The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-09-04
Grea, Democratic Gatheps.g ut Joliet.

gathering Of Democrats that had turned on,
to welcome and hear Judge DouoLAs. We
got there few minutes after Judge d. cou,.
menced speaking, and Of course did not
witness the procession that went on, to meet
him as he arrived from Chicago, nor hear
the reception speech. We found on the
ground, in front oflhe court house, proba
bly, &, 600 people. tof whom a fair proportion
we're ladies. The crowd was just comfort
ably large, so that all except perhaps few
in the outside circles, were able to hear the
speaker distinctly; and although it WAS in
the open air, the sun uncOmfortably hot,
the audience with few exceptions, standing
upon their feet, and the speech some two
hours and halfin length, We never saw
another audience Of the kind that remained
SO ilnmovably fixed and attentive.
The main portion Of Judge Douglas speech
consisted Of q scathing review of Lincoln's
answers, at Freeport, to his seven ques-
tons" Never vas a man showed up in :
more ridiculous and Inconsistent light. He
but too briefly, in Lis reply to Lincoln e
Frceport, but ut Joliet he went into the sub
ject in detail, and when he got through there
really seemed to be nothing Of poor Lincoln
left. He got. as he did at Ottawa, the Re-
publcans in the audience to approve, cheer
and reafirm all the principles and pledges
Of the platform adopted in the LIST, I'd and
Sd cong exsi0nai distric 8 in 1854. and Of
the Low. joy resolutions in the legislature in
1866, upon which Lincoln stood a. eaNdi-
d,,e for senator, and then showed that Lin
coin either repudiated or lodged all these
principles, and that the republicans Of Will,
now, in reaiti-miug the principles and 2!edg-
e. Of 1854, were bound in honor to oppose
Lincoln's election.
As Douglas WAS driving home these points,
and pinning them down on the republicans,
! they became not little uneasy and FESTIVE,
and AMID their squrming = little episode
occurred, that deserves . special note
Parson Lovejoy, it appears, with character
isric impudenrr. had forced himself upon
the stand with Mr.. Douglas. in the teeth OF
an in,imaiion from the chairuran If the com
mittee of arrangements that none but the
speaker, the committee, and the reporters
could he allowed upon the stand. Here he
sat, bolt upright. surveying the crowd with
an impud.nt disgusting stare, until. rs We
have minated. the shoe began to pinch
even his dirty hoofs. He became uneasy
and tdsi,y,and at length had the i,npu,len. Z
! To interrupt the speaker several times, fina'.
/ " Jumping to his feet and excaiming. 81
only ask half an hour to reply" Hitherto
Judge ID. had not noticed him; but now hi.
patience seemed exhausted, aud he turned
upon the parson as hon would upon dog
and for about two minutes he minist~red &c
him a personal r.buk-, which If he has the
! least sense OF shame left, will not be forgot
ten to the last DAY Of his life. The parsor
wilted under it Ike a pumpkin vine on 4
frosty morning. lis sweat at every pore
and would have been An object Of pxiy ha {
he not bcen buried in the infinitely loves
regions o: contempt.
At IN. close Of his speech, Mr.. Douglas val
escorted back to the hotel by another lars'
procession. Notice was gwen that Their
would be more speaking in the evening. aht
parson Lovejoy had also cot out posters an
nouncing tina, he would speak in the even
ing at Young's Hall.
The meeting having adjourned, We had 81
opportunity to circulate among the crow
and ASCERTAIN the general tone Of frsisHs
We met democrats from Kendall, DApas'
Kankakee, Grun"y, Livingston and Mclean
and among all the expression wai the same
These counties were. all democratic 4 feS
years ago, bu, were overslaughed by repnb
l;canism. These democrats VIC converset
with all said" Our counties will be re
deemed. The democracy are awake-chan
ges are taking place daily by scores. and "
feel it in our bones-we must triumph
Such is the language everywhere. The pop
ular enthusiasm is aroused in favor Of Doug
las. The NEE, ne at Joliet proved t--th
monster crowds that come out to hear hin
everywhere prove it. lie is carrying every
thin. before him-he will sweep the prai
res like tornado crushing out every foru
Of opposition.
In the evening the meeting on the part Q
the democrats was no less enthusiasts, al
though not by about half SO large As it ha
been in the afternoon. Speeches ere mad
by Col. Strrcter, and Judge Randall Of JOl
let, and by VIM. Cogswrll E.q, Of Ottawa
The speakers were all vociferously cheered
Of course" We had almost Sa,d, for We n.
yer saw or wd in better humor. The,
fit Ms though great days work had be-.
done. as though they had their opponent
. on the hip and could afford TO be joyous.
At the close of the meeting in the eve
' ming there Was splendid torch light PR
cession, which, in the midst Of the firing Z
cannon and fine display Of FIRE work
. passed through IN. principal streets. an
, then paid IT'S respects to Judge Douglai
who appeared and made them . neat it'll
. speech.
: The democracy Of Will msy he truly sal
t to be on their high heeled boots. They 81
. at work with will AMI IN ea-nestness III,
: We hope soon to see more closely initiated
? our own county. They say they will ~
I must win. They tried their opponents Ia
! year and now they know they can ala
/. them 20 the lsu,l" We A.vs NJ Aoub4 ths
{ will.
The editor Of the .ttawa Free Trader aay
that Mr.. Rushnore, Of Mendois, will con
into the convention with just the vote Of h
. own town and no more. ~ the whole thin
. Was packed year and half ago, for an
;. IN. person. That other person, for whol
! = ST. kes ksve been set, 10 doubtless n
a Warner o. the town Of Ottsws, a. We hs,