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


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from the Chicago Times, (iem.) Sept. O.
During the whole OF yesterday, the expscted
meetinr of last night wss he universal topic % con
yersaSn CroE d. of visitors arrived by the several
trains from the Surrounding cities aud towns. even
from a. far q Detroit 40 ST. Louis, attracted by
the announc< ment that Judge Douglas WAS TO 0d
dress his constituents.
During the afternoon, the Tribune, true 70 Its
dendish instinct, Issued, as last effort TO create
disturbance, an ~ hamlnatory handful, headed by
the exciting words:
90 Q . . . : > Q . %
a ORGANIZATION OF THE IRISH BODY GUARD" > >
90 Q . ose . . 90
izsd TO prevent Americans entering or participating
In the meeting.
The effect produced by this and othee nefanous
means en- the public mind viii be seea hereafter.
In consequence of the extreme heat OF ths wea-
ther, IL was deemed advisable TO mold tne meeung
the outside of the hall instead oil ths Interior rs
had been announced.
persons had assembled ut the south part OF North
Market Hall.
AZ the time announce the Mayor of Chicago called
tho asssmblsge to order, AID Judge Douglas then
addressed the meeting. We have been unable to
prepare In time for this mornings paper, . full re-
port Of the speech. What follows Is but the merest
skeleton OF what was said %
relOW-eluX6nb, GOING DelOre you tO'nlgut 10 OK
plain to you the provisions Of the act OF Congress
known rs the Nebraska and Kansas act tGroans
and cheeIs) III at any time tonight MAKE aly
esstement which you will ask the authority for, AS
sure you will m axe kind and respectful response.
(Cheers.) All want il to presens that measure 10
its true light. know that considerable excitement
exists in this city res &c ing the measure, but 90
not know whether you have had any opportunity to
read the BILL The whole press OF this city has de-
n0uE ced this measure bnt I'LL this day has any
paper in this city ever published that act You have
been told that the bill egisated slavery into terri
tory now free, by act OF C,ngress. will real tn,
18th section OF The bill t. you, by which you will
see that the act itself decles that its true intent
a6d meaning Is not to egilate slavery into any ter
rtory. TO exclude 1t therc FROM but to leave the
people thereof free 10 regulate that subject for them
selves. CHEERS and noise) 1t is perfectly con-
sstent for those who have denounced and slandered
me to g ek to prevent me from being heard in my
own behalf. Tremendous cheering) say that
have been charged with gslatins slavery into free
territory. say that the bill leaves the American
people in the territory free to decide that question
for themselves.
voIoK.-we knew that before.
Judge. DIFF you knew tcat before then You
knew that the charge against me was false. (Great
cheering) The bill is framed on the great princ.
pie Of the right Of the De jpe to regulate their own
government. (Great nOse was tere made in the
crowd, intorupting him for some time.) When order
was restored Juage ID. resumed by saying that the
attempt to prevent him from speaking indicated
desire that the truth should not be discussed. A
good cause needed no violence to defend IT. He
said he knew his rights, and would not permit
them to be violated. He knew that threats Of per-
sonal violence had been made If he attempted to
speak, or to offer any exp lanation After further
confusion and remarks respecting it by the speaker,
he read the 4th section OF the act that slavery was
not leeislated into excluded from the territories
He asked was the correctness Of that principle de.
MED.
Judge D,-Then you deny the right Of the people
TO self government. That is the principle Of TIE
Nebraska BILL The great obje ton you have is the
repeal OF the Missouri compromise. (Cries of yes,
yes) We'll, what was the Missouri compromise?
1t was the prohibition OF slavery north Of line,
and the recognition of slavery south of that line
Was there, he asked, man in this crowd in favor
Of recognizing slavery south Of any liner Gre
so hs T 10 s shSw ps s
to the repeal of the Missouri compromise; the can
didate who was on the Buffalo platform was pledged
for the total prohibition of slavery Ia all the terri
tories of the Unite States north and south OF the
line Of SO 30 therefore the whole abolition and free
soil party who voted for Van Barren 10 lS4S,
voted for the repeal of the Missouri compromise.
Having disposed OF the free .rsoilers aud abo-
whig party in all the free States 10 lsis were
pledged to the Wiimot rrGviso, and the exclusion
slavery in al the Territories. Consequently they,
tco wire in favor Of the repeal of the Missouri con-
preuise. The wing party and the free sellers aad
abolitonists all having been iu favor OF its repe =.
in lS4s the democratic party nominated Lewis
Cas-, who had previously proclaimed that that
compromise v as Unconstitutional AMI he received
the votes of the democratic party. Who, then. IL
l848 was in favor Of the Missouri compromise? Not
one OF the crowd around him. "a v0ice-Ssephen
A. Dougias.) Well, then, sail he, was the only
man in Illinois In favor of the Missouri compromise
He said that in lS4S he had offered the Missouri
compromise settlement If the slavery QUESTION,
and Il was resisted In the House Of Representatives
by Northern votes.
A voIcE-Why did yoa repeal it?
Ind Thn fov &c a oai
because it bad been repudsted BY the North, and
new settlement was Necessary. He said that ia Lieu
OF the Missouri compr was adopted principle
buttons. In 1850 the people Of Chicago, by unan-
imous vote of the City Councils, endorsed the prn-
ciples Of the compromise measures OF 1850 Inc
nnois Legislature endorsed the principles OF these
the Legislature Of Illinois resolutions were adop ted
instructihg him 70 vote to apply the principle Of
these compromise measures to all future territorial
government, on both sides Of the line. That reso-
luton (Which be ready was voted by all the repre-
sentativss, except four. Nota representative from
Cook county voted against it. He did not unier
stand the jastice Of the wing party, who voted or
lodged ON these resolutions Of instruction to COM
plain Of his obeying them. After further discuss
ing thu point, Mr.. Douglas continued his remarks.
he said that in answer to the question why he In.
trodnced the Nebraska bill he did 80 because It was
right-because 1t was In accordance with the prin-
ciples of the compromise measures OF 1850, and be-
cause he had been insructsdto do 20 by the Legis-
iature Of this State He did 30 because he desired
the people to exclude slavery,or not, both north
and south Of the line. h.
A yoroE asked how much territory was south Of
JuAke D. responded Territory a. large as New
York, Ohio, PennsylvanA, Indiana and Illinois COM
TDuring thus far Of his remarks, he was frequent.
ly interrupted BY the gang of abolition rowdies, in
cited thereto by the infamous appeals which for
weeks have been made to them BY their organ In
this city, Whenever he approached the subject of
drilled body OF men, comprising about one twentieth
Of the meeting, collected and formed into compact
body, refused TO allow him to be heard. They up.
Piled to him the most opprobrious and indecent
kept up tss disgrsceful proceeding until after 10
O'Clock refasiBg most determinedly TO allow one
word he uttered to be heard by the rest OF the meet