The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-11-17
Judge Douglas in New Orleans.

Judge Douglas passed through New Or
leans on the 10th inst., (Friday after the
election,) on his way to Mississippi, and
was received by an immense crowd with
demonst rations Of the utmost enthus iasm
4 banner, borne in the procession, with
"lot4 upon it, was prominent object.
He made short speech to the multitude,
of which we copy the main portions:
This is no time to despair or to despond.
| The bright sun will soon chase away these
clouds, and the patriots OF the land, laying
aside partizansh.p. and forgetting former
partiZan strife, viii rally as one man and
! throttle the enemies Of our county
| (Cheers) Although an aboltionist may
/ have been elected to the presidency OF
/ the United States, the gallant fight which
the Democracy have made in the North
! ern States has secured representatives
| enough, united with the South, to put
I Lincoln and his admins ,ration in IA mi
! nority IL both houses OF Congress Cheers
/ There il act he can do which will
violate O impair the rights of any citizen
! OF any State of this Union (Cheers J
This IL 10 time to indulge In elimination
and recrimination. The contest for the
presidency has ended, and with it allow
the asperities which it has generated to
pass away.
| believe that if we are faithful to the
constitution, there i 30 grievance which
cannot be remedisd under that instru-
Inent and within the I Mon. (Cheers
| II We are true to ourselves, there is no griey-
ance for which disu.ion would be a remedy
| Cheers All we have 10 do is to main
tain !nvio!ate every provision Of the Con
/ sfI J,.yfprfn Iff4piiy fi,,tx -
requires, and fulfil every obligation il i'm
! poses tEbeeis) So long ~ we liv. under
II constitution which is the supreme law Of
the land, it mus: be administered TO secure
! equal rights, equal Justice and equal pro
lection 10 the people of ell the States
! (cheers( These priEc;plc of equality are
not confined IN their operation to the
states alone, bat extenC: 10 the Territories
and wherever the American flag waves
over American sol (fheer~) Ie- IL now
bury the excitement and angry passions
which have manifested themselves during
the contest. Let ~ law aside all ,,ar;izan
. feeling and act a. becomes patriots and
lovers of our country. Cheers Let US
unite to pat down SeCt;Oua!isIn and ahnii-
ton, and every other element Of politica!
a Il national discard jChoers) Let no
grievance: no ir!hlttered feelings irnpair
Z
II work to rescue the government of the
country from the hands Of those WI, m We
th;nk unworthvto aimin;-tnrit (Cheers
IF Abraham Lincoln Is President. what
harm can h" do? {" None There i n
MAJORITY against him in the Senate. and a
majority in the Hons" Of Representatives
lie j. rowsrlasS for miSchief-a'l he can
do is to fll the Office. and the majority Il.
/ the Senate viii reject those he uor1tu.tcs
if they are not good NOR. (Cheerz) He
viii IL An object OF COMMUNICATION and
pity rather than Of fear. (Chcers) Then
Why should we break Up the best govern
mrnt that the sun in it, circuit around the
Garth ever Shone upon, merely because we
have been defeated in a Presidential cleo
tom Cheers Let rs rather rally with
renewed energy and dauntlrSS courage to
/ IN" performance Of our duties and rescue
the country from those hands in which il
should never have been placed