The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-09-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
Douglas in New England.

Douglas in New England.
The crowds of s to 10000 persons who
assembled to see and hear Douglas, as he
passes through the country, over whose in
terests he is soon destined to preside, tell
in very powerful tones how popular SOW
ereignty," as well as himself, is among the
people. At Manchester, he was presented
with a bouquet, by the little daughter of
the late Senator Norris, a particular friend
to Douglas. The "Giant" kissed the little
girl, the people applauded, and he went on
with his speech. The generous heart of
the man can be learned by reading what fol-
lows:
While he was speaking of his own labor
in the battle for this principle, person in
the crowd cried out-"You lammed old
Abe'-Mr. ID. continued: You are unkind
to speak of Old Abe. He is as easy man
to whip as you might ever wish to have.
have taken hand at him every year for
twenty five years. (Applause.) His friends
always have had me beaten before election,
but we did all our growing after election.
("That's the talk.") He is very honor
able fellow, a good hearted, good natured,
amiable man. have not one word to say
against Abe Lincoln. ('That's honorable }
have fought him so long that have re-
spect for him. Applause-voice, 'he splits
rails.) My friend out there says he split
rails. Well, | expect he split about as many
rails as | made bureaus and secretaries.
But if it be true that a man is to be elected
President because of the avocaton he fol-
lowed in his boyhood, why it is new doc
trine in this country. you arc deter
mined to send Old Abe and myself back to
our former avocations, why send him to
splitting rails and send me to making cabi-
nets. But didn't come here to engage in a
partizan discussion, much less to indulge in
jokes and fun about Mr.. Lincoln and my
self We have a great deal f fun together
when we are travelling. We are good per.
sonal friends; and I would not permit
without rebukc any Democrat to say one
unkind or disrespectful word against him.
("Good for you.O do not agree with him
in principle. believe he holds to princi-
plies which are dangerous to the peace and
prosperity of this country. My only OBJ
lection to him is that radical difference OF
political opinion. He is the embodiment OF
that radical ultra Northern spirit that wo'd
control the country against the peace and
harmony of the whole. am opposed to
both, and am in favor of maintaining this
government on those principles of justice,
equality and fairness established by our
fathers. and provided for in the Constitu.
ton
Speaking of the difference of customs,
habits and necessities of the East and West
he said:
think it would improve Yankees good
deal if they would take trip out West, and
como back by way Of the South. think
it would wear off thousand prcjudices
from Southern man if he would come up
through New England, take view of your
manu- acturing towns, and enjoy little OF
your Yankee hospitality. All that is neces
sary in order to wipe out these sectional
p. ejudices and make us brethren again, as
we were once, is to know each other little
better, and then we will be more tolerant o
each others opinions. This process of lib.
eralizatio" has made great progress in the
Northwest, from another cause. Let the
Yankee go and settle on the vast prairie,
and the next day Pennsylvania will build
his farm house by his side. The Virginian
the Carolinian, the New Yorker, and the
Georgian follow, until you tind every State
in the Union represented on that one prai.
rie, where they could hold Congress about
as national as the one they get at Washing
ton. Here emigrants of different States in.
termarry and have children. Boys and
girls grow up and are married. 10 visit
their grand parents they must 60 to Vir.
ginia as well as to New Hampshire. Thus
slave State and free State men live side by
side.
While you are bound to every State and
evecy Territory by your interests, by thu
desire of selling your manufactured articles
and mechanical implements, bound only by
dollars and cents, we are bound by those
same ties, with those Of affection, kindred
and social intercourse added to them. We
never intend to be separated on the one
hand from New England, or on the other
hand from the South. The citizens of the
Northwest will never tolerate the idea OF
being obliged, when they 60 to visit the
graves of their ancestors or the scenes ol
their childhood, to have their passports cised
by foreign consul We claim that we
have an equal right in Bunker Hill and
Kings Mountain, in Saratoga and York.
town, and in every battle field consecrated
to patriotism and wisdom. (Applause)
Mr.. Douglas then showed how the Unicn
could be maintained in peace and harmony