Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1859 — The Success of Douglas. [ARTICLE]

The Success of Douglas.

Stephen A. Douglas was re-elected to the United States Senate last Wednesday by the Illinois Legislature. The vote on joint ballot was—Douglas, 54; Lincoln, 16. Although we. esteem I .iucoln as an able an enlighted statesman, eminently qualified to fill the post of Senator in oiir National Council, yet we are t lad that Douglas has triumphed—not. that we, have high regard for his political honesty or overtowering public worth, but his success demonstrates to the country that a public man can cut loose all party ties, and be sustained in his rebellion by-the people, when liis p- rty becomes corrupt and anti-Republicun in its principles. It. demonstrates that a public man,if true to his constituents and true to himself-—true to his country and true to the eternal principles of justice—need have no fears of party whips, and may laugh all party machinations to scorn. It demonstrates that the whole strenglh'uf a corrupt Administration, backed by a dominiynj party in the country, must suffer inglorious defeat when it attempts to curb the will of the people in their choice of a Representative,. We hope the time has come, when public servants will carry out the desires of their constituents, and not thoss of partv leaders and wire-workers—when the musses shall indicate what principles they shall be governed by. and not have their principles^,-ut and dried for them by political managers and party jobbers—and we regard the triumph of Douglas"over the Administration as the entering wedge that is to bring about this muchneed reformation, and'effectually crush out the political insurance offices',which are daily growingun magnitude and corruption.