The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-09-05

lie acknowledged tie compliment. and "a.
pressed his gratigraton at the kind reception tep
deredto hun wherever he had been through hi.
hatVe stale. and especially NJ this place Thi,
was hs first return 10 his native state af,ernsn,,
years absence. and be hardly an, cipa.ed th.,
be shon.d be seeognizei or ;Lai his !oslner towns.
men should have kept trace of the wanaercr-
ny Douglas never enjoyed the good fortune Of
oeihS graduate OF the noble institution whoss
anniversary they were raw celebrating, but he
had, nevertheless taken some Youthful lesson.
IN our town. at an institution somewhat less re.
novned, eu: which he remembered. nevertheless
with affection, and the head Of /, with gratitude
Li' hrst visit afrr paying due homage 10 the
memory ot Slas Wright had been TO the old
cabinet shops Of Mr.. Nahum Parker, where, cs
years ago he had been an apprentice.
t-ere some one interrupted the speaker by
The exclamation. Three cheers for Douglas tb.
c"C'net maker Three cheers were accordingly
given, ami made the wall, ring Another voice
We VIII soon have him again at work a, b,-
ola trade Here the ou,burs, Of sentiment va.
'remend dlus.-Judyr Douglas could not resi-, !,
IL you DO, he cried, 81 will try to make the glue
su,N' an' yoh may rely that the principal mate.
rial used will be Hickory woody
Iodge Douglas then referred 10 the state ef
the country. growing out Of the agitation Of III,
slavery Question, and gave his views upon tho
'nyect, which are now so well known, that it il
not necessary for US TO repea; them here.
Daring the exercises Of tie Commencement.
Day and after the degrea Of L l. D. had been
conferred upon him, lie WAS again called rpon fo-
speech, We fad the following repor. of HI,
remarks in .he let,es Q. the rcapoudsp. allss.
ed 10 above:
Mr. Douglas brieay alluded TO his former resi.
,'ehee IN town, and to his twenty years wander.
| io5 over hiii and prairie Though no. harinr ,hs
honor 0! being one Vi the allunni lie fel, erate.
i4A 10 TIE institution for the honor conferred ON
nm. There WIS another institution in town
however, presided owe: by Alr. Parker, from
I whom lie received mary instructive lessons, md
/ nom whom be was better entitled TO \ dprra,
! than from the COLLEGE He then alluded /, ,Ie
/ i'Huence Cf M.IlleJgry Co ege On the country
( 70 ~ numuou' graduates now dispersed through
all toe states OF lie Union. He lad met no les
thnn fourteen natives Of Vermont, mostly rraAu
airs Of tbat Institution, in the Congress Of tie
! United States, wic rcpreseN ed oil lrr s,ates OF
u1 CHlHn; anu Il nigh responsibility rested.
therefore, on the Institution which had ,r,inri
'hein. i vas neCea,ary them for the learned
professors 10 lUcuCa'c sound doctrines in al! that
regarded The Constitution and tie Union and
The duties Of one sec,i ( the Uli,n to another
Above all 'hings, it was The duty Of all literary
Institutions to teach that liberty in al free gov.
eumenis, rests upon law, uni that, under all
cirsuns saucr7. the supremacy Of the law mus,
. be maintained (u-re the applause Interrupted
tie oraior) There WAS one cardinal doctrine TO
he taught early and u its widest extent; i, was
HAT which referred 70 the obedience due 10 all
tie provisions of the constitution
judge Douglas left here Oh Thursday last, aud
was followed 10 the cars b. large concourse of
the people and numerous wlra aiegIe 7.L.,
E.ve him three hear'y cheers before His d,.,,r..
ur'. Previously, on Wednesday, . Letter, n.lme.
roU.'y signed bY democrats and wings, was hand
ei L1, soliciting from him Union speech. a.
'6e Court Howe, which he FL, compelled to Go,
cline, from circumstances bcyund LIS sc,.rol