The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-16
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WILLARD, OF INDIANA
AT CHICAGO ANOTHER ABOLITION ORGAN.


Lieutenant Governor Willard, Of Indiana, is young
of surprising ability popular orator, filed with
enthusiasm for national principles and bold aud eloquent
in utterne his opinions The last number Of the Chicago
() Times announces that Governor Willard had arrived
there invitation TO address the people the Ne
braska bill and with the result described below While
reading this spirited sketch it occurred TO that the
Governor had got into despotism instead of among
liberal people that he talking to audience filed
with Austrian hostoes to popular sovereignty to a
crowd of Englishmen, who hated the American Union
and particularly the sages and patriots of the American
revolution 1t win be that this mad and nsensate
mob groaned the constitution and the Union and Kissed
the memory of Robert Morris, the patriotic Quaker who
furnished Washington with money in the darkest days of
l776i
During the last week we announced that the eloquent
Lieutenant Governor Willard, of Indiana would address
meeting of the democracy of Chicago Saturday afternoon
at Dearborn Park On Saturday, the weather being
pleasant for outdoor meeting, the assemblage post
poned till o'clock and then to meet at North Market
Hall.
AT the hour appointed though it raining at the
time, the hall was pretty well filed, and the utmost order
prevailed Governor Willard commenced his address by
saying that he intended to speak two subjectsthe Ne
braska bill and know nothingism He allowed to pro-
coed for time explaining generally the principles Of
popular sovereignty but the moment he attempted to show
that the Nebraska and Kansas act framed purely upon
that principle the dsorderly gang of abotonsm
dies who the week before had nsulted Judge Douglas IT
by concert commenced braying beatng, grooming yelling
and hoong These elegant performances which evidently
most natural to those engaged in hem were relieved OF
their monotony by such cries as That's lie You get
down Kick him out Shut him up, Rub his head
with brick etc. etc each of these choice remarks elicit
ing rowdies hurrahs stamping of feet and other
marks of appreciation.
When Governor Willard spoke of freedom of speech as
American right, these wretcbes would answer Speak
truth and will hear you but if you lie shant be
heard and then anything uttered support Of the bill
they cried down, groaned and hooted at as ie
He attempted to show by the bill itself that it did not
egate slavery into Nebraska and this the crowd pro
e He then proposed read the 18th section OF
the BILL and the mob would not let it be heard He read the
letter of Mr.. Jefferson in which he depored the evils that
would result from the establishment Of geographical line
and the letter groaned!
e told them that our revolutionary fathers had rsked
life fortune and honor the right OF
ment and the statement groaned Kissed, and pro
nounced e In spite of the perseverng disorder kept
up by the abolition gang whose number was much less than
previous meeting, Gov. Willard continued in admira-
BILE humor discuss his subject ecting at times the
applause from the orderly and disposed portion of
the meeting.
We regret that the crowded of columns does
allow give extended report of the remarks OF
Gov W. Suffice it say that both upon the question of Ne
that of nothngism he made speech
pee with sound argument searching rebuke to the dsunion
ss and displayed in admirable coors the beauty of truth
which only required examination to command the allegiance
of every honest man.
"we however, unwilling to let the occasion by
without telling would rather not have to
the meeting Of Saturday night the in all respects
with disgracefu mob of the week previous The same
determination allow nothing be heard in favor Of the
Nebraska bill most manifest The Outrage upon
decency law order and freedom of speech reenacted
The only difference was that the meeting being within doors,
where the mobiles could be and identified reduced their
number extent But, nevertheless, the same fell
spirit present. We who engaged in this
disgracefu work of disturbing meeting and refusing to
allow strangerand that stranger executive officer of
free sister State the Norto be heard in defence of prin
cpes honestly entertained by him and the larger portion OF
his countrymen The Of many similarly engaged have
been handed Among them and among of lesser
note the of the Rev j. Mcnamara one OF the
Chicago clergy, made notorious by the letter OF Senator
Douglas, in to their celebrated memorial John W.
Waughop, school commissioner OF this city; G. L. jerks
an attorney Pho Carpenter. We orbear for the
present naming others. We give these sample.
GA few incidents of the meeting think viii best Illus
the phreny and eckessness which have fastened them
selves upon the mob which rules this city Gov Will
lard asked them if they did not know that the aboltons
sought dissolve the union with the slave States And the
response cheers and fey denas He then read from
the speech of the Rev. Mr. May Of Syracuse New York that
the Union compact with hell ! and Immediately three
cheers for May demanded and given with force they
followed by three for the Tribune of this city
three for Giddings and three more for Benton He
asked them if Chicago had interest to be affected by
dissolution of the Union To which fellow loudly
swered, Nor which loudly appauded by the
mob He read TO them the statement of Greeley, that
would be better that eternal confusion prevail that dscord
should reign Capitol should fall and bury its in
mates in ruins that the Nebraska bill should pass
and of those inyocaons cbeered by the mob.
In discussing know nothingism he alluded to the fact
that Robert Norris Of Pennsylvania foreigner and who
signed Declaration of Independence appealed to by
Washington for money when through the Jerseys by
British Morris of his fortune furnished the
money This responded to by saying he abc
ltionst if abolitionst said Lieut. Gov. Willard,
'hc afterwards the convention which framed the constu-
United States put there provision that slave
escaping from his in another State should be
dered and the mob groaned and Kissed the of
Robert Norris who furnished Washington with to
Delaware and carry his troops victory Tren
and Princeton
We might mention other Incidents but must defer them
What we have mentioned sufficient show the intensity
of feeling which governs the mob which rules Chicago
The democratic county convention IN Lancaster, Pa,
passed the following resolves unanimously;
Resolped That the democracy of Lancaster county have
full confidence the administration Of President Pierce be-
eving actusted solely by desire promote the
glory and prosperity Of the republic
90 ReaoIsed, That adhere firmly to the Com
promise of 1850 and the platform laid down by the National
Convention Of 1859 and that in TIE passage of the much
abused Nebraska bill of 1854 fail to discover alleged
wing press any departure from the principles poll
cy there strongly and periodically ncucated by the wisc
the nation of both the great political parties
Reolred, That candidate before the people who
be openly secretly allied to the proscripve, inoleran
faction commonly called know nothing is unworthy tho
support of any democrat and should be opposed by every