The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-11-03
Gen. Cass at Chicago.

This venerated statesman made a speech in
Chicago on Friday evening, the Goth inst, to a
large meeting of Democrats, who had engaged
the North Market Hall for that purpose. He
defined his position on the subject Of slavery,
and examined fully the subject of the much a.
bused squatter sovereignty, as embodied in the
Nebraska and Kansas act. He stripped the
question of all the misrepresentation which Alb
oitionism apd Know i{othingism have thrown
around it, aud was more than ordinarily elo-
quent and powerful. He read opinions Of
SEWARD, EVERETT and others, that slavery
could never enter those territories, and referred
to the great national sentiments of WEBSTER
and Clay, and feelingly eulogised the exalted
virtues of the latter He called the attention
of the members Of the Wing party to the pa
triotic exclamation Of Clay, that he would cease
to be Wing when the Party became Aboli-
tionized He feared the party had become
Abolitonzrd.
The old General was loudly applauded, and
three cheers were given over and over again.
FRED. DOUGLASS, the negro, was in attend
ance, but behaved himself throughout with the
utmost respect, although number Of Abolition
lists present made an effort to get him to reply
to the veteran statesman.
The Chicago Times, in speaking of the dis
graceful conduct of the Abolitionists, SAYS =
The negro, however, who yesterday, at Au-
rora, expressed bis astonshment at the want Of
decency displayed by bis abolition brethern, re-
fused promptly to interfere with the rights of
the gentlemen who had engaged the room. He
said that If a negro, he knew what the proprie-
ties of life were, and hoped that his white asso-
ciates would not disgrace him or his cause, by
prolonging their dsorderly conduct. He then
left the room.
For half an hour afterwards, the mobites kept
up their yelis and screams, ROW cheering Penn
sylvania and now cheering their negro associ-
ate. The Democrats still\held the hall, and
their chairman, Col. Hamilton, passed their fall
determination to keep it till they adjourned
MIR. Kerfoot, Wing, we believe, mounted
the stand and asked the yelling crowd TO hear
him after much exerton he was allowed TO
say that be hoped the gentlemen who had rent
I'd the room would be allowed TO conclude their
meeting, after which, if it was desired, others
could do as they pleased. This much, he said,
was due TO propriety and order. The crowd,
however, would listen 10 no such appeal. They
refused 10 let the meeting adjourn. Things as
sumed fearful aspect just now. We thought
there was more than a prospect for violence.
The great body of the meeting had dispersed.
The members of the Democratic club present,
took possession Of the stand, and avowed their
determination to protect it at all hazards. The
aboIilionists gathered round, and threatened,
but did no violence. In the midst of the threat
ening storm, those having the custody of the
hall turned off the gas.
The Know-Nothlng and Abolition gentry
then wreaked their revenge on the furniture in
the hall, srizing and breaking the chairs and
throwing the fragments out at the windows,
and about the room, striking in their erratic
course both friend and foe.
At last, Abolition rowdysm has been bafiled
in Chicago.