The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-23
The Douglas Ceiebratlon In ll1tn0is
speech OF the senator.

-SPSGen 01 tR0 2en0tOr.
The telegraph has noticed the cslsbration at
Chicago, Wednesday night, in honor Of the tri-
unph OF the Democrats, led By Senator Douglas,
over the Republicans Of Iiiinois About 5000
persons, from the State arrived In the city durfus
the day, and abou. 5000 from other States. The
Times says:
The procession extended more than mile and !.
naif, and six men deep-each man carving :
so,en Or Transparency. When the procession
halted on Lake street, opposite the fremont. the
chiei marshal, DIR. B. Mcyickar, appear cd on the
south balcony, and addressed to Sena,or DousIas
after tne ahouting and music had subsided, an
speech.
Senator Douglas then steppd forward and snok.
~ we have reported him below:
My Ft6nds aad FSuoae Caizen,.-I retnrn w.
my heartfelt thanks for this magnificent Demon
ssration. The Democracy Of Illinois have &C bisysd
= noole victory over the combined forces Of aboi.
right to be proud of this rlorions triumrh -
is tue triumph OF the constitution over faetiop-
IL the triumph of tho glorious princIples of IN.
Inlon over fanaticism and secsionslism-fap.
seifgovernment over Congressional interfsrsnee
and Executive dictation. Ummenss aupIsuss
Four months ago, Iopened the canvass In 4 snaeeh
from iis balcony to several thousand of INV fellow
cnIzens;i now apr ear before You. to receive the
congratulations OF as many more thousaud. reio;e .
ing over our great success. While IL 10 rjrht and
proper that you should rejoice at the suecs,s 81
sound constitutional principles which insure psaca
aud harmony to the republic, il IL cur duty ts
enjoy our victory with moderation. Win -ths
result OF this election let all the asperties the ex
eitements and angry passions which have bean
aroused durisg the contest be buried forever. Tt
Is neither Just or magnamiaoua to rejoice over :
.abqaished foe tCheers.) Let Us teach our polit-
zeal opponents that although We have triumpbe5
the victory Is for their good we'll az ours Great
applause N'''"'
When We put sound, inst and constitutions,
principles iIto practical operation in this govern
mene, the Republicans erjoysthe blessings thns
conferred as well "a the Democrats Good. pood
and cheers) 1t is right therefore, that ali shonJd
rejoice In our triumph, but it is our duty to be
Kihs, generous aud maguaninous towards those
whom we have differed With in opinion CHEERS
Let us reHer ber. that while we are divided into
political parties and separated from each other hv
antagonistc principles, yet rs citizens of com.
mon Republic, We will revere the glorjes of orr
past history, aud we will trust that our poserity
will share common destiny In the blessino. ~
the government in all time to come fApnlanse
This Mon, ty the Constitution. has conferred
upon 1t the r.atest legacy that Divine Providence
has ever confSrred upon free people Hear
hear.1 Let that oDstitution he administer as our
fathers made il; let that bound OF union which
binds these States together continue forever each
State retaining its sovereign rights, dspostp2 OF
its own internal affairs, and regulating its own
domestic institutions TO suit itself tCheersl-
GDSeTSlQntv.
which uuderlies cur republican institutions. be-
carried ont in good faith in the States and Terri.
tories alike. (Cheersl Let Illinois r. gulate her
own affairs. mode! ber institutions according to
her own wishes, and mind her own business, per-
mitting every other State to do the same thing
{cbeers) and there will then be concord and fra.
ternal feeling among the different States of tbs
Union. tRenewed cheering.)
We must discard forever that fatal heresy which
breaches that this Uniop. divided into free a nd
M N mazda %
dcre,-that false treachery which rays that these
States must all become free, or all become slave
that they must become all one thing or all the
other, should be forgotten forever (appause;) and
the great principle OF popular sovereignty Of
State rights and State sovereignty should prevail
declaring the right Of the people Of each State and
each Territory to manage their affairs in their
own way, sutj'ct only to the Constitution. Three
cheers) When that principle hall be recoS Snized
and proclaimed by all the American people, North
aud South, there will then be peace, and harmony
aud fraternity among all the states of this confed
eracy (good, and applause;) but 50 long as that
monstrous political heresy shall prevail, that ths
North must combine against the South to abolish
slavery every where, and that the South must com.
bine against the North to establish it everywhere
that there must be sectional strife between the
North and the South for the aseendaucy, so long
there will be discord strife, and hatred between
the different sections of the Union. ('Thats it,"
and applause That great issue was directly and
distinctly submitted to the people of Illinois at
the recent election, and thank God, the princi-
Piles Of the Constitution aud the Union have tri.
umphed. ummense applause2 Illinois now
stands she has ever stood, faithful to the Con-
stitution and the Union Illinois now stands a.
she has ever stood, immoyable, upon Democratic
principles, maintaining the Democratic organizes
tion. {Six cheers Every other free State In this
Union at some time has wheeled out of line excspt
gallant Illinois. tremendous app,auss) FROM
the day that Illinois entered this confederacy ND
TO this hour she has cast her vote for Democratic
candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency
at every succet ding election. (Renewed applause
And yet you have been told that the only State
that has never failed to stand by the Democratic
organization and vote for the Democratic eandi
dates for President. is now to be read out of that
party by those States which have all gone aboii-
ton. When this dark cloud of fanaticism, which
has spread over the New England States, rolled
over New York, completely overwhelmed PENN
syivania, Indiana, and Ohio, and reached in its
course the Wabash river, it was there met by the
gallant, united Democracy Of Illinois. who turned
back the tide and kept the hag Of the Constitution
aud the Union floating over their beloved State
{Cheers.)
The victory you are now celebrating is one
never to BE- forgotten, for il is the triumph Of
Cnien, constitutional men over fanaticism, sec.
tionaiism and disunion. Great applause When
the old sectional parties united against the federal
constitution and Cnion, the Ia ;onal men, wheth-
or Wings or Democrats, or by whatever other
anne they might be called, united to maintain that
sas .hs Ssrt fa,s, cioua of sae,ianai an;r,o.,.
t'sesa .u9 Soc,rira nd .nnisnsaI Iii,n;s 3
occupies ths proud position OF having fought the
49, EE:a Vnrth and conth Easfs and Wat Is AZ
LII Ior,hsrr st.t. that w,s not aysr.hs,ms5
ou,y y: =. r..ant .Iac,ion. n,haar.S Ta vhat .arsa
~ ~ .ho nsmacracv of Illinois owe this tr;nmnhSS
r. !. aua IN ida,itv to .rinc,eIa Annian.a ,
r. t,,;noi. ,hs true nrincinie of ponnIar sova.
;ntn has besn sns.ained: In IIlino,s he C,;ncins
na.; nia,s,,m has been strictly a5hersd to. in
Iii;no;. tho Democratic or9anixation has besn
n,a;nt.;ned (Six cheers. ana hong confirmed an.
,hn.;asm1 In ,l,inois there has bsen no new tekt
intarnoIa,ed into the Democrats nlatform fAu.
nisn.sI In Illinois. Demcc,ats have meyer haen
pro.scnted because of differences of opiniou. pro-
rriiea thew remained inside of the Democratic
r.-,v and .hidsa the usaces OF it's orgspi, alton.
tCheers9 In IlIinois. liberal. tolerant. inst and
generons policy has prevailed; and in Illinois, a
9lorious trinmph has rewarded that poliey,-
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