The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-06

his escd genius seemed to have deserted him, and
he Was given up 70 blindness and defeat
For the first three qusrteu Of IN hour he was
listened TO with most rem srkablo patience and FOR
besrapce. considering the circumstances under
WI ich 1t delivered IL was true that every pro.
Indignation. and was oissrmed with cries OF no. y
grosIs ard sses. But when he did talk for mo
nfDt seDsibly, he was lissened to. In q word the
feeling Of the crowd evidently was I, listen to rea-
son. but TO disown ana decy sophistry and 70 sho
Douglas and nj, clique that they were no longer TO
DO imposed upon.
Though bout tie speech Douglas refused to saw
one word 10 defenae Of his vote az ain,t the River
ed 10 do 30. He probably thought that his course
in that natter was wholly indefensible, add that
the least he said upon 1t the better for linn.
Duiing his speech he claimed Chicago as his
home. The crowd epudiated this claim BY groans
and exciamaiops, asserting that lie was no longer
wortey to be citizen OF tho place he had 80 foaIy
disgpsced. The most pertinent and searching
questions were frequently put to him by various
persons in the crowd, which stripped bis pretended
logic Of it's false covering, and showed Il Ia its true
light, filing the audience with mingled feelings Of
disgust and mirth at the person who thus attempt
ed TO deceive them. Many Of these questions and
rtorts were OF the happsst and wstiest order, and
tie cI0sd received them with much zest. Douglas
avoided an answer to them generally, as they were
often OF such characteras to be too dangerous for
reply.
After be had spoken about fifteen minutes, Mayor
Milliken again arose and ordered the police, who
were g altered among the crowd, to imme dately
arrest any person who should throw any missiles.
No missiles had been thrown, and the order was
generally opposed to only have been given in order
to iuiimid8te the crowd from expressing their dis
sent from the pro slavery sentiments OF Douglas.
II that was the intention OF the order 1t certainly
After speaking for something more than an hour,
and finding Il az the people regarded him very
much as the people Of the Revolution would have
regarded Benedict Arnold. lad he come among
and that they treated him in pretty much the same
way as Arnold would have been treated, Douglas
lost his temper, which up to this time he had prs
served pretty well, and began to rave, and a. the
The entire crowd, with the exception OF the body
guard and the Irish hackers, who were q present,
but who were cokei by the immense numeri, al
superiority Of their opponents, were against him,
and teived bis insults fasehoods, and misrepre-
sensations with most terrific groans and Kisses.
Douglas soon became perfectly transported with
rage and his face assumed that aiabocal and
sinister expression 80 strongly suggestive Of the
feline race in anger, which ia peculiar to him when
mob, and declared "that the tone Of it was pro-
duced and regulated by the influence of that organ
of the wing and free soil parties Of the State, the
Chicago Tribune" AT this, three hearty cheers
were given for the Tribune, ard the same number
were Afterwards frequently repeated.
Douglas now apparently gave up all hope Of
modifying the assembage, and putting on his hat,
faced the crowd, and attempted to tire aud bully
platform, he assumed q b'hoy air, and attempted
every art within his scope to accomplish that pur
pose, but In vain.
Thomas Hoyne advanced and attempted to speak,
but Douglas took him by the shoulders, turned him
around, and cent him back again; an Illustration,
we presume Of his remark In the Senate, that this
was chs fight" and that he wished for no inter.
ference. ..
Towards the close of the scene, Douglas drew
letter from his pocket and attempted to read it.
violence if be spoke here. It Is needless to say
that no such letter was ever written at least by any
reliable person here. He denounced the Know No
things, for which be received no lack Of groans.
He again attacked this paper-ad the result of the
meeting at our door, (wnere We are well content to
have it lie and denounced us as the organ of the
whig, tree soil and abolition parties.
All his allusionsto the Tribune were received by
green's, always followed by cheers for the paper He
finally said that as he saw it was useless for him to
proceed, be would leave the stand. Cries Of good
good He said, however, that he would not give it
up 80 That he would speak again TO the people,
leave the stand, and resign it to the mob He went
off with his hat on his head his face distorted with
rage, and shaking his fist at the audience. His dis
from the stand was the signal for re-
0eWeO OutDuf6t OF teTlQC C0cerH anu RrOaub
we ever heard; which continued for some moments
Apprehensions were entertained that the unbearable
Insults which he had given the citizens might impe
them to infict upon him some personal violence
upon his way to the hotel but we are happy to say
that nothing Of the kind was attempted. His body
guard formed in close order placed the Little Giant
In their midst, little enough nov and lighted by
torch bearers, escorted him to his hotel, the Ire
mont House. The crowd lined the sides Of the
streets through which the guard passed. and saluted
them with heavy grpane, and then followed them to
the hotel. Upon arriving there, Little Dug i'm.
medately disappeared, and the crowd. numbering
even then some thousands, after amusing themselves
with groans for Douglas, and cheers for the 1Ti-
bune quietly dispersed. At the time we write, two
o'clock, everything is perfectly quiet.
Thus ended the vindication Of Senator Douglas
before the people ofChicago 1t cannot be regarded
as anything but complete and humiatug defe 1t
most glorious triumph Of the people. No skill, no
diplomacy no expense bad been spared to get ii up,
and to have it result by fair means or foul In the
endorsement Of Douglas by Chicago. Weeks Of
labor have been spent in its arrangement, and hun
dreds Of dollars have been expended in carrying it
out. It was all in vain. The people-the people
whom we prophesied would rule last night, met,
without the slightest preconcerted action, and actu
ated by one impulse, blew the whole fabric into
The news Of this defeat of Douglas will 60 out
like wildfire over the length and breadth Of the
Union. 1t will carry with it immense power. It
will cause the politicians everywhere to treMbe In
their shoes, and the people everywhere to rejoice.
The people have got ahead Of the politicians, and
they win stay there. The effect of the meeting TO-
night can indeed be hardly calculated 1t can
hardly be over.estimaAsd. II viii secure Illinois for
freedom, and a. goes Illinois this fall 60 goes the
Union!
We will recur to the subject at more fitting
season, at length. We now lay down our pen with
one more sentence, and it is one we write with Q
heart full Of JOY Chicago has triumphed and Dou-
glas is laid low !"
The Indian Difficulties In the West.
[From the st. Paul (Mio Democrat Aug. %.
We have received some further and reliable ad-
vices relative to the disturbances between the Sioux
and Chippewss. It comes from two sources, and is
briefly as follows:--Hole in the Day recently pre-
tended to have had . spiritual conversation with
his deceased father, having lain and watched upon
the old warriors grave oil night. The direction to
him by the old H chief was to go on the war path