New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-21


Correspondeuee Of The Ciaeinnati Co~~ereiaL
WOOSTER Sept. l6, 1859.
Senator Douglas had reception here 10 day. He
spoke for about two hours. His speech was by no
means enthusiastically received 1t was in the main
but rehearsal Of his Harpers article. He claimed
that the Republicans held doctrines in regard TO the
Territories identical with those of King George the
Fourth and the Tories of the Revolution regarding the
colonies lie also attacked Attorney General Blacks
review of bis Harper article with great bitterness
charged him with alsifying and seeking to destroy the
Democratic party-doipg II anonymously and with the
purpose of striking down not only him Douglas but
all the leaders Of the Democratic party in the Free
States He denied that he Douglas held TO doctrines
in opposition to the bred Scott decision but claimed
that decision sustained his doctrines OF Popular
Sovereignty. Senator Douglas has by no means in.
creased his reputation by h speech or his manner OF
delivery.
The follo xirg report of Mr. Douglass invectve is
taken from his organ, The Cincinnati ERqnirer:
WOOSTER, September 10.
Afer discussing at considerable length the question
of popular sovereignty and the rights of the people Of
a Territory, Judge Douglas took up the reply to his
recent article in Hsrpers Magazine which has been
attributed 10 Judge Black and asserted that if he was
the author Of that reply, IL came from man who
wrote to the Democrats Of Illinois to support Abolition
lists for Congress in preference to the regular Demo-
cratic candidate.
Whether Judge Black was the author or not, the
copy which he Judge Douglas. held in his hand, came
to the gentleman who handed it to him in the cars un-
der the frank Of that gentleman.
II is asserted that the article in Harper contained an
ass sult on the Federal Courts but the author OF this
reply, matter who he was, knew that he uttered
falsehood.
During the last years canvass in Illinois he Judge
Douglas made ore hundred and thir speeches. ana
in every Of them he defended that Court. What
then could be thought of man who would prostitute
high office to deceive the American people
Whoever the author Of that reply was, he was
base calumpistor He kne il tissue of false
hoods from beginning to erd 1t was falsehood, and
the writer knew it to be such that he Judge Douglas
had advocated the doctrine that private property
could be coniscaed by any power on earth except by
sers double fslsehood II deliberate attempt
to msrepesent mis- position worthy of any man who
SS the fer aps Of
| weakening the force Of the Democratic party
He would not have noticed this attack, but that it
was aimed at the friends of popular sovereignty 1t
was intended for Judge Ranney, the noble standard
bearer Of the Democratic party Of Ohio; il was intend
ed for the gallant Becker the candidate for Governor
in Minnesota; il was intended TO strike at the eloquent
Dodge, who was leading the Democratic host in Iowa;
| il was strike at the candidates of the Democracy
| drought the country, who stand on the same plat
form Of popular sovereignty When the author of that
pamphlet attempted to strike at that doctrine he ma lie
blow at tie entire Democratic party OF the North
West.
| Judge Douglas quoted some further statements in
the article of Judge Black and pronounced them insd
ious falsehoods, put forth wiuly and with bad intent
Judge Douglas retired amid the cheering OF the
crowd the firing of cannon and the music Of some
| halfa.dozen bands
lie returned to town and took the train this evening
for Washington, where he will remain until come time
| in October.
Tie r.York Herald correspondent on the 18Th
| teegrsphs from Washington:
Judge Douglas here He denounces openly in
public places the articles in The Constitution replying
TO his Popular Sovereignty article in harpsrs Maya
zine Il has so ruff I'd his temper that he calls the
writer liar Brown, Of TIE Constitution, openly
declares Judge Black the author. II is said that First
Controller Gov Med is To proceed tomorrow to Ohio,
to canvass the State to counterac the effect Of Doug
lass speech