The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-10-07

OuyiMg The wh0ev Of yesterday Wv Va
,wesrA sssetias II la, nigh, was the u"''
v-esal topie Of conversation. Crowds OF
via;.,ss arrived by tho several trims from
the surrosndieg cities AMI towns, even from
~ (as ~ Detroit aud ~ Ions, attracted
bv Ii, announcement, that Judge Douglas
was 10 address his constituents.
nvri,, the afternoon, the Trijafre, true
10 ia asa,iish instinct. Issued. as iss''"'''
10 create disturbance, sn hhamatorl
kssdLili, headed by the exciting words ..
"Orrauisstion of the Irsh body guard
Asserting tia, Al Irish bod, had been OF
va.,i,sd 10 prevent Americans from entering
OF participating in the meeting
The sGsc, produced by this sad other
csf.rjous means, OF the public mind VIII be
seen hereafter.
Ia consequence OF the extreme heat OF
The weather. il was deemed advisable To
hold the n,ce,in. on the oui.i'c Of The hail,
,nstsxd Of in thu interior. as had Teen an>
bounced.
A. sasls candle l;g, a tsrons oi eight
thousand persons had assembled 8, the
s.oth pa,, Of North Market Hall
Al The time annownced. the mayor OF
Chicago called thu sssemb'age to order
s.d Jadgs Dourlss then addressed the
meeting. We have been nnable TO prepare
in tj.s,s for this mornings paper, Iu'l re-
po., Of the speech. VIVA, follows Is bns
the m.,cs, skeleton of what va. sad.
Fellow citizens. come before you to-
night to explain 10 YOU the provisions OF
the &C, Of Congress, known as lhe Nsh'ns'
Ia and Kansas act tGroans and cheers }
II. III any time ,o>uigli. ! make any state
mont which You vii ask the authority Tor,
assure YOU ! aill nskc a kind and re-
sr@c,fui response. lCheers All want
1, To present that measure IN ia true light
know that considerable excitement esis,'
il thi. city respecting the measure. but |
do not know whether you have had ANY op
portuni,y to read the bill. The whole press
III this city have denounced this measure,
hut never til this day, has any paper here
ever published that act
IS GA have been told liza, Tie bill legis>
lated t.a,ery into Territory row Tree by act
Of ConQress. ! will read the fourteenth
section OF the bill TO you, by which you
vii! see that tie act itself declares that 'fs
true iu,en, and met ming I, mol to iegisia,a
slavery into any territory OF to HHelnde II
ihsrcirom, bat to leayG the people thereof
tree to regulate that snblec, iof themselves
fCbeers mud noise. It's perfectly cons's'
tent for those WHO have denounced and
aland.rcd mo. to geek to prevent me from
being heard IN my own behalf I'emen-
A.. rL.r,;,ol | s,v that | have been
charged with legislating slavery into free
territory. ] ay that the bill leaves the
American people IN the Territory Tree to
decide that question for themselves. \
voice We knew tina, heiore-l II yon
knew ths, before, then son knew that The
charge against me was false, Great cheer
ing.l
1.-The bill is framed OF The great princi'
pie Of the right Of the peorle to regulate
their own government
G;rss, noise was Here made in the crowd.
interrupting him fer some 'imc. When
ofd~; WA restored, Judge ID. resumed by
saying that tho attempt to prevent hun
from speaking. indicated desire that the
trdsh should not DO discussed good
sa..s needed no violence 10 defend II, lie
said he knew his rights, and would no,
permit. them 10 bs violated lie knew thai
shfeais OF personal violence had hoet inside
il he attempted To speak, OF 10 offer AZ,
sapanA,ion
After further confusion aud remarks 70
speeting it by the speaker he road the va
s,c,ion Of the Net. that slavery was hot