The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-09-09

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But what said Chicago, "No. We under
stand all about your act. You cannot en-
Tighten u.s. You shall be hootcd, Knocked,
nsulted, and denied n fair hearing" Tina,
such was literally her course, let the dis
graceful facts show.
For week before the time appointed
when Senator Douglas proposed to address
the people Of Chicago, the Tribune ncwspa-
per, which, humiating rs the fact certainly
is, appears to reflect most accurately the
views and feelings of the mass of her popu-
lation, commenced the labor of exciting to
mob violence. Said this paper, in discuss
ing the question, GLOW shall Douglas be
rccciyedg" shamocssly and audaciously,
&C r,ainly not by passing mere resolves of
disapproval. We must have something
more expressive than Mdt" The inference
was simply mob violence or some equally
| dsgraciul outrage. On the morning Of the
day when Judge u. proposed to address the
people, FRIDAY of last week. the 1riJHme
and other city papers contained further in
elements to insult and outrage The sailors
in port were requested to place their flags at
half mast and some are said to have had the
indcccncy to comply; and the following,
with many similar paragraph, appeared in
the Tribune:
Stephen \. Douglas will tonight attempt
| his long ,hrcatencned vindication An en-
tire week has been spent in preparation for
the vindicaton Of tonight. The labor Of
the Senator and his coadjutors has been in
cessant and digcnt They have finally per-
fectcd their arrangements. The body-guard
has been formed, organized and drilled
The five or six hundred Irish hackers have
been taught their lesson, and their shillelahs
arc ready. The guards are to be stationed
at the doors Of the Hall, and no one, with
out the countcsign and the marks of the
beast in his forehead, will be permitted to
enter. The citizens will be kept out, and
the demagogues, the traitors and the bullies,
will have it all their own way.
This is the programme. But guilt is al
WAYS timorous and there is no saying how
much Of this will be carried into effect
There is power in moral resistance q Il
great wrong which can hardly be over.cs-
timatcd. twill not do to say that even the
ciirontery and bfazcnnpss Of Douglas him
self can withstand the unitCu force Of public
sentiment against him. and he may, upon TO-
night he convinced that il will be for his
own interest to discOuntenancc al! violence,
and to even submit TO a defeat rather than
bring upon his head the guilt Of bloodshcd,
Tor as we said on yesterday morning we say
now, tint If biood is Mtd tO.night at Mo
n,cctiDg, tie gaiN crit must lie or tie s,ni
q StCpken 4. DoVg'os
The whole story about the guard was a
pure invention, and intended simply as an ex.
horiation TO her crazcd rowdcs to DC on hand
with concealed weapons, and to be prepared
to slel J,ooa This is the more palpable, as
the meeting was held in the open air
The consequences were such as were to I've
Anticipated. The time arrives, and Judge
Douglas mounts the stand, and addresses the
people;
Fellow citizens, come before you tonight
to explain to you the provisions of the act oI
congress known rs the Nebraska and Kansas
act -r ...
Groans, cheers, and other boistcrous and
rowdv demonstrations.
The bill is framed on the great principle Ct
The right Of the people TO regulate their own
government.
Great noise was here made in the crowd,
interrupting him for some time. When or
der was restored, Judge d. resumed by say.
,ng that the attempt to prevent him from
speaking indicated that desire that the
truth should not be discussed \ good cause
needed no violence to defend it, lie said he
knew his rights, and would not permit them
to be violated He knew that threats OF
personal violence had been made if he at.
tempted to speak or to offer any explanation.
More Kisses, groans, cheers, &c.
And thus for two and half hours Judge
D. manfully stood hi ground, ana attempted
to address this crazcd and innamcd crowd,
until finally lis friends persuade him to de-
sist, and lac returns, logged by brutal
procession, amid jccrs and insults to his ho.
TEL
The result, Of course, throws the Tribune
in ecstacics All its aims and wishes are
gratifed, except the shedding of blood.
Douglas is choked down, and Chicago again
disgraced. In its jubilant account Of the af-
fair, il perpetrates, according to the Jour
nal, also furious abolition concern, only
seven ialschoods, as follows:
"lst. That the Irish were given twenty.
five cents per head to attend the meeting.
81 That tile only call for the meeting was
issued towards shutdown. 3D.. That Mr..
Douglas was allowed to speak several sen.
fences before a single sound was uttered.
18th. That three groans were given for the
Democratic Press. 9th. That they were af
forwards frequently repeated 9th. That
Mr.. Douglas denounced the Know No.
, things. And 7th. That the speaker went
of the stage shaking his fist at the audi
cncc."
The rest of the Chicago press, although
gloryng alike in the result, are less shame
less in avowng it. They simply admit the
scene to have been disgracciu and say
with the JoHrRal:
We are no apologists Of the scenes Of las'
evening. They were disgracerul to the par.
Elephants because the impression will 60
abroad that Mr. Douglas was put down by 4
mob--that the Mayor and the Police who
were present ON the ground could not put il
down, and that the righ; Of free speech has
been denied BY our citizens!
The impression has certainly 'gone a.
bread"
We have but word OF comment to add
Chicago is great city--a growing city-thc
centre of mighty commerce. Her mer.
chants seek aud depend upon the trade Of Y
widc.cxtcndcd region. The people are no;
all aboli,ionis,s who wish to trade at Clca.
90. But il men going there must 20 tongue
lied, and cringc to the fell spirit of ianaticsu
that pcrvadcs her atmosphere, will decent
sc'frespcct permit them to venture into sucl,
an infected region All men are entitled to
,hei, opinions, but they must respect the OPT.