The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-08-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
Our New Hampshiie Letter.

CONCORD, N. H., Aug. 4. 1860.
EDIroRs OF TINES For some months
past the political horizon has been sur.
charged with clouds of every hue and
shade. Events have been eliminating -
AMI what next rests on every lip. The
advent of Judge Douglas, the other day
broke in upon the drcamless monotony
which had Of late encompassed our people,
stunned by the crash of political elements.
He came among US during the busiest OF
our haying and grain season. The Con-
cord and Concord and Portsmouth railroads
under malign influences, refused to run
trains at half fare, as usual. Still the peo-
pie, men, women and children, came in bv
every known conveyance, while crowds
poured down in the early trains from the
northern lines. The boys took it fer a
holiday, while gatherings at various little
stations greeted the Little Giant with
cheers or tossed him boquets. Thess boys
did their part to add to the general mass,
with all kinds of .fusees, from the polished
French fowling-piece to the ''old Gu ems
arm which Captain Young brought back
| from Concord bust d." Having h ard
! Odd Abc' but not Judge Douglas, your
correspondent was an earnest hooker on in
Venice" When Ju lge ID. came down,
! thousands had fused togcth r at the depot
all determined to have the first look at him
Without risk Of life or limb. passed care
fully through the crowd to the higher part
of another street and there looked down on
the scene. Every accessible stairway, &c,
was lined with crinolne, and every car top,
and every thing else raised above the sur
roundinss was piled with boys. When the
Judge came out the dogs barked, the babies
cIied, the women squalled-a convention
OF locomotives whistlcd and Iung their
b, IL, the marShals shouted, four full bands
poured forth their widest notes, the cannon
roared, and the people hurrahed enough to
shake down one temple, and pushed and
wedgel togethor close enough to make a
chowd r of ten more. The rush and dust
prevented about three acres of people from
seeing him, so they set cut at run for
Main str ct, so that they might see him as
he turned the corner, and they did. This
vide, fine street was literally f STONED
with flags Of all kinds and descriptions
TIE whole crowd fol!oa ed the cortege till
they arrived opposite the the State House
yard, wher he was to speak. Many went
Iii, ectly in and secured places around the
stand, while an cnthuSia c mass followed
the music through State street to tn" stand
| He marched between two hedges of roses,
boguets, waving handkcrchiefs and fine
faces, ana was checred most heartily from
one end of the route to the other Amid
s'outs .he stepped upon the stand. The
band struck up, and mass of earnest and
curious fees filled the yard. For some
years your corresp' ndent has been hcIe at
n1, oil tl,n -,,nt ,I,,, hat
Of the Pierce reception, and kno,cs that he
| never, at any one time, saw so many peo-
pie in the State House yard as at this time
10 Judge ID. The impatient crowd NUT
tered Its good,' 'but zoe want to hear
Doag'as' The Senator rose t. reply
Hush! hear him,' went round among
the vast crowd. Every face elongated, and
every mex stretched forward with eager
curiosity to sec and hear, swayed close to,
gether and was silent. In clear, ringins
tone, the orator spoke one hour and ten
m.nlt.s. lie was cheered heartily at the
numberless ''hits" he made from the com
mencemcnt to the close. The speech gave
universal satisfaction to his friends, ano
was pronounced admirable by many of tn.
opposition. Many Republicans made the
remark that no man who knew so much as
he did could be President. 1t was not the
luck, in this counrt,. "Straws to show
which way the wind blows.' An old mar
at the North End who has voted an oppo
sition ticket for fifty years, said to a friend
Of mine as he came up the street from thu
meeting, young man, don't know but an
sorry lam not Democrat after hearing thai
man. You ought to be proud that you are '
An old and influential Democrat from tn;
Green section, has been "down" on Doug
las for year and half After the meet
lag he said to me that "any Democrat wht
does not vote for him is traitor as much
as Julias acds, or Arnold. never will vot,
for the man who will not vote for him."-
prominent Republican for the U. S. Sen
atorship said, ''it is idle to deny that mar
great abitty-he has it," A Republican
neighbor said to me, "with two or three
exc, ptionS | cannot see how you are to ge
round what he says. shall go for tina
doctrine" There was a great curiosity tO
see how the man looked. All the picture.
and images Of him this way must outra
.. geously misrcprcsent him. The general re
mark here was that he was as 'plucky as ;
lion,' and as cunning as fox He seem
ed to convey to the crowd the idea Of him
self that the boy had of the locomotive
THAT it would be best to get out of tn,
way when the bell rung.' He has a singu
lar voice. There seems to be something
metallic about the tone. 1t did not seem
any louder or clearer rod or two from the
stand than it did at Kings Hotel, some fif
teen rods distant. 4 friend who lives
third of a mile in a straight line from where
he spoke, assures me that the toac was dis
tine. at that distance He held his audi
encc remarkably. He is very economical
of words, and makes his few gestures with
his eye, his fist and waggish shake of tn,
head that takes the crowd by storm. A
his lcvee in the evening, everybody viii
his wife and childlen shook his hands. =
The boys crowded around him ike bccs
round a honey pot and took a huge liking
to him. | saw Il quarter of an acre Of then
shake hands with him. BY and by swee
looking little girl came up, placed hcr tiny
hand on that of the great man, and said
Judge Douglas, my mamma wanted me t,
J see you, and | want to kiss you. Won'i
you please hold down your head so can?'
he did so, and kissed her tenderly Sh,
walked proudly of AMID the smiles am
| .shravoSn of tho bvSt,p1,rs MANY ,n,r.