Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-05

Chairman, Tammany Hall.
Three cheers were given for the "Unterri6sd"
| of New York.
From the Chicago Times of May 30.
One Hundred Guns I'm Honor OF the vir-
/ gfnta Election - Immense Gatherin r
in Dearborn Park speech OF Judge
Douglas.
Without formal announcement, an Immense
multitude Of citizens gathered last evening in
! Dearborn Park, to witness the firing of one hun
| dred guns in honor of the Democratic triumph in
Virginia. One of Captain Swift pieces of artil-
lery was posted near the liberty pole at the foot
| OF Washington street, where also band Of musi-
clans enlvened the air with their spirit-stIrring
notes. The first gun was fred at eight o clock,
and shortly AFTER the wide avenue was filled with
people for the whole distance in front of Dearborn
Park. The firing continued at intervals of some
distance until nine o'clock, when the band moved
INTO the park, and took position upon the platform
erected in its centre. Thithd4 the multitude
thronged IN expectation that speeches would be
delivered, until the space between the staging
and the street, and for several rods on either hand
was occupied by the mass.
The band played several airs between the in
| tervals OF firing the guns, during which time the
audience continued to grow larger. Upon the
| platform was our distinguished Senator, Stephen
A. Douglas, surrounded by large number of
prominent Democrats of the city, and citizens
who were waiting in the hope that he would ad-
dress the multitude.
John L. Peyton, esq, having been called Out, !.
briefly addressed the immense crowd He alluded
| 70 the happiness he experienced on learning the
results of the contest in Virginia, and congratu-
| lated his fellow citizens upon the triumph Of the
| Democratic party. The principles of the candi-
dates had been in the contest boldly and openly
| avowed--the proscriptive organization had been
rolled from its birth place at the North to the
| political fields of the Old Dominion and he was
proud to say the Democracy of Virginia had met
and conquered the enemies of true liberty and
republicanism.
Mr.. Peyton eloquently alluded to Virginia as
| never having forsaken the Democratic party in
any political contest, and hoped that the signal
defeat OF know-n othingism would prove a death
blow to its baneful influence all over the Union,
| and be the means of strengthing that bond of
union which should ever unite the North and the
South. He concluded after repeated manifesto
tons of applause, by calling on our ELOQUENT and
| distinguished Senator, Judge Douglas
Judge Douglas came forward upon the stand,
and was greeted with the most rapturous APP
plause. The immense throng threw up their
hats, and enthusiastic cheers filled the air.
When the enthusiasm had partially subsidized,
Mr.. Douglas said:
FELLow-cITIzENs: know you did not come
| here to listen to speech. That cannon speaks
| in tones more eloquent, and its language is more
grateful to your hoarts and to mine than anything
which could be said here. Cheers It tells
you of victory won by the friends of our coun-
try over her secret enemies. 1t proclaims the
triumph of Democratic principles in the Old
Dominion. Prolonged cheers The election
which has resulted in this triumph in Virginia is
| one OF the most important State elections which
has ever taken place.
Judge d. proceeded in most eloquent. language
to speak of the principles involved, and which
have been defeated on the one hand, and tri-
umphed on the other, in the contest. He said
that OF all the combinations into which men ever
entered, that which seeks to prescribe men on
account of their birth religion is the most re-
prehensible.
1t the spirit of fanaticism to prescribe
where men should be born, or to prescribe them
If not born within our own country. Was il to
be prescribed on account of their foreign birth
| that De Kalb, Montgomery, and Steuben crossed
the ocean and joined with the revolutionary
founders of our government in their struggle for
liberty! Was it for this that Lafayette, to whose
disinterested efforts are in great measure in
debted for the liberty we now enjoy, left his ma
tive land to hazard his life and expend his SUBJ
| stance in the achievement of American indie
pendenco. [Applause.l The Democratic party
desire to administer their government in the
spirit in which il was founded, without reference
TO birth or religion. That party stands immova-
BILE upon the Constitution given us by our revo-
lutionary, sires. We believe that Constitution to
be the supreme law of the land This is gov
eminent of law. Without law there can be no
liberty. [Cheers.
He again referred to Virginia, and said IL was
well that Virginia, the mother as it were, of the
revolution should be the great buIwark 10 stop
the farther march or fanaticsm Virpinia has
ever stood firm; and when / pay this tribute TO
Virginia, will say that Illinois, from the time
when she was distant county Of Virginia, has
never gwen popular majority against the De-
mocratic party. True, our opponents succeeded
by the aid of Knownothngism, Abolitionism.
fanaticism, and all the other isms embraced in
fusionism, in defeating some of the Democratic
candidates at the last election but the election
OF John Moore showed Democratic majority Of
5000 votes in the State
Judge Douglas concluded by referring to the
necessity of Democrats standing by principles. If
principles never deserted, he said we shall
always triumph. He spoke about ten minutes
only, and retired amid the deafeninp applause of
the multitude.
heard during the remarks of Judge Douglas, ex-
cept to give enthusiastic expression in applause.
With wonder, we may exclaim, what change
has come upon Chicagoi An American Senator
has been permitted to address an assemblaQe Of
his fellow citizens, in an open park, and has not
been insnted Where, then, were Bross and
Scammon, and their abolition rufIiansi Where
the Insignificant jerks, who no longer ago than
last fall had the low-bred nsolence TO stand be-
fore the same honorable Senator and accuse him
OF falsehood? The answer is, the sober Judge
ment of the people has condemned them-con-
demned them TO the infamy and Disgrace their
conduct mcrted Let them there rest, while IL
is proclaimed all over the Union, that Chicago 10
returning to her senscsthat ii is no longer dan
gerous withn her borders for a Senator Of the
United States to address his constituents in de-
Tense Of the principles Of liberty. The prohibi-
ton placed by the foul missiles and rotten eggs Of
fanaticsm npon the freedom of speech has been
shaken off by the better judgment Of hotter citi-
zcns, who will no longer countenance mobs, nor
permit senators to be insultcd by blackguards and
ruffians.
CANADIAN LOYALTY TRIEp.-The Buffalo
Democracy says;
Our friends across the Niagara have had heavy
draft made upon their devotion TO the Mother
Country recently. The British Minister has sent
, despatch TO the Provincial Government, politely
them TO hand over one million acres
81 choice land lyinr between tho Ottovyn river nd