The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-13

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decency Of the people Of Chicago, let ~ SEQ
what his whig and Abolition contemporary, the
editor of the Journal" who is personally
hostile to Mr.. Douglas, has to offer upon the
subject. The editor remarks Of the mob.
II there has been anything that has cast
shame and disgrace upon the city, in regard to
the meeting on Friday..night, mpre than any
thing else, it has been the course the writer's
in the Tribune have taken.
They have made the freedom Of the press the
freedom OF the bandit, and sought to excite the
public mind TO outrage and disorder. Appeals
to the Sans Cuioaes in the bloodiest days ofthe
French Revolution, displayed scarcely less 70.
rocity than have those which have daily made
their appearance in that sheet, and had Il been
Joined in the same spirit by the other presses of
the city, which were hostile to Mr.. Dnuglas. its
effects might now be visible in characters Of
blood, and perhaps IN the ashes Of shoulder.
ing city.
The worst passions Of the human heart have
been addressed, and the lowest dregs OF society
appealed to. by the anonymous, irresponsible
writer's ofthe Tribune; and if riot and blood
shed did not follow it was not their fault
seconded, as they unfortunately were. BY the
speaker on the occasion.
We are no advocate Of Mr.. Douglas or bis
acts, az no one better knows than the Tribune
writers. Least Of all are we the apologies If
his course on Fridav night, but we are AZ far
fro" following the teachings of our cotempo.ary,
which, If followed out, would cause him to be
hung on the FIRST tree.
But not content with the scenes Of FRIDAY
night, which at le.s' will reflect but doubtful
honor upon Chicago, the Tribune tries TO make
the matter still worse. Its report OF Saturday
morning, (which at the time of it we concluded
not to notice, and which it this morning calls
the only correct report made in the Saturday
mornings papers,) was abominabIe. Besides
being calculated to inHame the public mind still
more, and encourage open riot, in case Mr..
Douglas attempted to speak again, it was sour.
rilous in the last degree, and contained several
separate and distinct falsehoods, as follows:
LIST. II said or minated that the Irish were
| given thenty live cents per head to attend the
meeting. I'd That the ONLY call for the meet
ing was issued towards shutdown. 3. That Mr..
Douglas was allowed to speak several senten.-
ces before single sound was uttered 4th.
That three groans were given for the Democra.
tic Press. 5th That they were afterwards
frequently repeated. 9th. That Mr.. Douglas
denounced the Know Nothings, and. 7th.
That the speaker went on the stage shaking his
fist at the audience.
All these allegations are directly and per.
verseIy false. In addition, also, it put an nm
grammatical and ridiculous speech into the
| mouth of Mayor Milikens. 1t said, too that
Mr.. Douglas denounced the Tribune % the
organ Of the wings, freesoilers and abolitionists
before some one in the crowd started three
| cheers for the Tribrne. Mr.. Douglas did no:
dignity the Tribune with being the organ Of
the wings at all, and did not mention the paper
until after the cheering alluded to.
l Tha IA "a 30, -. l.,> w..
Douglas would have been quite badly enough
off,
! We gave a full, accurate and unbiased report
of the meeting, as the Tribune will no doubt
acknowledge, and we made such remarks q
we thought proper in another article. We
| thought plain statement Of the case would
sufficiently disgrace Mr.. Douglas, without draw
ing on our imagination for facts which never
| existed. ~ t
The Tribune, though baked ofts wish in net
succeeding in its incendiary efforts had the sat-
isfaction Of knowing that while three fourths Of
our citizens condemn Senator Douglas, there II
quite the same proportion who condemn ito tone
\ and temper. 1t has mistaken bravado for indie
pendence, and The bully for the editor.
We congratulate our citizens. however, that
among all the hostility TO Mr.. Douglas, on the
part Of the press in this city, but one could be
found which would SO far descend from ito high
vocation AZ to become the organ Of riot and dis
order, and that one was-The Chicago Daily
Tribune. ts
Hear what the "Chicago Times" says upon
this subject.
Senator Douglas spoke an hour, amid cheers
groans Kisses and yells, and at half past ten o.
clock, yielding to the earnest sppesls Of his
friends. he Withdrew from the stand When.
ever he approached the subject of the Nebraska
bill an evidently well organized and drilled
body Of men, comprising about one wentieth
Of the meeting. collected and formed into q
compact body, refused to allow him to be heard
They applied to him the most opprobious and
indecent terms and the most denunciatory Lam
guaye. They kept up this disgsaceful proceed.
ing until after ten O'Clock refusing most deter>
minedly to allow one word he uttered to be heard
by the rest Of the meeting"
tin vain did the mayor of the city appeal
to their sense Of order, they refused to let him
uproar Of these hirengs, proceeded at inveSvsls.
He told them he wac not unprepared for this
conduct He had day or two since received
a letter from the secretary of an organizatiow
| formed since his arrival in this city, for the
purpose Of preventing him from speaking. The
organization required that he should leave tho
city or keep silent; and if he disregasded this
notice the organization was pledged,st the ses
critic Of lifs, to prevent bis being heard"
We hope the Rev. John c. Halbrook did mot
belong to this organization, which informed
Mr.. Douglas BY letter from their secretary, that
he mast keep silent or ieaye the e.ty, as the or
ganization was pledged at the sasrifc cfl.fs,
to prevent his being heard.