The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-11-14
A Speech Of Judge DOugIas.

unexpectedly called out very large attend
course loudly called for, to which he re-
sponded. We have in the Times the follow
ing sketch Of his speech:
Senator Douglas appeared upon the stand
amid loud and prolonged cheers from The
.embled multitude. lie commenced by say
ing that he did not suppose when invited to
be present and say q icw words upon coca
sion of defeating the new hall, that he
would meet the large assenit.age Of Demo-
Gratis then before him. He proceeded to al.
lude to the occasion which had brought them
together--to give expression 20 thsi- feelings
and ssntiInents il Yiew Of tie triumph, OF
the Democracy i'll the late elections. Every
Democrat in the Union felt an interest in
those results They showed the verdict O!
the people upon the manner in which a De
mocratic President had discharged the du-
ties Of his high Office, and he felt graiied in
know ing that his course had been such As 10
convince the Democracy OF the country that
they had {. President true to the Constitution
and to the party which mad elected HIM.
He referred TO the result in the different
States. In every State where elections had
been held, the result was a triumph for the
Democracy, save only Maryland, which still
stood upon the narrow and prohibitory plat
form Of Enownothin ism. Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, New York, Connecticut. Ohio,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Caliior-
MA, were ranking themselves under the
broad folds Of the Democratic banner.
1t had been his lot, since occupying seat
in Congress- to frame the bills under which
Wisconsin and Texsa and California had
been admitted into he Union, and also that
which provided the way for eaCi OF the Sc
ven territories now existing to enter. \
voice: Including tn, Nebraska bll"l-
Yes, wrote the Nebraska bill, too. APP
p!ausel And he incorporated into it that
great fundamental principle which declared
the right of the people TO establish their
own institutions; ami the people IN the re-
cent elections had passed upon that aot. II
was an endorsement OF that principle and of
the men who wrote and passed the bill, and
he felt as proud Of this endorsement now as
be did in standing NJ for this bill four years
ago amid the SCOTS and jeers Of an excited
and misguided popuisce in thi, same city -
He rejosed to know that he had stood firm
for the rigLt, and tina, the people had AT !a-t
read and Examined and pronounced their So
Der verdict uron the greatest o; al prnci-
pies upon whict, our government rest>-;:c
right OF the people to rule. New York had
ratified it; Connecticut had ratified II;
" iscOnsin had ratified II; Kansas bad rati-
fed IL; and Illinois lad never done Other
wise. Applause.
lie proceeded 10 pay glowing tribute Of
praise To- Minue>ota-the land OF the sky
tinted waitr-tnc first Of the territories for
which he had had the honor OF framing the
law which was about 70 bring her iUtO the
Union. c.orIou, State she would BE- and
worthy Of ali praise.
kcntu Ky. the land Of Clay and tie home
Of IN, gallant Breckenridge, had thrown.of
the shackles that bound the consoirnces Of
her people. Her old ins " hics. who would
not be know nothing nd and abohr0nizeG,
now rallied around the standard of Demo
Grassy in pursuance of the advice ni the IL
lustrous Cay. who said, - II the time ever
comes, and fear II MAY. wien the " ing
party shall be dwini'rd TO mere abolition
ized faction, then 20 with the Democratic
party"
H. feet with here and there n exception,
the whoie Union WIS IN line with the ban
ner of Democracy before them. Why sho'd
such not be the ease. Four years Of the
past had been devoted TO the Negroes; IT
was now meet that some time should be de-
vUtCG 10 the y bite men. Our people were
getting tired OF sectional difficulties, and de-
sired to have no more Of them. " hat ben
eft, he would ak. had thu pc !tisa' warisre
wae,d in their h"tnlf conferred upon the
Negro race What Tad this Republican
,arty done for them? Whst d. th.v pro-
po-- to: " neu the supreme Court gave
IL decision in tuc Drrt >-oit 'a-e, every
Republican p'p.r and orator raised shout
ainat IL. and proclaimed THAI thry were
going 10 Teyg.uiIOLlZ- the Supreme Court.
because the decision wss unjust and mon
-trou- " hat was there in that decision
Why III : under the constitution Negro u
not and can not be a citizen OF the / Hitei
States. our opponents sad II was unjust
and rnonstrous 10 derive Negroes Of clti-
zenship, and hence they were going to re
verse the decision and decide that they are
citizens. Ncr- they homes, in this: If
they were, and Negroes were citizens, then
il followed they were -rt'!ed to ali tue priv
ilege- which citizenship conferred upon
white men, But, ask a republican, viii you
give them the right to v0t-. to hold Office,
TO serve upon jurles. to unite with your
daughters ia marriage: 80, no. Was his
answer, Il am not tor that Then what did
he mean by dcnouncing Judge fancy and
the Supreme Court for If Negroes were cit
iz-ns they were entitled TO al these rights?
He did no, blame the Republican party for
holding that Negroes were citizens and
equals but he did for abusing the court for
deciding that they were not 80, when they
themselves would rot admit them TO tie
rights which citizenship would secure.
The Senator proceeded to speak upon this
subject at some length. His arguments
were remar kable far peIsIiCuty and con-
elusive reasoning, and must have convinced
any who heard them of the alacy and alb
surdity.cf the Republican doctrines upon
this subject. We have not time night 10
give full synopsis OF the able speech, which
occupied over an hour i'll the delivery. Mr..
Douglas concluded by abiding to the new
Democratic Hail which they had met to ded-
icate. and to the city whose Democrats had
provided II for their mutual benefit. 1t was
I hall worthy Of the party whose principles
were not limited TO Chicago, but only TO TO
: the nation, and of the city whose greatest
/ interests were also of national importance
which commanded the waters flowing to the
I Atlantic, to the Gulf, to the far regions OF
/ the North and even the avenues of com
7 mercc of The Pacific. There was no city in
/ the Union so national in position, in inter
/ ests, o. which ought 10 be more national IN
/ position, in interest, or which ought TO be
! more national in feeling and sentiment
I Let the Democracy of Chicago join hands
and take position side by side with the De-
( mocracy of the State and of the nation, and
/ soon it would be so.
! The Senator concluded amid the most en-
thusiastic rlaudits VIC have ever witnessed
| in public meeting in Chicago.
Gen. WALKER has left New Orleans with
another army for Nicaragua. A despatch OF
the 1lth says:
lie appeared a, the District Court this A.
NJ. and gave bail to appear for examination
on the 18th. This afternoon himself, his
staff and over 800 men embarked on board
! the Noh,la mail Steamer Fashion Cantaii