American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-07-22

Mr.. Douglas sat, plunged frantically in
every kdireclion. Several persons were
bruised. One man had his leg broken in
three places, and was borne fainting into
drug store. Mr.. Douglss escaped indoors
and almost Immediately reappsared on the
north balcony. when Charles Walker, Esq,
commenced his reception speech.
At this point Of the proceedings fu.
rious battle commenced in the street be-
tween the crowd and the remaining hack
drivers. who persisted insauely in blowing
through the living sea in front of the build
ing. In confusion and excitement Mr..
Walkers speech came to an abrupt and
embarrassing misunderstanding people
uncertain whether he bad forgotten the bal
snca, or had adopted that novel and pecu-
liar way of welcoming Senator. Not one
man in fifty of the. entire audience knew
that he had made speech at all. The
battle in the street below was kept up for
some ten minutes with various results one
man being knocked down with the butt
end Of whip, and driver being pull
ed of his seat three times in five minutes.
The horses were finally extricated and Mr..
Douglas commenced:
DOUGLAS SPEECH.
The Senator opened thus:
l can find no language which can ade-
quately express to this vast assembly my
profound gratitude for the magnificent wei,
come which you have ex ended to me on
this occasion. This vest sea Of human fa-
ces indicates how deep an interest is felt by
the people in the great questions which
agitate the public mind, and underlie the
foundations of our free institutions. A
reception like this, so vast in numbers that
no human voice can be heard TO its ex
tremes. SO enthusiastic that no man can be
the object Of the enthusiasm, clearly shows
that tn, re is some great principle which
sinks deep into the human heart, and in
wolves the rights and liberties Of whole
people.
~
REVIEW OF THE IEcoMPToN MATTER.
When l found an effort being made du
ring the recent session of Congress tc
force constitution upon the people o
Kansas against their will, and to force tha
Stale into the Union with constitution
which the people had rejected by tel
thousand majority, felt bound, as MAJ
Of honor, as representative OF Illinois
bound by every consideration of duty, o
fidelity and of patriotism, to resist, to the
utmost ofmy power, the consummation o
fraud.
We did resist, and resisted successfully
until the attempt was abandoned. w
forced them 10 refer that Constitution bacl
to the people Of Kansas, to be accepted o
rejected, as they should decide at an elec
tion which is fixed for the FIRST Monday il
August. 1t is true that the mode of refer
ence, and the form Of submission, wer
not such as l could sanction with my vote
for the reason that it Disseminated be
tween Free States and Slave States--prc
viding that il they came in with the LIE
compton Constitution they could be re
ceived with $4,000, but if they choose t
demand another constitution, more con
sistent with their sentiments and feelings
they should not be received into the Unio
until they had 93,420 inhabitants =
Cheers.
did not consider that mode of submis
sion fair, for the reason that any electio
is fraud upon the rights of the peopl
which holds out inducements for affrma
tive votes, and penalties for negative votes
(cheers) hut while waa not satisfied wit
the mode of submission, while | resiste
that mode to the last, demanding fair,
Just, a free mode Of submission; still whe
the law passed it has placed it within th
power Of the people of Kansas.a that elet
ton, to reject the Lecomptl n Constitution
and then make out another in harmon
8 with their opinions and their principles il
! steed: do not believe that either ii
penalties on the one hand, or the induce
ments on the other, are going to force tb
people TO accept Constitution to whic
s they are irreconcilably opposed. All 1 ca
/. say is, that if their votes can be controlle
g by such considerations, all the sympath
: that has been expended upon them h
o been misplaced, and all the efforts made
: defence Of their rights of self f.governme
= WelS ulhue III al uuWOlhhy OduoSB u IHt
:; are to be influenced in the result by the
: considerations.
:; Hence, my friends, I regard that L
j; compton battle as having been fought al
IT the victory won, because the arrogant d
= mand for the admission under the Le,om
e ton Constitution Internationally. wheth
the people wants it or not, was abandone
At and the principle which recognizes Il
F." right OF the people to decide for themselv
J., was substituted in its place. My friend
10 while | devoted my best energies. all Il
l. energies, mental and physical, to the vi
le dication Of that great principle; and VIII
l. its result has been such as will enable th
IA people to come into the Union with su
j; constitution as they desire, yet the cre
OF this great moral victory is to be divid
D. among a large number Of men Of vario
s. and different political creeds. Cheer
I'd | reJoiced when iound in this great !
a, litical contest, the Republican party co
IN ing up manfully and sustaining the prin
RS ciple that the people of each Territo
ID when coming into the Union, had rig
r. to decide for themselves whether slave
ht should or should not exist within their Ii
At its.