New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-09
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sres. multitude tc.day "a grove a'lo.a-ne the
town fitted up for far ground. lbefe we're p'o'-
ably FIVE or ,iI thousand persons preiea'. iHcu'ins
men. women and Children Oh THIS nlmoer tae
larger norton we're drawn by curiosity, mAiy Re
publicsns Attending 20 hear both sides Of The srea
question, that divide the parties Of th7 country.
When Douslss came on the siand he wac vel
cousd bv Ju5se RICE in complimentary speech,
and introduced By him 10 the assembly; but not a
cheer greeted the Sen,tor, although one Of the
cIes manager. Of the affair waived hi bat at the
,ioht point several times. The speech oftDouglas
was rehssh Of the speeches he has already made
81 CHICAGO and Springfield, presenting nothing new
except greater elaboration OF his argument against
Abol,tiooisTn. maintaining the inieriorty OF the
nsoro race. claiming that the Government was made
q u hte men, and that the Declaration Of lHdepen-
a. nee did not mean negroes when ], proclalms the
e.,naltv of ali men in their natural right to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness His speech
was full Of interpretations OF the Repuohcan
marty. and Of Mr.. LDcon's positions, charging him
with preaching a crusade against The institutions OF
the South and the party with the intention OF abol-
,.bing Slavery in the Slave States II was full Of
appeals 10 the prejudices and baser passions OF the
multitude. cunning, sOphistical, and Pros Slavery,
false in many Of its statements and characteristic
of the man when be stood in the Senate Chamber
az the champion of Border Ruiiiansm in Kansas,
and the talslfer OF Its history UnA
As Douglas pro crosses southwark bis speeches
have thus TAR been more and more Pro- Slavery, and
be saws less and less about his differences with the
President and bis Administration. The only enthu-
siast in the crowd, who listened to him to-day was
a VirQnian and Buchanan man, who was carried
away by bis eers and saTcasms about the negro
question anslgamatiOn and negro equality, with
Winch he SO pebtifully nterspersed his speech. Not
a cheer. however, was given during It's delivery,
and at its close the applause was far from general,
and was forced effort by his friends Many who
came from great distances to hear him, were dlsap-
pointed. His oratory was bad, his tongue appeared
thick as if he had drank too much liquor at bis din
ner, his cOunteDance had vulgar and coarse ex-
preston, and many who came expecting to hear an
able and eloquent defense of bis position and prlnci
pies, went away dsgusted and disappointed.
think his speech to-day must have allenated from
his support larger portion OF intelligent men IN
his audience, than il gained to his standard from
the ignorant and preiudced part of his hearers.
The impression Of those who heard hun for the first
tine was that the man has been vastly Overrated,
and must at last sink to his true level, as low and
vulgar demagogue, whose only chances of elevation
consist in deceivng and misleading the ignorant,
aud in playing upon the preudices of the people.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Trbure.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Aug. 2, 1858.
| have noticed that The TRIBUNE frequently
urges young men and others who are hanging
around the great metropolis, with little or nothing
to do, to strike cut boldly into the country and ap-
ply TO farmers for employment, who are generally
ready and willing to engage such at fair prices.
Without questioning the wisdom of the advice here,
would like to address analogous counsel to an
other class, who would beyond doubt equally find
their account in making tracks at earliest conve-
nience for the rich prairies of the West. refer
particularly TO such yourg nen as have at com
msnd a capital of few thousand dollars, and
propose to sink it among the mere antile shoals
and quicksahds Of trade in any of the large
Eastern cities. / have "been there"
as the phrase il, and can speak from
experience. The ambition of many young men
seem to aim al getting into business IN the City of
New-York, believing that thereby their everlasting
fortune Will be nailed beyond peradventure. Once
become the member of firm, even though 1t be IN
the Junk slop OF apple-stand traffic and they feel
warranted in forthwith marrying costly wife aud
lauf ching cut into landlords bills, doctors bills
jewelers. bills tradesmens bills, ct cetera, without
limit In q year or two, perhaps, some financial
collapse nips their business in the bud or flock OF
lame ducks futters away with the capital of the
concern, and the mercantile curtain falls, or the
firm NAV keep its head above water few years
neer but failure is pretty to come at last, as
it Is believed 10 happen in nnety-six out of every
hundred cases. The style Of living engendered by
the prospects of an ncpent business, and fostered
by fashionable wife, has united the bankrupt TO
struggle aganst fortune, and he is now subject to
the modification and hardship of going into humble
quarters, and tskirg the bull of adversely BY the
horns This is simple picture of the fate of thou.
sands born into the world OF commerce.
Now instead OF being pampered and enervsted
by the social vices Of cities, and stalking his last
dollar on the uncertainties of credit let the young
man Of means turn his steps towards this State,
aud seek on the bountiful prairie, health, inde-
pendeDce, mental yigor and happiness. No matter
if be doesn't know enough about farming to tell
wheat from oats, he can employ those who are com'
petent and by suitable attention prepare himself in
a year or two TO conduct his own business. He
need not withdraw from the enjoyments of society,
for scores of neghborhoods may be found having
convenient access to good schools, churches, and in
telligent and wel-brtd people. Here, where the
tore of socal intercourse is more healthfu being
less conventional, lie breathe freely and sleep
sweety, and elude the ponderous taxes which the
despotic goddess, Fashion, leyles on her followers.
And now is the time to invest in land for farming
purposes, as the ghost of speculation was laid pro
tempore by the general financial crash last Fall,
ard prices Iule very low for buyers with fair
amount of cash Improved and desirable farms are
% or 80 per cent lower than the figures at which
they were held in IS and 81; but only buyers with
goodly proportion OF ready money can secure bar.
gains. The failure of the curreot whest and oat
crops in many sections of the West-ss in this
county, for insiance-and the uncertain prospect of
corn, have had still further depressing influence
on the price of lsnd and purchasers who Come
along now will have il pretty much their own way.
trust that some of your readers will ponder the
above suggestions, and be led. as / haze been, to
exchange Broadway for the broad prairie, aud an