Year: 1860

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But it matters little. With the bulk
of the people chaG is as good as wheat.
The sihest twaddle passes current in po-
litical times for good sense, among those
whose prejudie.s are favorable to its recep-
fioh. For instance, the great staple article
of the stock in trade of some parties, is the
assertion that their opponents are not ma
tfonal. The Republicans, having an or
ganifatiou IN tventy-one States, and more
votes than any other party in the Union, is
pronounced sectional and dangerous Mr.
Bell is n free-soiler south and an ultra-nig-
ger man north--nothing national about him.
Breckenridge is secessionst because Yam
cey supports him, and Lincoln an aboli-
zionist because Garrison and Wendell Phil
lips don't. But, if we are to belicrc the
Douglasites, they are national The reasons
are given very lucidly in cotemporary of
ours, noted for being as clear as mud on
all occasions. According to this authori-
ty, Douglas is national candidate because
he was regularly nominated BY a party au-
thorized to speak for the party regularly
and nationally 1t matters not what sort
of principles he advocates. He is nation
al candidate because party was author
lied to make him So How authorized 4?
By the people The election will say nay
By the Democratic States? The election
must refuse to 50 declare. Why national
Because he wont carry the electoral vote
of single State-national then for the
woman's reason. because he is


But our clear headed cotemporary will
say his principles are national. Not in any
sense if they are repudiated in November
as they have been in the State elections du-
ring two years past. The assertion that
principles are wrong and revolutionary be-
cause repugnant to the sense of portion
of the Union amounts to nothing. The
doctrines of Christ are none the worse be-
cause they were obnoxious to some and at
tempted to be suppressed by fire and sword
The taunt of Douglas that Lincoln dare not
visit the grave of his father preaching Re-
publicansm is that of a conspirator daring
gentleman to pass dark alley where some
of his bloody gang is in ambush. While
Douglas has so much to say about popular
sovereignty in the Territories, his time
might not be wasted more in vain, if he had
a word occasionally for free speech in the
States. The most obnoxious slave driving
opinions will be heard at the North without
Iynching the speaker, but there is no reci-
procity of federation.


The fact that Douglas can visit all parts
Of the Union alike and promulgate his opin-
Ions from the stump, is owing to the virtue
Of free speech being tolerated in one section.
All he has to do to make himself safe is to
be the tool of the intolerant section, and he
may be received there. The other section
ia safe from its liberality. 1t does not fol-
low that Mr.. Linccln's doctrines are wrong,
because they are not allowed dissemination
in the South. If they are nearly identical
with those of the fathers of the Republic,
which is hard to be disputed, it would rather
follow that something is wrong with the
people who will not listen to them The
great commotion about slavery, which has
been settled over and over, and as often re-
viYed by the ruling party of the country, is
the cause of the intolerance met with in
certain portions of the Union. The De-
mocracy is responsible for it, and for a
Democrat to taunt a Republican that he
dare not go where locofoeoism has made it
nnssfe for him, is but adding insult to inju-
~. 1t is the height of impudence.


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