New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-06
TIE HON. 5. 4. DOUGLAS
WILL ApDEEss THE PEogLE Of CHICAGO, on THE
PRINCIPLES or THE
NEB iA - IA 81 L. l.,
AT NORTH MassET NALL.
THIS EVENING


As the last sounds of the tolling bells died away,
The citizens began their faces toward the north
and the streets lined with eager and
cited crowd, Fastening toward,he North Market Hail.
where the long Doasled ylndicaon 10 take place.
IL apVeGTS ;hat we intmated on Yesterday MORN
ing the courage o! the Douglas caba failed them,
and they did hot dare to put their first plan of pack
ing the Hal with TIER own adhereut,, into execu-
ton. They mad erected platform in frost of the
Hail. ard The audience gathered quickly and in i'm
uI.nse numbers, in the space before and around IT,
The ea;re space. extending from CLARK to Dearborn
ST., and over the ground just before the Hall )
crowded and il is a very moderate estimate TO say
,hat there were not less than 1000 citizens pres, A.
We LeaId some gentlemen, whose opinion IN such
matters is good place the number at larger "a ue,
but il could not be less :han the number We have
stated.
When we arrived upon the ground We found that
nothing had yo; been done, and we took the oppor-
tuniiy Of passing through the crowd ana inspecting
its character. We found it 10 be composed, in very
large Geg-ee O: the very best classes OF our c0nmu
nifty our mariner, slippers, merchants mechanics,
ard professional men. They were all in good hamor,
willing 10 listen TO whas Douglas colld say, II spoken
in respectful manner bat determined at every haz-
ard TO express their d;spproba;on Of his course and
to prevent him from saying thai Chicago had indorsed
him.
The platform was filed by the Douglas Body Guard,
and by several personal and political friends Of Judge
Douglas. Among those upon IL We noticed Thomas
Hoyne, ESD. L. 5. District Attorney; Isaac Cook,
Postmaster: c. :. Cameron, Administration toady;
VIM Bross of The Democratic Press; Eli b. VII
Narns. Receiver O, Public Moneys Vim NJ. Jackson,
late Receiver Of Public Moneys, and woud-be Ne
braska candidate for Congress for the lst District,
and John l.. Pey ton Esq ofVirgina, self-ccnsttHed
adviser. There were many other gentlemen occupy
ing similar high positions, but write in great haste
and they must pardon five do not give them equal
notorie.y with their illus,rious compeers.
At a little past the hour appointed for the COM
mencemen; Of the proceedings. Mayor Milliken, who
.S .sd. appeared on the F''''" took o" ms ''' and
FELLow.CIrIzESs: This Assembsge have assembled I
n o r. .nsrs b, senator OOszas upoa subjects
beh have nteIstd "a. much Il expected THAI hese
no are opposed the about to be made will remain
silent and not disturb tie meeting
This orstion was received with marks of approba-
non BY the crowd, and then Senator Douglas came
forward. He was received in entire silence, and was
allowed 10 speak several sentences before a single
sound wss uttered by the audience.
He commenced 10y saying that he wished 10 euci-
date the principles Of TIE Nebraska BILL He was sat
,fied that there was not among mis- audience VINO
understood that bill. Three hearty aud indsputable
oroaps here greeted the orator The oil had never
been published in any Of our city papers. AZ ths
roo., Ridiculous and unfounded statement, the audi
enc were o,nyulsed With laughter and sroans.l Ii
however, had been published that morning IN one oi
our city papers his organ, and there II inlgnt
be read Here the audience became ungovernao.e,
and cries Of all description rent the ar Neopdy y
s.reads tba; paperi 1t would be of no Use II they
did; :" Douglas thinks no one but himself knows
"apytbing" which subsided for few mom-ni,,
ouly',o break oai e-Gin 4: some fresh insult.
We shail rot pretend to give anything Ike report
of his 81 ech We do not hesitate to say that more
msersbl, .ophi.tical aud unsound defamation was
ever mac by the most ignorant pettfoeger Aided
10 rhs wGs nierardea with the most insulting epi-
thes which the OF bllingsgate could iur-
nish. and full of the most unxaTranta6le ana IN
grounded accusations agains, the character OF our
city and citizens. There not show OF srgu-
ment through the whole effort; there was not Po-
sition which he advanced but from which the most
feeble reasoner could drive him. Ii was Dot even As
GOOD as bis sophstry usually is; his good genus
seemed to have deserted him and be was given up TO
blindness and defeat.
For the first three quarters of hour be was listened
10 with most remarkable patience and forbearance,
considering the crcuInst tanees under which IL was de-
hyered. /. was true tha: every proSlavery senn-