The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-20
THE MEETING OF SATURDAY MIGHT
ANOTHER OUTRAGE.


eloquent Lieut.. Gov. Willard, ot indiana
wotld address a meeting of the democracy o
Chicago un Saturday afternoon al Dearborn
PAX On SATURDAY., the wealth r being inI.
pleasant ia, an out DOOR meeting, the assem-
lblaue vas postp med ill clock, ami then Il
meet at North Market ii H.
AT the h"ur appointed, though it was raining
at the tim, the Hall was pretty aelI filed, ana
the utmost o.d-r prevailed. Gov. Willard
commenced his ndhr, s. by, saying hat he in
tended to speak on two suhjrc,s--the Nrbraska
bill and Know Notiiingisu He was allowed
Ia proceed for some time in expainnr general-
iy The principles o. popular sovereignty, bat the
/ moment he at emp.ed To show that the Nebr
sska and Kansas act was framed purely upon
that principle, the same dis"rdsrlv gang o
4 abntinnism rowdies vino the week before had
insull-d Judge Douglas, as it by concert, com
m-nced brayng, bI,ains, grooming, yelling
aud ho.t'ng These elegant ? rfoIn,ancts
VIII ch evidently were most natural TO Those en-
| gagged IN them, were relieved of their monotony
bv such cries as--"That's IA he" "You get
down. ''"K ok him out, ''Shu, him up" ..Ruo
his head with a brick. e'c., etc (, each IF these
choice remarks elici,ing from The rowdies, hur>
rahs, Stamping Of feet, and other marks of ap-
probation.
When Gov. Willard spoke Of freedom OF
speech as an American right, these wretches
wou answer, "Speak the truth and we will
hear you, but if you lie, you shant be heard -
and then, anything he uttered in support of the
bill, they cried down, groaned aud hoo'ea at as
"a lie"
| He att.mped 10 show by th- bill itself that IL
did not legisate slavery into Nebraska, and this
the crowd pronounced lie lie then proposed
10 read the l4th section ot The bill, and the mob
would not let it be heard H.. read the letter
Mr 1.ff i,.h h..d
VIII ch would result from the establishment I
a geoera phical line, ard The letterwas groaned !!
| lie told them that cur revolutionary fathers
had risked life, fortune and honor 10 secure ia
right of self government, and the statement was
groan d, Kissed and pronou.ced''a lie" In
spite OF the persevering dis,rdsr kept up by thu
abolition gang, whose number was much less
than at the previous meeting, Gov. Willard
continued in admirable hunnr to discuss his
subject, eliciting at times the war,nest applause
from the orderly and well disposed portion OF
the meeting
| We regret that the crowded state Of our col
umns does not allow us to give an extended
report Of the remarks of Gov w. Suffice it to
say that buth upon the question Of Nebraska
aud upon that Know No,h;ngism he made a
speech reple,e with sound argument, searching
rebuke to the disunionists and displayed in ad
mirable colors the beauty of truth, which only
| required examination to command the allegi-
ance Of every honest man.
We, however, are unwilling to let the occa-
sion pass by without telling what we would
rather not have 10 tell, that the meeting Of Sat
urday night was the same in all respects with
the disgraceful mob OF the week previous The
same set determination to allow nothing to be
heard in favor Of the Nebraska bill was most
manifest. The same outrage upon decency,
| la ", order and freedom of-peech was re.enac
ted The only difference was, that the meet
| ing being within doors were the mobites could
be seen and Unidentified, reduced their number
| 10 some extent But nevertheless, the same
fell spirit was present. We saw many who
| were engaged in this disgraceful work Of dis
turbing meeting, and refusing to allow a
stranger-and that stranger All Executive offi
Ger OF a free sister State OF the N"rth--to DO
heard in defence Of principles honestly enter
,ained By him and the larger portion Of his
countrymen The names Of many similarly en-
aged have been handed to US. Among them,
and among many of lesser note, are tie names
] of the Rev. J. McNamara, one Of the Chicago
clergy, made notorious BY the letter of Senator
Douv las in answer to their celebrated memorial;
John w. Wsughop, school commissioner Of
this city Z. l.. jerks, an attorney, and one
Philo Carpenter. We forbear for the present
naming others. We give these as SAMPLE.
A few incidents of the meeting we think will
best illustrate the phrensy and recklessness
which hs We fastened themselves upon the mob,
which now rules this city. Goy. Willard asked
! them if they did not know that the aboli.onsts
sou eht to dissolve the the Union with the Clave
States? and the response was cheers, and few
denials He then read from the speech of the
Rev. Mr.. May, OF Syracuse, New York, that
the "Union was a compact with hell, and in,
mediately "three cheers for May were deinan.
ded and given with force they were followed
by three more for the "Tribune" OF this city,
three more tor Giddings, and three more ior
Benton. He asked them If Chicago had no in
terest to be affected by dissolution Of the Un.
| ion to whc ch some fellow loudly answered
"no," which answer was loudly appaudcd hy
the mob He read to them the statement oi
| Greeley, that it would be better that eternal
cofusion prevail, that d scord should n, m, that
the capitol should tall and bury is inmates in
is ruins than that the Nebraska bill should
pass !; ard each OF those inyocat Q IS was checred
| by the mob. af
| In discussing Know Nothings, he alluded II
the fac, that Robert Morris of Pennsylyania a
foreigner, ard who signed the Declaration OF
Ind dependence, was appealed to by Washington
for money, when pursued through the Jerseys
BY the British, that Morris ont of his own tor
tune furnished the money This was responded
to by saying, 'she was an abolitionst. .'But II
an abolIaoni>t," said Lit. Gov. Willard, she af.
t,rwards in the Convention which framed the
Constitution of the u S put there provision
that a slave escaping ftom his master in another
State should be surrendered"--and then the
mob groaned and hissrd the name of Robert
Morris who furnished Washington with means
| to rrcross the Delaware, and carrv his 'roops in
victory TO Trenton and Princet,n! H,aa 3.
We might mention ether incldt nt,, but mus
Edefer then What we have mt ntohed are SUI
| fcieht to show the intensity of feeling, which
now COVE rms the mob which rules Chicago.
/ We wish the citizens Df lllino s, AMI of the
country at large, to note the positive refntaton
this mob affords to the false paIha,ions and apol
ngips and jusiifcaii'ns given by Nh. two abb
4 olii. and The wlig journals + This CITY, fol
the mob Of The week previous The Tribune
and mocratic Press then justified that mob
aud laid ii at the door Of .nat"r Douglas Tie,
said he vas rrailort to the dearest ,n,cres's o.
this city had outraged freedom, and sold ih,
! North to slavery; that lie attempted To bully the
meetlng, and was gully of violrnce OF Language
aud man ,er towards h se pr sent
The fasity Of these miserable excuses is nov
made a?peaent LII. Gov Wizard tone, ten
PER- and language was Who ly nnexcspt'onable'
5 N t even the most abondoned iutfian presen
4. would QUESTION the co rfectness of his del OFT
Hie IL. lie OfVeI VOteu dHdiuSt iNS-i S'e
harbor IL he never voteI for IN. Neb aska
bl--he vas not 4 iep c .entatlve Of III nos, ].
: i. not, then, evident beyond all possible doub
{ or ca,ii, lhli .he cause Of this last, as we'll a.
the 10 tnrr III, +, was the d termination oI thu
spnl i,nis tina, the Nebraska bill shal! not 1'
defended in Chicago? ,4rle4 .As5 s53ifi
| We have hope, nay we are confident, tha
& this anti r,.pnbl.can spirit from the very wan
of reasoI 10 susrain.ii, now yielding to SOUND
public opinion, rushing back h. re from NORTH
Soulh East and West-trom wings, dem
J and even f.esoll,Is, in condemnation ut t'
urag.. upon the righs of erdon. The iab'
y forts OF the city pare canm't stop. aheagI
ur Will. it may chuck That reaction. II is
, sir, am now nickl.ng down the nobntaIn side
] now cour.ns gently aIiny TIE gplaSid valleys
each hour augn,ntin,1 IN DEPTH breadth. an
/, velocity: an II, j. viii swell into ,orrs II;
breaking upon will. a tnree that no suc
puny arms this. wiin now az une 10 defy il
4 can arrrs, or control - From tar Che Tunes
DEATH or Hon. +. Il FosrEK--llon Epl
rain F"s;er, f,rmery U Senator fruu
Tennessee, died at N ,shvi le on The 7,h inst