New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-22
THE PASSAGE-AT-ARMSB BETWEEN LIN
coin AND DOUGLAS IN 1854.
From TIE Chicago Psss and T,buae.

From The Chicago Pres and Tribune
Some alusion has been made rcenty to the passage.
at arms between Lincoln and Douglas during the pro-
eress Of the State Fair in Springfield in 1854 We
member the circumstance perfectly, as 1t made deep
impression on all spectators at the time, and ~ IL
not unlikely TO be repeated ere long under new aus
the impression made On Mr.. Douglas himself must
have been more profound than that experienced oy
ar other man present he will be able TO say whether
our recollection is correct in its essential peru
TIE affair came of on the fourth day OF Octooer
1854 The State Fair had been in progress two days,
ard The capital was full OF ell manner OF men. Inc
Nebrssks Bill had been passed on the previous sgen-
ty.seeond Of May. Mr.. Douglas hsd returned 70 In.
nois to meet an outraged constituency lie hsd msoe
iragmentsry speech in Chicago, the people hunS gp
each hiatus in q peculiar and good bumored way DC
called the people Q nob-they called him rowdy.
The mob had the best Of il both then aud o. Iae
election which succeeded. The notoriety oi al taese
evsnts had stirred up the politics OF the as.e '
bottom to top. Hundreds of politicians had me. ~
Springfield expecting tournament Of an unusn'
c6srscter-D Douglas, Breese, Koerner Lincoln, ttaa
bull Mstteson Yates. Codding, John Calhoun 'oI ~
Order of the CaIde Box, John u. Palmer, me wSoo
10 fame in the Mormon War, Thomas L. hafns, ano
host OF others. Several speeches were mace oepo,
ard several after, the passage between Lneo.u ~
Dougles but ths was Justly held to be t~ evsn. "
the sesacn. We cannot help aludiag 70 90 esSn'Ss
"scrImmaee" between Join Calhoun and 70. =: y.
Taylor in which the latter made eIPoauoN u ss ;s
fererunner cf the Lecompton Coostitusion, whsh
would have ed respectable man to commit su'c'oe'
Nor must we onit TO mention that tho nlst hep1 ~
can State Convention wsscsDed 20 meet a.
ca the 4th Of October, to nominate csao,osIs .ci
State Treasurer. TIE COnysn.i0n consssea y e.'
Il al dozen persons. Of whom the writer lsIso
ore The Hon. John C. McCmn was put 'min ~ IN 70.
Mr. NcChn declined the then dubious honof, sna .ns
Hon James Muller, the present Treasurer, nss saoee
quently put on the track. The Dougisst1. Poon'
poohed the idea of Republican Stsfs iisau'
rather more confidently than they DO pos-t csyn
We do not remember whether s chslense 70 SeIae s
parsed beswee the friends of the speakers OF no ul
there v.s perfectly amicsbIs undertaking 9esseen
LiIceln and Doueas tast the former snou.a y,s,.
two or three hours ard the latter reply IN usI se
or as much tine a. he chose. Mr.. ncau ~. .ne
staId at two clock-s large crowd " .s79esncs s,
srd Mr.. Douglas seated or snal pia,1oini - IoI1
OF the deak. The first hslf-hour OF Ai. -; aSoa
speech wss taken up with comphmsnis 70 n, ns osI
eushed friend Judge Douglss, and ofy 1tsns NY s;a !"
tie political events Of the psst few yeen hn oisn-
auahed fris nd Judge Dousias had taken ne see- =
soIemn As the Cock Lane gacsS svosn.y 40 .ee e
design Of not moving muscle III y came aIs .a'n 20
speak. ns lsaghtsr provoked oy I'm nosssv' =, IA "a
1iam. however, econ bsgsn 70 nake am messy eed
wse. M. L. s.ryed :: sss tDaus,sssl 81 sp'ecs p'o-