The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-09-14
FROM the ONO s,stesman sth lass.
Judge Douglas at COlumbOs%--An n
Immense and Enthusiastic Meet

From the Ohio Statesman, eth inst.
Judge Douglas at COIumbUsA--An n
Immense and Enthusiastic Meet
Ing.
Senator Douglas arrived in Columbus on the
BIZ o'clock train on yesterday morning.
sub commit zee from the committee on recep.
ton Consisting of Messrs. Chittenden and Kel-
sey) met him at Pittsburgh and accompanied
him westward to Newark, where they were
joined by the balance Of the Committee, and by
it he was escorted to Columbus. At the depot
mass Of people were in readiness to receive
the Judge, and Capt. Ijams' Gun Squad an.
nounced the arrival Of the Cars by salute Of
thirteen guns. A procession was formed head
ed by Capt. Walcutt's fine military company,
who escorted Judge Douglas to his quarters at
the American. The trains from every direction
brought in large delegations, and the people
from the country, from Franklin and the adjOin.
ing counties came to the city in large numbers.
Although Judge Douglas had lost his rest the
two preceding nights, he was kept busy by
calls from the yeomanry in throngs until din
ner, Immediately after which he repaired to the
east portico of the State House where stand
had been erected, and where Maier's Band were
discoursing excellent music to the assembly in
waiting, which covered, as compactly as people
could stand, the elevated tagged space, which
is about two hundred and fifty feet long by
about eighty feet wide. The vast steps and TO
tunda, the windows and every nook and corner
on the east side Of the State House, were also
filled with ladies and gentlemen. A large num-
Der Of people could not get on the tagged space
and hence could not hear, and retired. Some
five or six thousand people who were enabled
to get in such position as to hear the speaker
remained in the position they occupied in the
beginning until the end of the speech. The
Committee of Reception escorted Judge Doug
las to the stand, whereupon the immense meet
ing was called to order by Henry 3, Payne,
Esq, of Cleveland, on whose motion the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed officers.
p'esident-George W. Manypenny, of Frank
lii
Pyssidents--Gen. Griswold, of Frnnklin;
Judge Cheney, of Fairfield; Judge Haughey,
of Licking; Robert Hutchison, OF Madison; w.
P. Reid, of Delaware; A. L. Perrill, of Picka-
way; Jos Il. Geiger, of Franklin, and James IL.
Smith, of Franklin.
Secretaries-J. O. Reamy, Of Franklin, S.
Chitteuden, of Franklin, Joseph Olds, of Pick
away, and j. W. Gray, of Cuyahoga,
The President upon taking the Chair thank
en- the audience for the honor conferred and
then introduced Judge Douglas to the people,
who, as he rose, spontaneously greeted him with
three cheers.
In opening, Judge Douglas remarked that
he did hot propose to discuss or inter fere with
the domestic affairs OF Ohio, holding that t hese
were only to be regulated by the people Of
Ohio, in their own way, and without interven-
ton from any quarter whatever. 1t was the
business of the people Of every State to mould
their own institutions and shape their own
destiny, and it was not becoming in members
OF another community to have ought to say in
relation to the constitution or laws of their
neighbors. This might we'll have been taken
as a gentle hint to Gov. Chase. who was with
in hearing, for his visit to Illinois last year to
teach the people how to vote for members Of
the Legislature. We cannot attempt to follow
Judge Douglas through his speech which rvted
the entire attention of his audience for one
hour and fifty minutes. 1t was, we think, as
complete in its manner and matter as it could
be, and was 50 considered by the entire audi
ence. There was no rant or abuse in it, the
oIro.I Il ..ot. 4
towards any man or party.
LIST. The Republican party by its Phiadel
phia Platform is pledged to the power and duty
of Congress prohibiting slavery in all the Ter
rtories by act of Congress.
3D. The Democratic party by its Cincinnati
Platform is pledged to the doctrine of non-in-
tervention and popular sovereia nty in the terri
tories.
Sd. New Mexico and Kansas now present
cases for Intervention which will put the adyo-
Gates Of Intervention and non intervention to
the test.
4th. Kansas which, by its first Legisla.
! ture, introduced and protected slavery as do
mestic institution in that territory, on the 9th
Of February, 1858, passed law repeating its
( slave code, Withdrawing all legal protection to
slave property and abolishing all remedies, PEN
alties and provisions comforting jurisdiction up
on the courts, TO protect slave property. By
this unfriendly legislation slavery has been ex.
cluded from Kansas
Here Judge Douglas read the act of the le'
gislature Of Kansas Territory as follows:
L LAWS OF KANSAS, 1878. P. 345.
An Act repeating an act furnishing offences
against slave property.
! Be it enacted By the Gouernor and Leqislatiue
q Assembly of the Territory Of Kansas. Section L
That an act, entitled ian act to furnishing often
ss against slave property" which took effect on
he 18th day Of September, A. d. 1855, BE
81 ND THE SAME Is HEREBY REPEAL.
ID.
(Signed. G.. w. DE1TzER,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
@. w. BABcocK,
President of the Council.
. THIS bill having been returned by the Gov
1or with his objections thereto and. after
asideraton, having passed both Houses by
Constitutional majority, it has become q
II " this the 7th day of February, A. d. 1858
Signed. q. w. DEITzLER
q Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
~E G. w. BABoocK,
President of the Council
9Th. Now the Northern Interventionists are
Il dyed by their platform, to repeal the Slave
10 in New Mexico and prohibit slavery by
Of Congress in that Territory, while the OPP
;ition party in Kentucky and the Southern
erventionists generally are pledged by theil
nciples to intervene and protect slavery in
nsas and to insist upon such congressiona
I isl4tien as may be necessary to protect slave