New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-06
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY"
sTEPHEy ARNOLD DOUGLAS REPUDI-
ATED BY HIS CONSTITUENTS.
HIS SPEECH SILENCED.
G REAT ExCITEM ENT.

Our readers are aware that there has been an in.
tense exeitenen. fer several days past in the City Of
Chicago IN consequence OF the presence of Senator
DouGLAs, The recreant to freedom who misrepre.ene
the State Of Illinois in Congress. Mr.. Douglas had
spent several~eeks in other parts of the country,
and approached his home with evident reluctance;
but go he must, sooner later, and speak he must
How he received the following extracts from pa-
per- Of all shades of politics viii explain:
From The Chicoso Tribune tTndep-nder. Anti Nebr.sk
The great " V,ad,cation' Meting-7Ts Erc,teneut
during me Day and tie Effect at Mgh-Ths
Dovglas ReeniUoereHts from The Country y-TRe
Spsclal Irish POl'oe Of l2 Sen from eaeh Ward
Warshol Knights Police Of 100 Men-Irishmeu
pad % cents each 10 attend the Metiag-Th>
Douglas Body Gnard-IheL Lrish BaekerI-
The F2Gys al Half-masi-T1e BeHs Tolied--
Darnfah of S,epheH 4. D0ugias-Nebraska Sria-
die Repadiahd-A Gr0Hd F,==ie-Groaas Tor
DOagias-Cheers for IT, Tr'5uae-TAe 7'o,-
unph Of he PeopI- poifficians RHdcr Par.
At quite an early houron yesterday morning a very
perceptble degree Of excitement observable among
all classes Of citizens. The certainty of the fac,
that stephen A. Dougias would attempt IN the
ing, y vindicae himself from ihe charges which the
CRY vi Chicago, the State of Illinois and the whole
Northern confederacy rad brought agnintt him; the
wegTounded apprebensi0ns entertained Of undue aad
reprebeDsble means resolved upon 10 choke the real
sentiment Of TIE city, and TO subdue the expressions
II
an organization Of body Of men under the name Of
the Douglas Body Guarc, for the purpose Of aiding in
al peIectiDg this suppression OF the peoples rights
and the numerous ruors OF every shade relative 10
the meeting end the course to be adopted there, all
aided 10 swell the tide OF excitement. The matter
formed the almost exclusive subject OF conversation
and remaTk, and although every one appeared deter
mined 20 resist 20 the last any attempt 20 msrepresent
the people Of Chicago in the ewes Of the country yet
80 conflicting were the rumors, and SO various the
opinions that definite plan vi action me part of
the citzens. could be determined on. The weather
oppressive 10 the last degree the neat being more
than any have get experienced this summer.
AT about four clock reliable information 10 that
effect having been obtained the following hsDd-biil
was issued and added greatly TO the excitement al
ready raging;
IRISH BODY GUARD ORGANIZED,
AMERICAN CITIZENS BEwAEE!
At neeaag held al the Chcs Of the notorious Charles
OMsly On sAe north sids of tie seT on is evening Col
itcio sBOwhOok acting Chairman ee I,isiea rom each
MsIket Hall M evening Shall the voice of the free citizens
During the afternoon the railroad trains brought in
some hundreds Of Douglas men from the country,
who had been sen. for in order that their presence
might iDtimidste the citizens. The majority of these
persona were from Springfield ana that neighborhood.
The fagsof all the shipping in port were displayed
at halt mast shortly after and remained there
curing the remainder of the day. There can be no
doubt of the feeling entertained toward the recreant
Douglas.
At 1t TIE btls "l the Guy coinutuctu 10 ION, hlu
continued 10 fill the cir with their mourniul tones for
more than an hour. The city wore an air of mourn
ing for the Disgrace which her Senaor was seeking
to impose upon her, and which her citizens have dc
termined to resent az any cost
The Douglas cGbal up 10 late hour yesterday az
terDoon, issued public call for their meeting, but
did all their work il They worksS with that
e.uiiic Al policy for which their leader is deserved
y cee braied and had all their arrangements well and
skifully perfected. Their last a'd most effective
Iaove to give the Irish of the city twenty-five
cents per head 10 attend the meeting, and follow the
beck and nod of their leader. Towafds sundown on
last evening, the following p!acard issued by
der Of Douglas which was ,he only call made for the
meeting: