The Van Buren press., 1860-09-14
From Washington.
DOUGLAS AT RALEIGH.
RALEIGH. N. c..


From Washington.
DOUGLAS AT RALEIGH.
RALEIGH, N. c., August 81.
Judge Douglas arrived here yesterday
morning. and was received by an immense
crowd. The delegates to the regular Dem
| ocratic State Convention weIe coming in
great numbers at the time he reached here
1t was as large and as respectable an assem-
blage of the Democracy as ever has been
held in this State. Most of the leading
! Democrats took part in it. A full Doug.
las electoral ticket was nominated, and elo-
quent speeches made predicting its success.
The very idea of compromise with the
breckenridge men was Indignantly rejected
| the fight in North Carolina will presently
be narrowed down between Douglas and
Bell, and that the Breckenridge men will
be compelled to take their choice between
| the two.
| The convention indorsed the Cincinnati
and Charleston platforms, as presented and
passed by a majority of both.
l: was beautiful day, and after the
convention Judge Douglas witnessed the
largest meeting ever held in Raleigh.
AT four o'clock he commenced speaking
from the center poitico OF the capitol. Hun.
dreds of ladies were present, giving life
and animation to the scene. lie spoke
nearly two hours, celebrating all the points
which he made in Maine, New Hampshire,
Connecticut and Rhode Island, and dwelt
with particular emphasis upon the argu-
ment which he repeated at Norfolk few
days ago. The enthusiasm was unbound
ed and when he concluded, hundreds of
leading democrats crowded around him,
saying that they had been for Breckenridge
ID the morning, but were now determined
to support him to the end.
Judge Douglas will speak at Richmond
on Friday evening, and will, no doubt. re-
spond to the violent attack upon him in
the Enquirer threatening personal violence
The people of Richmond are gallant and
magnanimous people. and have no doubt
the intimidation of the organ Of Governor
Wise will secure larger and more enthu.
siastic reception for the Little Giant than if
the threat had not been uttered. His cour-
age coufounds the secessionists and delights
his own friends, ani particularly the friends
OF Bell and Everett. Hundreds of these
latter are now del;oe-ating whether they
| o.
MIR. Dick, the gallant delegate from North
Carolina to the Charleston and Baltimore
conventions. and who stood by Douglas to
the last, in preference to their own.
l am authorized to state that Senator
Clingman is the warm and ardent friend OF
Judge Douglas, and will be found on the
stump in North Carolina until the Novem-
ber election and also that the great Dem
ocratic State convention held at this place,
has encouraged Mr.. Holden, editor of the
old Democratic State paper, the Raleigh
Standard, who will henceforth fight the
Douglas battle without reservation.
: 1t is rumored here that on the arrival of
Mr. Douglas at Richmond, Gov. Letcher,
OF Virginia. will preside at the meeting or
will take prominent part in his reception.
The blood is up; !; the only national party
in existence has received new vitality from
the visit of Douglas to the South.
! The friends Of Breckenridge are greatly
disturbed by the,report that Mr. Breckin-
ridge cannot long be held back, but that he
will insist upon Withdrawing from the can.
yass. inasmuch as Douglas has proved in al
his late speeches his devotion to the inter-
ests Of the South. and that he Breckin-
ridge) cannot remain in the field simply to
defeat the South in the election.
1 The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.. Cobb,
is greatly disturbed about the forthcoming
speech of Hon. Alexander H. Stephens OF
Georgia in favor of Douglas. No man
knows Stephens better than Cobb, and no
man is better qualified to conduct such a
campaign as that which is conyulsing the
/ people of the South than this same Ste
phens. Ii there is conscientious, fearless
and truly patriotic statesman it is he,
A dispatch to the New York Times gives
the following account OF Douglas progress
from Raleigh to Richmond
RIcHxoSn. Va. Friday. Aug 81.
From Raleigh to Richmond, at every sta.
tion Douglas was met by large numbers of
his friends. AT Weldon. N. c., he receiy-
ell quite an ovation, and made a speech.
Mcitac one of the Douglas electors. also
ably addressed the people here. AT Peters.
burg, Douglas was taken in charge Of a re-
ception committee who accompanied bim to
Richmpnd, where he was welcomed by au
immense outpouring OF the people. He
was placed. in an open baroache, aud escor.
ted by the citizens. headed BY band .of
music to the St. Charles hotel. =.
Tonight he addressed the people in. the
capitol grounds. from stand erected by
the Washington monument. His recep-
I'tion here is said to have.rivalled the cole
brated demonstration made when Henry
Clay entered Richmond. Expectation
seemed on tiptoe whom he arrived, Ladies'
1 waved THAR handkerchiefs from. ths wind
ows. and the throng which lined the side
wake exerted their lungs to give him q
hearty greeting as be passed. The severe
labor he has been undergoing the last week
talls severely ~ him. He Was very hosrse
and seemed e sutIer much in speaking to-
night. he leaves It daylight for stanton
whsre he speaks to- morrow nichk, II Rich