The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13
Chicago.
SENATOR DOUGLAS AT HOME.

| Ever since Mr.. Douglas' foul plan Of treach-
cry was preached, and called forth the q1ick
but just Reproduction Of the intelligent masses
through bout the country, his more immediate
constituents of Chicago, aid illinois generally
have been promised an ample defence and vim
dication of his conduct, so SION as he should be
released from his duties at Washington. Con-
gres. adjourned month ago, and the return OF
the recreant Senator was anxlously awaited
The many, whose grief and indignation had
only deepened with the lapse Of time wished
for an occasion to express their feelings towards
| their treacherous servant, directly to his face
Others were curious TO look upon one who had
so wantonly and wickedly betrayed the cause OF
| Freedom and Humanity. Others still, the few
comparatively, the hangers on, and partizans
| Of the guilty Senator, and as shameless and lost
to truth and principle as himself, were perhaps
confident that their "littie giant would win
new laurels by complete victory over the op-
position which his course during the last winter
had excited against HIM.
The Senator at length arrived, though 80 tard
lily as to provoke the suspicion that he felt him.
| self unequal 10 meet the indignant feeling Of his
constituents. But he had been pledged to ap-
pear BE- fore them in self-vindcation. So it was,
after some days Of further delay, announced
that on Friday evening last he would publicly
vindicate his course of action on the Nebraska
movement. There were rumors, and not un-
warranted fears that he and his partizans would
resort to brute force if cessary for the purpose
of accomplishing the passage OF resolutions
which should exculpate the guilty man from all
the charges brought against him. DO deep and
determined, however, was the feeling Of on.
citizens, that no threats OF violence were suffi-
cent to deter them from facing their recreant
Senator on the first occasion that offered The
tokens Of this might have been seen through
the entire day of Friday, in the earnest looks
and words of many group gathered by chance
at some door or street corner, in the fux or re-
flux Of busy life. They might have been seen
and heard in the flags dropping at half mast
from tho long line of shipping crowciDg the
river for miles, and in the sole mn tolling Of the
bells on churches and halls. They were IN
mistakeable when, ere the shades Of evening had
fallen upon the city, hundreds and thousands
began to turn their footsteps in the direction Of
Marke, Hall, and when, the hall itself being
quite too sm'll, the large area in front was on
occupied by great concourse, embracing the
best of our citizens. Such an array Of respect.
ability and moral power banished at once all
thought and even possibility of violence the
part OF Douglas and his supporters. Vice and
crime, rowdyism and violence, covered al. once
before snch an array Of moral force.
Mr.. Douglas appeared on the platform, and
at first, was listened to with great attention. II
was not long however, before his defiant and
der agogical manner caused the hitherto sup>
pressed indignation of the pe0pleto break forth,
and from that time the meeting was one corti
nua expression of reprobation, until the traito-
rous Senator, his face flushed with shame and
indignation, gas compelled to give up the stand
and retire. The rebuke of his treachery was
spon ansous and overwhelming All his brazen
effrontery and pertiuacious obstjnacy were not
sufficient to meet it. He bowed under il, and
went down before the waves Of an indignant
popular opinion and popular feeling That
power which Mr.. Webster once declared to be
greater than the thunder or the earthquake smote
the base betrayer of freedom, the second Arnold
and he fell.
We rejoice to chronicle this result. 1t gives
Us new confidence in the worth Of the people
and new hope for the perpetuity of our civil in
when traitor and demagogue is
thus disowned and punished in his stronghold. |
We trust it will prove lesson Of rebuke TO 9TH
er and lesser trifiers with justice and with the
pied, es Of solemn compacts. and that it will
inspire the people largely and widely with a
ne W determination to think for themselves, and
10 hold their servants TO rigid account for the
discharge of the trnsts assigned them.
After the rejocings Of the editor, Rev. john
e. Holbrook, over a result 50 flanering to the
intelligence, justice, christian hberali;y and |