Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-09-18
Judge Douglas and the Mob.
From The Chicago Times, Sept. 2.

From the Chicago Times, Sept. q
During the whole of yesterday the ex.
pected meeting Of last night was the UNI
versai topic Of conversation. Crowds Of
visiteIs arrived by the several Trains from
the surrounding cities and towns, even from,
as lar rs Detroit and st. Louis, attracted
by the announcement that Judge Douglas
vas to address his constituents.
During the afternoon, the Tribune true
to its fendish instinct issued; as last Ell
fort TO create d disturbance, and inhamma-
tory handful, headed BY the exciting
words:
Organization Of the Irish body guard"
Asserting thet an Irish body had been
organized to prevent Americans from en-
,eTing or participating in the meeting.
The effect produced BY this and other
nefarious means, on the public mind will
be seen hereafter.
In consequence OF the extreme heat OF
the weather.. 1t was deemed advisable 10
hold the meeting oil the outside of the hall
instead Of the interior, as had been au
nounced. "a -,
At early cande-light throhg of eigt.
thousand persons had assembled at the
South part Of North Market Hall.
At. The time announced, the Mayor OF
Chicago, called the assembIage to order, and
Judge Douglas then addressed the meeting.
We have been unable to prepare in time
for this mornings PAPER, iull report Of
the speech, What follows is but the meer-
est skeleton Of what was said
Fellow, citizens, come before you to-
nignt TO explain to you the provisions Of
the act Of Congress, knowH as the Nebras-
"a and Kansas act. fGScans and cheers.
II, airy time tonight, | make, any state
nent which you will ask the authority for,
I assure you will make u kind and RES
pectable response. [Cheers.] Ali I waH!
is to present that measure in its true light.
| know that considerable excitement exists
in this city Respecting the. measure, but
dp pot know whether YOU have Had apS
Opportunity 70 read the bill. The whole
press Of the city have denounced this meas
ure, but never, till this day, has any paper
here ever published that act.
"You have been told thai The bili legis.
lated slavery into territory now free By act
of Congress. twill read the fourteenth
section OF the bill, to you, by which you
will sec that the act itself declares that its
true intent and meaning is not to legislate
slavery into any Territory or to exclude it
thereirom, but TO Leave the people thereof
free to regulate that subjec. for themselves.
! lCheers ard ncise.] It is perfectly con-
sistent for those who have denounced aud
slandered me. to seek to prevent me from
Being heard in my own behalf. [Tremen-
dous cheering say that have been
charged with leg,slating slavery iuto free
territory. say that the bill leaves the
American people in the Territory free to
decide that question for themselves. A
voice--we knew that before.] II you
knew that before. then you knew that the
charge against nee was false. Great cheer
ing.] 81.
The bill is framed en- the great prinsi.
pie of the right Of the people to resula te
tk sir own government
Greet iioise was here made in the crowd
lnterruptiLg him for some time. when
order was restored, Judge D. resumed by
Aying that the attempt TO prevent him
from speaking, indicated desire that the
truth shoua. not be discussed. A coed
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 fpersonal violence had been made
il he attempted to speak, or to offer any
explanation. go.
AEee farihsf confusion ard remarks res
Ree;iDg i; by the speaker he read the l4tb
aection Of the act, that slavery was not les.
isased Into or excluded from the Terrific.
ries. He asked was the correctness Of that
principle denied. "a voice--We deny
it'll Then you deny the right Of the peo-
pie 10 self government. That is the prin.
ciple Of the Nebraska bill. The great OBJ
lection you have is to the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise 1t was the prohi-
bition Of slavery North Of line and the
recognition Of slavery South Of that line
Was there, he asked, man in this crowd
who was in favor Of recognizing slavery
South Of any line. Tremendous cheer:
ing.1 ..
He would show that the abo'itionisisS and
free.so,leIs in ls4S, were pledged to the
repeal Of the Missouri Compromise, the
candidate who was Oh the Buffalo platform
was pledged for the total prohibition of
slavery in all the Territories Of the United
States, North and South Of the line Of $50
30N; therefore the whole abolition and free
soil party who voted Tor Van Buren, 10 1913,
voted for the repeal Of the Missouri Com.
promise. >
Having disposed of the freesoller's; and
abolitionists. lie desired to give them CON.
papy:. The Wing party in all the free
States in. 1898 were pledged to the Viii.
mot proviso, and. the exclusion Of slavery
in all the Territories. Consequently they
too were in favor OF the !speal of tie Mis-
souri, Compromise. - -
The wdis party and lie ftees ,.if and
abcllionisis all having been in favor Of its
repeal IN l848. the Democratic part, nom
mated Lewis Cass, who had previously
proclaimed that that compromise was IN.
constitutional, and he received the votes Of
the Democratic party: Who then. in 1910
was in favor Of the Missouri Compromise !?
Not one of the crowd around him. IA
voice-Stephen A. Douglas. Well thea,
SAID he, was the only man in illinois in
favor Of the Missouri Compromise as set
Element OF the slavery question, End it was
resisted in The House OF Representatives