Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-09-15
Tne Refusnl to Hear Jutge Douglas.


Our readers already aware of the fact that, on
Friday last. the 1st inst, Senator Douglas made an
effort to address his fellow citizens at Chicago upon
the subjects of the Nebraska Bill and the Veto OF
the River and Harbor Bill but was prevented by the
uproar created by certain abolit on organization,
who mindful of his triumph over them once before
in his defence of the Compromise Measures, were un
willing to run the risk of again letting him have
fair hearing. The disurbers of the meeting did not
amount to more than one in twenty; but as the
meeting consisted of thousands, and the rioters were
organized their noise sufficient to interfere with
and thwart the general desire to hear the distinguish
ed Senator. The Chicago Times gives the following
account of the affair
sTHE MEETING LAST NGHT-During the whole of yeser-
day the expected meeting night the universal topic
of conversation Crowds vsters arrived by the several
trains from the surrounding cities and towns even from as
far Detroit Louis attracted by the announce
ment that Judge Douglas to address his constituents
During the afternoon the Tribune, true to It's hendsh IN
stinct issued as last effort disturbance in
fammatory handbil headed by the exciting words
! Organization of the Irish Body Guard
asserting Irish body guard had been organized to
prevent Americans entering participating in the meeting
The ELECT produced by this and other nearOuS means on
the public mind will be seen hereafter
consequence of the extreme heat of the weather. was
deemed advisable to meeting the outside of the
hall instead of the interior, as had been announced
cat early capdegh throng of eight Thousand persons
had assembled the south part of North Market Hail.
cat the the Mayor of Chicago called the
assembage orer Judge Douglas then addressed the
meeting We have been unable to prepare i'll time for this
mornings paper full report of the speech
During thus far of his remarks he was frequently inter-
rupted by the gang of abolition rowdes nceo thereto by
the Infamous appeals which for weeks have been made to
them by the organ this city Whenever ne approached
the subject of the Nebraska Bill evidently well organized
drilled body of comprising about onetweneth of the
meeting collected and formed into compact body refused
to allow him be heard. They kept up this dsgraceul
proceeding until after l0clock refusing most determinedy
to allow word he uttered be heard by the rest OF the
meeting.
In vain did the mayor of the city appeal their
of order They sed to let him be head Judge Doug
las notwithstanding the uproar of these hengs, proceed
ed at intervals HI told them that he not unprpared
their conduct He had day two since received let
by the Secretary of organization formed since
his arrival in this city for the purpose of preventing him
from speaking This organization required that he should
leave the city keep silent and he dsregarded this
tce the organization pledged, at the sacrifice of h te
prevent his being heard
He presented himself he said, and challenged the armed
gang to execute upon him their murderous pledge The let
having been but mperfecy heard its reading was asked
by the orderly citizens present but the mob refused
to let 1t be read
AT length at lOk O'Clock yielding the earnest ap
peas of his friends Judge Douglas withdrew from the stand
'We confident that speak the sentiment of ever
honorable and manly citizen of Chicago, of all shades
politics. when say that the proceedings of last night wer
dsgracefu the extreme and that their effect upon tn
character and honor the city abroad will be gricvous
il felt.
. The right of speech has been crushed in America
city-tha city, too in heFree State of Illinois, and its
tropos The precedent has been set Where will stop
y Who is to be the next victim?
= These abolonists intent only upon present triumph fo
get that in refusing hear Judge Douglas they mark he
a with being unworthy of examination, and homo
him a champion of truth before whom they dare not stand
s Heavy Gale Charleston.
The Charleston papers, of the 9th inst, contai
l. reports of the gale on Friday night last We cop
j. the following from the Mercury:
HEAVY GALE.The Gale, to which alluded in our Las
having commenced about o'clock Thursday
ing continued freshen during the night and about
o'clock yesterday morning. the wind blew almost hurricane
J. 1t with great violence accompanied by heav
showers throughout the day until about four O'clock whel
after comparative ull it hauled to the Southeast
blew for three hours with much ercenes when agai
luled and go to press at midnight it has the appear
ance of moderating.
This of the heaviest and protracted gales
Is has been experienced here for many years. and it is
what singular that it occurred the semcentennia
versary of the great gale Of 1904 memorable in the
of ancient citizens which took place Friday the st
of September of that year
Much injury has been done the wharve and improve
2, mens both Cooper and Ashley Rivers. For consid
t. rabe portion of the time the made complete breac
Battery the spray being blown tt
roofs Of the adjacent buildings The water East Ba
street, was in places four feet deep, and backed
through Atlantic and Watersheds Meeting street.
large portion of which covered to the depth of two
three feet. All the cellars and yards contiguous are
submerged and many beautiful gardens compet
y destroyed for the present The Battery itself
been greatly damaged the woodwork being washed AVA
and the tagging undermined the Eastern 'front.' while
considerable portion of the and facing
Southern front has been destroyed All the wharves
both rivers have been less injured their bukhca
being damaged, and panking ripped up by the violence
the while bales of cotton, irewood, lumber al
~ edge from the marshes, carried upon the flood
cases. nearly East Bay-street The Mount Pleasa
10 Ferry House nearly destroyed and the boabudir
J. shop of Mr.. Burk removed from its foundations
many the water flowed into the cellars and basemen
of stores damaging goods and fixtures considerable
tent In this way upwards of fourteen hundred sacks of
= were destroyed in store Browns wharf
Considerable injury has also resulted to many buildings
the city by stripping them of their roofs and plac
the thoroughares dangerous from the continual fa
OF states and tiles large portion of the tin of IL
Charleston Hotel ripped off, and considerable DANA
done to the beautiful Crystal Palace the centre of the
Enlistment similar mishap be the tin roof of the lare
tore of Messrs Townsend Crane Co.. which was role
" and blown into Meeingstreet The heavy rains mu
necessarily occasion considerable damage to these estab
ment in Their exposed condition frame building in Kir
" street above John, belonging the of c. Dunn
e. blown down.
The damage to the shipping has been considerable thong
not so great as for time anticipated At wha
al the barks Lawrence and Anuatic tore nm the wharf