Year: 1859

ton press about reported compromise De
tween Douglas and the Lecompton faction.
In thus referring to a compromise, they ad-
init that there is indeed some difference be
tween the great champion of popular SOW
ereignty and the BUCCANEERS In one breath
they talk of Douglas as agreeing with the
Administration and in the next of settle
ment of the difficulties and disdgreements be-
tween the two sides Consistent cusses. But,
such is Lecomptonism.


Now, what does all this palaver about
compromise mean? Simply this-that the
Lecomptonites have become frightened and
disposed to back down from their high
heeled position. They find that the North
ern Democracy are not to be fooled with,
nor bullied nor driven, and that they are
determined to stand by Douglas with regular
or irregular organizations. They are anxious
therefore for compromise, and have no doubt
been proposing it. But the only compro-
mise they will ever get from Douglas will be
a complete surrender on their part of their
obnoxious principles, and thorough endorse
ment of his political position They will
have to cease their oppositisn to popular
sovereignty, abandon their contention for
Congressional slave code for the Territories,
agree that hereafter constitutions shall be
submitted to the people, if there be any
doubt as to their validity or any objection to
them as not expressing the popular will, and
give their word to abide by the Douglas and
true Democratic construction of the Cincin
natl Platform and the Kansas-Nebra Bill.


The New York Herald is particularly anx
ious to effect compromise The Washing
ton States, which is not the organ of Doug
las, although friendly to him, treats the sug
gestions Of old Bennett with contempt, and
very pointedly observes:


ain every view it is incumbent on the Presi-
dent to propose the truce and If he is really So
licitous for peace, he cannot ignore reject the
primary requisite of an accommodation. l. ct him
call off his dogs in Illinois. With the prestige of
the legitimate organization, and an infinite ma
jorty of the Democracy in his followers, he is
still pursued by the pack of Federal officials who
pretend TO keep up the fight at the instance Of



persecution. Let Pine, Cook, and their associates
be whipped back to their kennel-not because
their yepng is offensive to Judge Douglas, so
much as on account Of its distraction to the
party"


A tremendous compromise there has been,
if Pine, Cook & Co., and the unscrupulous
horde of Illinois boilers are still on the track
of Douglas.


A compromise has been proposed Well,
after it is effected, it will be time enough for
the Lecompton factions to haloo about it,


The only authority for the report that
there has been compromise is simply the
ru0'or that negotiations are said to be on foot
for reconeiling Douglas to the Administra-
tion. OF such a character is the following
little report by a Washington correspondent
cf the New York Courier and Enquirer
Everybody knows how anxious these cores
pondents are to tell something new or start
ling. This one says


"Negotiations are understood to be in progress
for the restoration of Douglas to the Democratic |
party in regular FORM"


A Lecompton scribbler is that fellow, sure
No true Democrat would ever talk about
Douglas being "restored' to the Democratic
party When has he Ner been out of the
Democratic party?


The fact is, the Lecompton renegades are !
anxious to get Douglas on their side, and |
hey are willing to meet him half way, but
they will have to come the entire distance in
order to obtain any terms of peace from him
and that the friends of this great statesman
may rely on. The war is still raging The
banner of Douglas still streams deiantly,
like "a thunder storm against the wind, and
contempt will be the portion of every shall
low-pate who deserts the standard, in the
heat and fire of She battle, on the idiotic sup
position that peace is going to be made after
a Chile. Peace ,ciH be made, but it will be
when the last miserable Lecomptonite is on
his knees, asking for mercy.