests of bis
own State during his Congressional career
To him, more than to any other individual, is
Illinois indebted for the magnificent grant Of
lands which secured the construction of the
Illinois Central Railroad, end contributed so
! ,atN 49, a h., a
resources Of the State. He had always been
u warm supporter and advocate of o Railroad
from the Mississippi River to the Pacific
Ocean, having been member OF the various
Committees of Congress on that subject, and
being the author of several bills reported by
those Committees.
Mr.. Douglas views in regard to our for.
eign relations have seldom been 10 accor-
dance with the policy of the Administration.
He opposed the treaty with England, limiting
the Oregon Territory to the 49tb parallel,
contending that Eugland had no rights on
that coast, and tina. the United States
should never recognize her claim. He oppo'
sed the treaty Of peace with Mexico, on the
ground that the boundaries we're unnatural
nnd inconvenient, and that the provisions 10
regard to the Indians could never be execu.
ted. The United States have since pnid
Mexico $l0,000,000 to change the bounda.
res and relnquish the stipulatons in regard
to the Indians. He opposed the ratification
Of the Clayton and Bulwer treaty, and endea.
vored to procure its rejection, upon the
ground, among other things, that it pledged
the faith Of the United States in all time to
come, never to annex, colonze or exercise
dominion over any portion of Central Ame.
rca.
He declared that he did not desire TO
annex that country at that time, but main.
tanned that the Isthmus routes must be kept
open az highways to the American posses.
sions on the FaciSc, that the time would
come when the United States would be com.
PEELED to occupy Central America, and that
be would never pledge the faith of the Re.
public not to do 10 the future in respect to
this continent what its interests aud safety
might require. He has also declared him.
self in favor OF the acquisition Of Cuba, when.
ever the island can be obtained consistently
with the laws Of nations and the honor Of the
United States.
Mr.. Douglas was married April 7, lS47. to
Miss Martha d. Martin, daughter Of Col.
Robert Martin, Of Rockingham county, n.
c.. by whom he had three children, two OF
whom are living. She died January l9,
1858. He was again married, November 20
1856, to Miss Adele Cults, daughter of James
Madison Cuts. Of Washington, d. O., Sc.
cond Controller OF the Treasury.