Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-25
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

DrxocRArIc MEErrNG.-The jackson Dem
ocrstic Association Hall was filed at an early
hrur last night to its utmost capacity. About
81 o'clock D. m, Lieut.. Gov. Willard entered
the hall, escorted by the committee Of the as
.ociation, and was received with long and
dssfening applause. The president, Mr.. Rat.
cIif., introduced the distinguished orator to
the audience. He commenced by expressing
the qualification it afforded him to address
the audience as fellow-citizens, because here
II Washington are assembled citizens of all
the states, whom he was ever glad to meet as
brethren He did not expect to enlighten
tbem. but thought il was well that they should
gsther together, not only because he loved to
ZEE the people assembled, but that they might
contemplate the length and breadth of the trea-
SON which was meditated against the Consti.
tuticn He remarked that the integrity of
that sacred instrument was involved in the
contest Of 1856; and alluded to the assaults
that were being made upon it, on the one hand
by the Black Republicans who were aiming
10 subvert il by an unholy crusade against
the institutions of the South and on the
other hand, by the Know Nothings, South as
we'll aS North. who were warTing upon its
guarantee to the citizen Of civil and religious
liberty de then alluded to, and vigorously
repelled the charge that the national course
# Northern Democrats was dictated by ambi-
ton rather than patriotism, which imputation
be rereiled with great force and feeling
Here Judge Douglas entered the hall, and
vas vehemenly sPplauded.
Governor Willard then went into a history
Of the territorial legislation Of 1850, resulting
IN the Utah and New Mexico bills, which en-
brsced the principle of the capacity of man
for self gov eminent, which he said lad been
brought about by the conservative men of the
Wbis and Democratic parties, the latter under
the lead Of Cas-, ard the former, which though
It had Taylor for President in that struggle,
chung to Clay as its leader, for Ashland was
the Mecca at they worshipped. Great
cheering.) He paid an eloquent tribute to
Mr. Cass and to the memory of Mr.. Clay.
Speaking of the principle Of popular sover-
eighty he said that in it was invoved the diff
c1lty between George III and the American
Colonies George III, he said, was an anti
Nebraska man. Great aPplause.) He asked
Know NothiDgs who were acting with either
Of the two great parties in 1852, when they
endorsed the territorial bills for Utah and
New Mexico, recognising as citizens, half
Snanish. halt Indians of the Catholic persua-
sion. made such by force of the bayonet, not
Of their own yOlition, like the adopted ctiz en-
how 1t vas that they were now so afraid to
trust the honest citizen who happened to have
been born on a foreign soil. Here Gov. Will
lard took of bis coat and three cheers were
given for Indiana.O
He then turned to Judge Douglas, and al
luied to the motive of ambition charged to
him for his inception of the Kansas Nebraska
BILL and said You, sir, but executed the
commission issued by the people in the cleo
ton Of 1852 endorsing the Utah and New
Mexico bills He (Mr. Willard) denied the
right of Congress, in 1920 to give the poo
pie their freedom, by making the price
Of that freedom in 1920 the servitude of the
people in 1884 He then denounced the es-
Enlistment Of the Missouri Compromise line,
and eomplimented Judge Douglas for the bold
manner in which he had torn this division be-
tween the people of a common country from
Of the map-a lire which Mr.. Jefferson had
seen nothing in but an entering wedge fer the
dissolution CT the Union. He alluded to the
clause in the constitution for the rendition of
fugitive slaves, and repudiated the idea that
because some Of the States which, at the time
Il lis formation were then slave, had since
become free, il gave the people of the North
sny greater license than their fathers, or left
them liberty to become negro thieves.
He showed the progress of Professionalism
over Catholicism in Catholic Maryland and
Florida under our Constitution, and the pro-
portion Of Catholics to Professionals being IS
! TO Fl, and abiding to the immense number
Of Protestant over Catholic churches in these
States, joeularIy asked if the Protestant were
20 afraid Of the Pope that they desired to
turn all these churches into Know Nothing
NlSNeIcS 20 save Mefyi80u flOrl1a- he
alluded to the history Of Catholicism in Eng
land and other countries, in times Of immi-
nent peril, when fealty characterised the 10y
atty Of the Catholics He alluded TO the dis
unguished foreigner Robert Morris, who lent
the early fathers Of American liberty his pri-
vate means when their Government was in
need and TO his other noble acts and said yet if
he we're now living Know nottingham would
not elect him City Collector in Washington.
lie then aliuded IN the 1istip0uished foraicp.
ers who had taken part in our revolutionary
struggles, mentioning De kalb, whose grave,
be said, at Camden, had been watered by the
tears Of Washington himself and denounced
me prescription that would make victim CT
such man as that illustrious foreign Catho-
Ihe Governor then made an eloquent sp-
peal to the National Wings, TO rally under
zee Democratic banner, and gave the Demo
Crats some wholesome advice, warning them
ssalnst what he feared was a bad spirit grow
lnguP IN rival feelings
governor Willard concluded mis- speech
enids' loud and long applause.
Judge Douglas was then called for. The
SHn' gQlshed IliIDisan tried to hold back
CUT ne cries Of the audience for Douglas were
!ls'-uoie, and he came forward; the build
- sraElng with the cheers OF the meeting
Is sad that it could hardly &c expected that
~ T'1li speak after his friend GOV. Willard.
| :, nOGl1 not he able u do either himself or
\ ~. SuoIeIce justice. His friend had spoken
! re a be had spoken at home. 1t was from
= tu-'ts G.. such speeches, md the efforts of
- mer, that b50h.-0uizrn and Know No.
.-lelSm aai been crushed out in the great
--Lt1y from which be and the Governor
.s y had been dyp. by bold and manly
iI No tempOizing chaEscterize ed the coz
- 70 1eteLce OF the Constitution which had
W fought N the Northwest He pledged
la poItl.n Of the country u give good ac-
I'M o. i:self N November We know the
!, 'oy N TIE West. DO matter by what name
Iti.ed rsef. You may call them Know
ILinS'; y A7oiit.oaists; as you please, they
49, o'n Kin IN that country, and no matter
seleh was hurt i; amounted 10 the same
=. lheJ had been conquered there by
:. enSth Of reason, which he hoped would
=. 70 produce that effect everywhere.
- lehsrked that he was certain of victory
ue democracy if no concessions Of princi-
~ ,f e