The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13
THE SPIRIT OF INTOLERANCE

priely, unless their dogmas are listened to wat
patience and received with applause. AttemE
to instil into the public mind counter opin
on and to correct popular sentiment, where
has become depraved, and they fly into you
1 eyes like an army OF mad cats and fill the al
with their maniac yelis.
| Such was the case in Chicago on last Frda.
evening, when Senator Douglas, attempted I
vindicate his course upon the Nebraska Kansa
Bill. Long before the Senator was expected
to arrive in that city, the Abolition journal
were representing him as a wretch SO guilty
that he would not dare to confront the citizen
of Chicago, and yet arraigning him as COW
ard, whose guilt was established, il he did no
make his appearance. At length he appears'
among them and forthwith the journals COM
menced systematic and most scandalous war
| fare upon him, accusing him Of disposition tt
insult aud brow beat the people of Chicago ant
advising the people to discountenance AMI pu
him down if he attempted 10 vindicate himself
Very we'll, the friends of MIR. Douglas announc
ed that he would address the citizens Of Chi
cago on Friday evening last. Al once these
piratical Journals renewed their clamors against
the man by the most bitter and uhrelenting de-
nunciation, and urging their friends by all
means to be present at the meeting and show
the traitor, Stepen Arnold Douglas, that
he could not trifle with the moral sentiments OF
tina, enlightened and christian community. Mr..
fbo ho
midst Of some FIVE thousand people and before
this gentleman had concluded the very first SEN
tence of his speech, which was, II come be-
fore you this ereaing to explain the professions
Of the Kansas, Nebraska biH," he was saluted
with groans and hisses. He spoke about an
hour and during that time it was one constant
interruption, interlarded with the most deprared
and contemplate personal insS't Mr.. Douglas
he had concluded his remarks. Ihe violenae
and passion of the mob ruled the hour ard tie
statesman who has lived in the State of illinois
FOR nearly quarter of a century and has repre-
sen.ed that State in the National Legislature
for sixteen years, was denied in the city Of Chi
cago, the poor privilege, awarded by the Const-
tuition of this land, to the most obscure citizen,
of exercising the liberty of speech. To the
most notorious criminal who has blackened and
stained with blood, the pages of our criminal
history, the privilege is always conceded, to
speak in his defence. But, not SO with Mr..
Douglas. His crime was too enormous to ad-
init Of self defence. He had seen fit in the ex-
ercise Of his reason and patriotism to subscribe
to certain Act Of Legislation and this in the
magnanimoms estimation of Chicago commu
nity-ah,a Christian community ty-removed him
from the pale of common respect and constitu-
tional privilege. He asked to vindcate himself
from the aapersons and falsehoods Of his enc
mics, and he was met with taxnts and jeers,
groaned and hissed, insuited, reprOached and
finally forcibly driven from the public ros-
trum.
Where 10 that statesman living or dead, who
has done more TO redeem State from the bank.
ruptcy Ct early and inconsiderate legislation
ligencc and general prosperity, than has Ste>
phen A. Douglas, 10 redeem and elevate the
state of Illinois? Look at Illinois when Mr.
Douglas first entered Congress TO represent
her interests What was she? One of the
very poorest States in the Union, Mississippi
not excepted Her territory was sparsely sets
tied; her system Of internal improvements had
bankrupted her and left her unable, under an
oppressive system of taxation, 10 meet the in
terest on her foreign loan of seventeen millions;
her citizens were selling off their property for
whatever they could get and leaving the state
to avoid taxation; her banks were closed; every
department of industry was in languishing
condition; and Immigrants looking for home
in the West, avoided her, they would de.
serted city, or a haunted house The superior
energy aud skill Of Mr.. Douglas have redeemed
her-have given her an importance which no
other Western State possesses. Yet, this gen.
tleman, whose best years and best energies
have been spent in the service Of that State,
has been traduced and driven from pub ic
stand, where he sought but the privilege to vim
dicate his character. And this we are told, is
city where civil and religious liberty reign
triumphant. Thisis people claiming to be in
telligent liberal, just and imbued with christian
spirit. Their hobby is liberty for the slave.
What an Anomaly, 10 talk about the liberty o.
the slave, when they deny to the intelligent
freeman who represents them in the Senate BY
almost the unanimous vote of his party in ,hs
State, the liberty of speech This is a stair
| upon the character Of Chicago, which will re
main as long as it preserves it's identity. But
this is the argument which the Abolition factor
always resorts to, when abuse, slander, hypo
crisy and Misrepresentation fail of accomplish
ing their work. II was so in this city few
days prior 10 the election, when two distinc
efforts were made to drive democratic speaker
| from the public stand. 1t is 80 wherever yo
find Aboliionism in the minority. 1t is 8
wherever you tind faction welded to erro
and organized for sinister purposes.
4 But, the worst feature in this disgraceft
business, is the cosrse that the Clergy, or
portion Of them, pursued to encourage the mol
destroy the liberty of speech and annihilate
single man. According to the " Tribune" an
/" Times" the bells Of the churches Of tina
City commenced tolIisg at six O'Clock and col
tinued with their tedious din, during the tim
that Mr.. Douglas was speaking. This was vi
questionably by the direction of the twenty -6v
Clergymen, smarting under the severe, y
! wholesome and just castlgaton which NJ
Douglas had given them. What a spectac
|, is this for a christian community to look upon
the church lending itself TO promote the vi
D lence and law lessness Of a mob-the profess
disciples ofthe religion of Jesus Christ attemp
ing to incite riot and blood shed. What is o.
!: country coming to when ministers IF the gosps
: teachers of morality, vacate the Pulpit and Il
e family altar, 10 incite the mob to violence, al
TO render the night hideous with the demoni
. yells and profane exeeratons Of an infuriat
}. rabble? Such blot has been fixed upon I
: escutch b con Of Chicago, in this instance,
will never be wiped out. Such conduct wou
: disgrace barbarous nation, without laws, IN,
Is ais, or the slightest conception Of justice,
;. alone an enlightened christian community.
" To en0u, that v,e have not misYe nYe ae nj