The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13

up copy of your religious paper this morning,
dated Sept 7th, discovered and carefully
perused an editorial entitled SENATOR
DOUGLAS AT HOME" which both sur
,rised and mortified me. l am no, surprised
that you should be opposed to Senator Douglas,
and the principles he advocates, because you
have always had the character, and deservedly
SO, Of being strong PARTISAN OF the wing faith;
but it is surprising that you should appropriate
the columns Of strictly religious paper, 10 the
abuse Of an individual, who happens to differ
with you in politics aud to the esenta,ion
timation Of his fellow citizens. l am surprised
that you should justify the treatment which Mr.
Douglas received at the meeting of which you
speak, in a spirit of exultatlon and should direct
you. influence as religious Divine and lend
the columns OF your paper, instituted and de-
signed for nobler purposes, To assailing the
liberty of speech and promoting the worst pas
sons Of the mob va, | avn astounded, that
you should make boast Of the efforts put
forth to deprive a Representative, who had
been for months unwarrantably and ungenerous'
iy traduced in his absence, of the privilege Of
appearing before his fellow citizens and ex.
planning the reasons for his public course
that you should acknowledge with 30 much
apparent satisfaction and delight, "the flags
dropping at half mast" and "the solemn totting
Of the bells on churches designed to call the
moi together, for the purpose Publicly insuit>
ing and outraging the feelings and rights Of an
American citizen and an Independent Senator
from the State Of Illinois. Your course cannot
but surprise yourself, if you reflect bit for a
moment, upon the evils which it is calculated
to produce in society. Where is the liberty Of
this country, il such demons ra,ions of violence
and prejudice are to be encouraged? With
the liberty of speech, must pass away the liber
ty of the press, the liberty Of the Pulpit, the
choice of political and religious faith, the sane.
tity Of the family altar and all the blessings,
endearments and solemnties of free govern
ment, harmonious society, refined public
intelligence and an elevated moral sentiment.
Are you ready as an American citizen, an &C.
countable being and christian teacher to make
these sacrifices, for the worse than shameless
purpose Of appeasing political hatred, or ad.
ninistering to a morbid sentiment of worldly
renown' Believe me dear sir, that your artl-
Gle and the spirit in which it is written, indi-
cate as much.
The treatment which MIR. Douglas received
on this occ asion, reminds one forcibly of the
treatment which our Saviour received at the
hands of those who murdered him. True, Mr.
Douglas was not CRUSHED; but the spirit which
was displayed on that occasion, was as repre-
hensiole in the sight Of God, and would have
furnished the knife, had the assassin been a,
hand to execute the deed. He was not only
threatened before he mad. his appearance in
that city, that he would be mobbed. but he wa,
actually insulted before he had concluded the
f. st sentence of his attempted speech and wa.
driven from the public stand. This | learn
from the reporters column in the & Dem
ocratic Press" which Is an anti Nebraska paper
and personally hostile to MIR. Douglas. And to
he honor of this Journal be it said, that, while
the congregational Herald" a religious pa
per, justifies the treatment which Mr.. Dougla.
received at the hands of the mob, the 6 DEM
ocratic Press" secular paper, condemns it in
the strongest terms. But what better could be
expected from one, who it is SAID, instigated the
mob am informed through citizen of this
place, who was present in lineage, at the time Of
this demonstration, that the Rev. John G. HoI.
brook, editor of the"Congregational Herald,
was one ofthe mob who marched to MarketHall,
and by their riotous conduct and blackguardism
deprived an Anne rican Senator of the privilege Of
addressing his fellow citizens and dlsgraced, in
Chicago.
But, Reverend Sir, have charged you with
misrepre sentation; and in order that l may
avoid the censure of disposition to wrong you
propose to substantiate the charge by quota
ton from an organ, which abhoSs both Mr.
Douglas and the Nebraska bill, as much III
yourself. You say-"Mr. Douglas appeared
on the platform, and at first ,oas listened to ,oith
great attention" You 60 on to say-"H Das
not long hopeDer, before his defiant and dema
gogicai manner caused tae hitherto suppressed
indignation of the people to break forth, ana
from that time the meeting aoas one continued
oppression Of reprobation, until the traitorou.
Senator, his face flushed aoiM sh me and indig
nation, aoas compelled to gire up the stand ana
retire" Are you 50 blinded by your prejudces
Reverend Sir, that you do not know that you
occupy the position Of one bearing false testi
mony against his neighbour In all the report.
| have seen Of that meeting, except yours, the
ines OF the mob, commenced with the first sen.
tence which fell from Mr. Douglas lips. MIR
Bross, editor of the " Democratic Press" who
was on the stand with MIR. Douglas, reports
that gentleman as follows: 81 come before you
this eUening to explain the provisions Of thu
Kansas Nebraska biu,' (groans and cheers)-
This was the first sentence which Mr. Douglas
uttered, and this is what the Reverend Gentle
man calls being I" tistened to aoith great atten-
ton" You perpetrate an injustice, Sir, when
you insinuate that it was Mr.. Douglas def
ant and demagogical manner" which called
forth demonstrations of disrespect towards him;
for the evidence shows, that the plot was formed
long before Mr.. Douglas arrival in that city,
and that the disturbance was premeditated-
You must know, Sir, that it was your intention
as one of the instigators of the mob, and the
intention of your followers, to prevent him from
speaking, to choke him down, and if possible,
disgrace him in the eyes of the world. You
could not have been deaf, Reverend Sir, to the
appeals which were made in the kndest spirit,
by both Mr.. Douglas and Mayor Mllikens, TO
allow the speaking to proceed uninterrupted,
and to observe order You could not have been
ignorant of the fact that Mr. Douglas was
threatened with mob violence long before he
reached Chicago, and that after his friends had
announced him to speak, you and your Adolf
ton confederates were industrious in concoct-
ing and circulating rumors respecting The arm
ing, and the determination of violence on the
part Of his friends; and in distributing incendi-
arg pia-cards, designed TO mslead the public
and promote open and undsguised violence