The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-14
Judge DOuElnss

Horace Greeley, who was present at the crest
Railroad celebration at Duukirk. at which judy.
Douglass made speech, thus sketches the little
giant"
Senator Douglass unioded splendid plans Of
Pacific Railways, by which within twelve wear.
we should ply from the Atlantic shore to San
francisco upon the Pacific, in five davs-and all
this he would build by tie same mean, that the
great Chicago road was building after living NOR
lbund for several years. Proposals so large, sta
ted with the ari,hmetIcal precision of mathe.
m1tcan and statesman instead Of being the ex-
cited dreams Of poet, were the proper subjects
for the incredible speed at which wa went
sometimes at the rate Of iorty.fve miles au hour.
1t was entirely impossible and NAL apropos 10
speak Of any Railroad under eight hundred miles
N length, or OF any company except that Of Pres
ldents, Senators and Governors.
But It va, curious to see 10 Senator Douglas.
the genuine American statesman. We Eastern
men are all more or less mongrel We have an
English education and French manners. Our
models and types are usually from the other side
Of tAe sea, 1t is impossible not to remark tina,
Webster remembers Burke aud Pitt. and has
moulded himself upon them, unwilling to allow
speech to be ungarnIshed with poetica quota
hons-even Latin and Greek-mainly. we fancy,
because the model speeches have such ornaments.
But !he Western Innn is Us original as the Indian
lie ~ especially American; aud Senator of
great ability aud fame, sets Cured OPP on n seat,
smoking his friendly cigar, chatting with every
one about everything having no separate atuos.
phere oi dignity, and wishing to he among TIE
hrst intellectually, by no other right than he
would clam the place, physicaly-tha is, hv
actual superiority. As a gentleman very nap
PLY said, "Alr Douglass has plenty of loose
change--Mr, Webster has nothing but ESQ notes"
The Louisville Democrat the leading and most
ably conducted democratic journsl in Kentucky,
IA out for the distinguished Illinoisan for presi.
dent The last number Of the Democrat coataas
the following:
"As foremost among those who stood forward
in dcfynceoi the alternative which was presented
to allay the agitation Of the slavery question,
there il no one whose claims deserve more con
sideraton, or at the present time more earnestly
discussed, thnn the senator from Illinois, Hon.
Stephen a, Douglass. If availability is sought
for, we know of no one among the democratic
ranks, who by the flrmncss Of his principles and
patrotsp of his purpose, would be more likely
to unite the whole strength of the democratic
party, without regard TO sectional difference.
participant IN tie politicalira which have been
presented to the country during the last few
years, ho has assumed and maintained position
which commands the approval and support Of his
own party, and the respect Of those politically
opposed to him. a western man. he has been
identified with ayd an advocate of their interests,
losing no opportunity to forward their prosp erty,
consistent with his own convictions Of right OF
vigorous intellect while deep and earnest in the
exposition Of his views, his far,seeing mind has
enabled him to avoid many of those politicl quick
sands upon which some of his more experienced
competitors have been wrecked