The true Democrat., 1854-10-04
Judge Douglas at Chicago.

The Chicago papers of Saturday morning contain particulars of the outrageous conduct of the abolitionists on the occasion of Senator Douglas effort to speak at that place. The Chicago Times says:
 "THE MEETING LAST N1eHT.-During the whole of yesterday the expected meeting of last night was the universal topic of converse ton. Crowds of visitors arrived by the several trains from the surrounding cities and towns, even from as far as Detroit and St. Louis, at tracted by the announcement that Judge Doug las was to address his constituents.
 During the afternoon the Tribune, true to its 6endish instinct issued, as a last effort to create disturbance, an infammatory handbill, headed by the exciting words:
 Organization of the Irish body Guard' asserting that an Irish body guard had been or ganized to prevent Americans entering or par ticipating i'll the meeting.
 The effect produced by this and other nefa. rous means on the public mind will be seen hereafter.
 In consequence of the extreme heat of the weather, it was deemed advisable to hold the meeting on the outside of the hall instead of the interior as had been announced
 At early candle-light throng of eight thou sand persons uau dSS0IODleO at the South part of north Market Hall.
 At the time announced the mayor of Chi cago called the assemblage to order, and Judge Douglas then addressed the meeting. We have been unable to prepare in time for this morn- ing's paper full report of the speech
 "Durlng thus far of his remarks he was fre- quently interrupted by the gang of abolition rowdes, melted thereto by the infamous appeals which for weeks have been made to them by the organ ill this city. Whenever he approach ed the subject of the Nebraska bill, an evident ly we'll organized and drilled body of men, comprising about one twentieth of the meeting, collected and formed into compact body. re- fused to allow him to be heard. They kept up this disgraceful proceeding until after lOo'clock, refusing most determinedly to allow one word he uttered to be heard by the rest of the meet ing.
 :" In vain did the mayor of the city appeal to their sense of order They refused to let him be heard Judge Douglas, notwithstanding the uproar of these hirelings proceeded at intervals. He told them that he was not unprepared for their conduct He had day or two since re- ceived letter written by the secretary of an organization formed since his arrival in this city for the purpose of preventing him from speak ing. This organization required that he should leave the city or keep silent; and if he disre- garded this notice the organization was pledg- ed, at the sacrifice of lje, to prevent his being heard.
 He presented himself he said, and chal- lenged the armed gang to execute upon him theirmurderous pledge. The letter having been but imperiectly heard, its reading was asked bv some of the orderly citizens present, but the mob refused to let it be read
 At length, at 10 1-2 o'clock, yielding to the earnest appeals of his friends, Judge Doug las withdrew from the stand.
 I've are confident that we speak the senti ment of every honorable and manly citizen of Chicago, of all shades of politics, when we say that the proceedings of last night were disgrace tul Ill the extreme, and that their effect upon the character and honor of the city abroad will be grievously felt.
 "The right of speech has been crushed in an American city-that the city, too, on the free State ot Illinois, and its metropolis. The pre- cedent has been set. Where will it stop? Who is to be the next victim?
 "These abolitionists, intent only upon pre- sent triumph, forget that in refusing to hear Judge Douglas they mark their own cause with being unworthy of examination, and ho- nor him as a champion of truth before whom they dare not stand.'s