American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-08-19
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RarIY DAYS Of scnst0r Douglas in Illinois


RariY DAYS OF senstOr Douglas iH Illinois
ssuator DoUoLAs spoke at Winchester,
\ few days ago. to severel thousand per.
sons. In The conrse OF his speech he gave
The following "reminiscences:
Ifthtre was one place that he had right
to claim as his home more than aey other
in III nois, il was that place. Twenty Eve
years ago poor boy. with his coat upon
his arm, without an acquaintance ipNthe
State. and without dollar in his poekets
entered this town. Here lie earned his 6sst
six dollars: here be 6fst hsrnrd-to-dsRgpd
upon himself FOR LIVELIHOOD You ware
the first 10 assist HIM. and take him BY the
hand. You were the first to promote him
and confer honors upon him. After twen
ty.6ve long years have past. after many
changes have taken place. that boy again
returns 10 you. 10 lhsnk You Tor your
former Kindness, and the high trusts and
houors you have conferred upon him. aud
toRsk ypuvif helm yet done anYtbi6g 10
incur your censure; I he has violated the
trusts you reposed in him. 7. .S..1 = ( =
We have no. hope. says the repertsr Of
these remarks, ofheing ahjsTo give yon tie
words cf the speaker. at6 The feeling they
produced !: & is only the idea we aim at:
: When Mr. Douglas came toiA pause aftri |
speaking az above. an old RIay-headed
man. Who had known him IN those iorme
times, raised up IN 'front.' ofthe speakefas
stand and very earnestly said, :%sS'Gpheu,
you'llte President yeti g - q ,sas
L,sHr BEsIxs 10 BREAK. = CIV. Wise,
Of Virgins, receully mafe a'-speeoh al
Tishmond. in which, he said: 81, 80
alt il time that Virginia was s--tuming
her attention TO the manufactures. me
ehapies, mining and foreign commerce -
10 country, no State, can, live uben one
ouly Of the five cardinal powers Of produc
.lion. She. must resort to,aIl the five com
lined. ..aud she is doing il. : Go, befoFt
you leave here, my frien1s from New Yorl
and look at the iron factoriesthstare grow
iag up around this no le esceBery. I,saJ
.tl.ai labor isnotthe mudsiF Of society
and thank God that the old ColoniI aris
toFaoy OF Virginia, WHICH dsspissd ms
Chanical and auual laboris nearly, rm
out. Thank God that we are beginning Il
raise miners. meohancsan and manufactu ers
that will help to raise what is lett Of tha
afistoeracl upaoahs middle ground of re-
speelabIlity. Laugl ter and -applause.
-Look at the ison factorF hsrei look at The
tobacco factory here--thst factory is every
day stealing my life away with the very
weed Of luxry. 1.-The Governor .Cbews 10
dssco freely o .s
Werep not for the palsying eff$ct. o
Slavery Virginia would be one Of the mos
powerful if not the most powerful ant
welthy States of the Union. She has tn,
advantage, Of position, climate, and soil
Her mineral resources are ahundant.~ Ne
gro SIayeLy is the leech which .exhausis lie
blood. Nav States spring mp, andsunde
the advantage Of free labor, ouystrip her il
thrift and wealth aud to-day she stand
where she did 6fty. years ago, save tha
her soil is nearly exhausted, and her infu
cnes less powerful. And the, man win
insists that,lhe new Sta'es and Territoria
Of the West be lett free and open to tn
blessings OF freedom, is call d an "Aboli
tionist" and . dangerous man. Free lAbp
and free spserh will never weaken III
Union, while Slaveoy is daily exhaustin
thePitAl energies OF fifteen members oil thi
coufedsracy,-- Grant State Register. lo