New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-29
Douglas in Chicago.
GREAT DEMONSTRATION.
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speech Of the Victorious Senator.

The friends Of Senator Douglas in Chicago and Iii
nois celebrated their recent victory in that State BY
grand torchight procession on the night Of the 18th
instant It splendid affair and, though it was
gotten up Chicago it was participated ia by thous
anda from the banner State west of the Alleghanies
The trains over the several railroads centering in
Chicago brought from every quarter Of Illinois not
less than eight thousand people join in the celebra
ton. All the hotels were fall, and at least three
thousand came from other States. The procession
extended more than a mile and half, and six men
deep-each man carrying torch or a transparency
The appearance was splendid and imposing aud was
cheered ail along the line Of march, and from the
windows and tops Of buildings, which were thronged
with admiFing thousands of men, women and child.
rem And while the procession was in motion the
discharge Of cannon and the strains Of nlusic liter
ally filed and shook the whole city,
When the procession halted on Lake street. onno |
site the fremont, the chief marshal Dr. B. Meyfekar
appeared on the south balcony, and addressed sena
tor Douglas in an appropriate ana eloquent speech
at the conclusion Of which, Senator Douglas stepped
forward and spoke as follows
Nh Friends and F7eiioto- Citizens return you
nv heartfelt thanks for this magnificent deonsra
ton. The Democracy of Illinois have achieved a no.
BILE victory the combined forces Of AbOlitionsm
and its allies. [Cheers.l You have right to be
proud of this glorious triumph It is the triumph Of
the constitution over faction it is the triumph of the
glorious principles of the Union over fanaticsm and
sectionalsm [applause1 it is the triumph of the
principle Of self government over CongressionaInter
| ference and Executive dictaton. Immense ap-
| plause.l
Four months ago opened the canvass in a speech
from this balcony to several thousand of my fellow
citizens now appear before you to receive the CON
| ordinations of many more thousand, rejoicing
over our great success While it is right and proper
that you should rejoice at the success OF sound CON
stitutional principles which insure peace and bar
mony to the republic it is duty to enjoy our vic
tory with moderation With the result OF this cleo
ton let all the asperities the excitementa and angry
| passions which have been aroused during the con
test, be buried forever. 1t is neither Just nor mag
unanimous TO rejoice over vanduished foe TCbeers1
Let us teach our political opponents that although
we have trHnphed the victory is for their good as
well as ours. Great applanse.l When we put sound
just, and constitutional principles into practical ope
ration in this government the Republicans enjoy the
blessings thus conferred as well as the Democrats
[Good good, and cheers It is right therefore, that
all should rejoice in our triumph, but it is duty to
/ be kind, generous, and magnanmous towards those
| whom We have differed with in opinion. ICheers.
| Let us remember that while we are divided into poll
tGal parties and separated from each other by antago
nstic principles, yet, as citizens of common repub
! ci we ali revere the gories Of past history and
| We all trust that our posterity will share common
destiny in the blessings of the Government in all time
| to come. Applause
4 This Union, by tue Constitution has conferred
| upon it the greatest legacy that Divine Providence
has ever conferred upon free people, Hear hear.1
Let that Constitution be administered as our fathers
/ made it let that bond OF union which binds these
States together continue forever each State retaining
its sovereign rights, dispOsng OF its own internal
affairs, and regulating It's domestic institutions
to suit itself [Cheers. Let that great principle OF
popular sovereignty, which uuderles our republican
institutions, be carried out in good faith in the States
and Territories alike [Cheersl Let Illinois regulate
her own affairs, model her institutions according to
her own wishes, and mind her own business. permit
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and there will then be concord and fraterua feeling
among the different States Of the Union. Renewed
cheering
We must discard forever that fatal beresy which
breaches that this Union divided into free and slave
States as fathers made it, cannot endure: that
false teaching which says that these States must all
become free or all become save--that they must all
become one thing or all the other should be fOrpnt
ten forever; [appauscl and the great principle of
popular sovereignty, OF Staterghts and State sove-
reigHty, should prevail; declaring the right Of the
people Of each State and each Territory to manage
their own affairs in their own way subject only to
the Constitution. Three cheers. When that prnci-
pie shall be recognized and proclaimed by the Ameri
can people, North and South, there will then be
peace and harmony, and fraternity among all the
states OF this conederacy [gOod, and applause but
so long as that mOnstrous political heresy shall pre-
vail, that the North must combine against the South
to abolish slavery everywhere, and that the South
must combine against the North to establish it every.
where that there must be sectional strife between
the North and the South for the ascendancy SO long
there will be discord strife and hatred between the
different sections of the Union ["Thats it." and ap-
plause. That great issue was directly and distinctly
submitted to the people of Illinois at the recent
election and thank God the principles of the Con-
stitntion and the Union have triumphed. Immense
applanse.l
illinois stands as she has ever stood faithful
= to the Constitution and the Union Illinois now
stands as she has ever stood mmovabe, upon Demo.
cratic principles maintaining the Democratic organi-
zation. [Six cheers. Every other free State in this
Union at some time has wheeled out of line except
gallant illinois. Tremendous applause.l From the
day that Illinois entered this COnederacy un to this
hour, she has cast her vote for Democratic candi.
dates for the Presidency and Presidency every
succeeding election. [Renewed applause.l 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 candidates for President is
Il now to be read ont Of that party by those States
IS which have all gone Abolition! When this dark
cloud of tanaticsm, which has spread the New
r. England States rolled over New York COMPLETELY
overwhelmed Pennsylvania, 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 flag of the Con
stitution and the Union floating over their beloved
r State. ECheers.
e The victory you are now celebrating is one never
TO be forgotten for 1t IS the triumph Of Union, Con
lie stitutona men over ianatcism, sectionalism, ant
e dlsanon, Threat applause. When the old seCtiona
j, parties united against the Federal Constitution ant
IT Union, the national men, whether Wings or Demo
Gratis orby whatever other name they might be called
Union, and drive back the dark, fatal cloud of sec
v tiOnal animosity Sound doctrine, and applause
= Illinois now occupies the proud position Of having
y fought the good fight Illinois is greeted all ove
i, the Union-North, South East and West-as the only
St Northern State that not overwhelmed in the re
!, cent elections [Cheersl To what cause do the De
mOCracy OF Illinois owe this triumph 1t is due Ii
fidelity to principle [Applause.l In Illinois, tht
true principle of popular sovereignty has been sus
tanned in Illinois the Cincinnati platform has beer
t strictly adhered to in Illinois the Democratic organ
zation has been maintained TSix cheers and long
ct continued enthusasm In Illinois there has been n
re tests nterpoated into the Democratic platform
er LApplause In Illinois Democrats have never beer
prescribed because of differences of opinion provided
they remained inside of the Democratic party an(
lr abided the usages Of its organization [Cheersl
Illinois liberal tolerant just aud generous polio,
has prevaitd and in Illinois glorious triumph ha
rewarded the policy [Applause.l
Now my friends the result in this State Cnntrastet
ut with the disasters in others, furnishes lesson LIE
y the bitterness that has been excited let the angr
passions that have been aroused be buried with tn
contest out OF which they arose. EGOod and cheers.
Let MS meet our felloW.citZens who differed with
I'd in politics the il there had been no angr
an feeling engendered. 1t is our duty now to cons0l
- date the party to begin to combine our forces for tn
,r future, in order that may present full united
inyncibe front to Abotonism and all of its allie
armies [Cheers.l Ii wise and patriotic counsel
of now prevail the great battle of popular soyeregnt
u has been fought and the victory won foreve
[Gheers If we expect to maintain our liberties /
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