The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-01-14

uneasiness with which they had watch
ed the process Of domolishng the Penn
sylvania Senator in the debate Of yes
terdsy.
During the latter part of Mr.. Fitch's
speech the Little Giant had lain per-
fectly motionless in his chair with his
back to the orator who was so bitterly as
sailing him. AS the speech went on his
interest in it was manifest only by the
angry knitting Of his brows and the in
creased glowing Of his deep-set eyes.
When Mr.. Fitch sat down and Douglas
slowly rose to his feet there was hushed
murmur through the crowded hall that
indicated how deep was the interest and
the expectation of the audience He
made magnificent rejoinder compuct
forcible and ingenious and delivered with
a proud, fierce energy Of gesture and
sonorous ringing Of his fine voice that
made it one Of the most impressive dis
plays of oratory l have ever Witnessed
The mere sight Of him was an imposing
picture of animal and intellectual
strength and power rs he walked slowly
TO and fro across the Senate floor, tossing
his shaggy locks as an angry lion tosses
his name, jerking out his sharp, sinewy
sentence and turning now and then
upon the gentleman from Indiana, and
vehemently demanding, with stamp Of
his foot, what he meant by comparing
him to Aaron Burr? Or by accusing
him of ambitious schemes to break down
the democratic party? Or by his vague
innuendoes and dark insinuations? Or
by imputing to him as crime his dissent
from the President on some particulars
relating to Kansas? "What if | do DIFF
fer from the President? l have not be-
come the servile tool of any President to
receive and obey his instructions against
my own judgment and sense Of right
He spoke with bitter contempt OF the
Lecompton faction in Kansas, and declar-
ed that but for the protection of the Uni
ted States troops, the people would not
let him stay day in the Territory
Again he warned the Senate that if this
attempt to force Constitution upon Kan
sas against the wishes of nine tenths IF
the people were persisted in, civil war
would be the result.
In conclusion referring to these rerpat-
ed attacks upon him, he said he ask no
mercy, he should shrink from no contro-
versy. If the design were to bring him
ont and exhibit his strength by repeated
assaults he would foil that design by n1ii-
king no reply to them until sufficient
number were collected to merit his notice,
when he would give raking fire at the
whole group.
1t is obviously the policy of the Ad
Senators to bring out Mr
Douglas by setting at him their foeb.a-t
champions first, and when his 1pmonts.
rctort. and other defcnccs arc eXhau ,ao.
to come down upon hin with their olcat
Mason, Slid.ll tIaumond
and jeff. Davis. Thus far, NJ Douglas
has carried on the fight without assist
ance, but certainly with superb power,
and with as mach success as could posi-
bly, be expected in battle fought oil bis
narrow platform cf Popular Sovereignty,
and with the disadvantage OF 50 decided a
Pro slavery record behind him Alter
Mr. Stuart has spoken it viii be consid-
or7d a free fight, and the X. hican
Senators will strike in. With suor .,l..i-
aries there need be no fear that D,ag-
as be ovcrborn in the dobgte Tlo
strength of the argument against ,ha
Lccompton Constitution IS such that
wen with DOUGLAS against tbcm the Re
nublic,n Ccnator cr,tlJ have .. o.4- ~