The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-07-27

mOI tdl noSSaCuuSCItS SIotcstudu VtuUlCdtCu
as the crowniDg act of bis life, is sufficient
to account for this unparalleled assemblage
of the national men of Massachusetts.
Applause.
The history of Massachusetts, is the his
tory of constitutional liberty. In Massa-
chusetts have free institutions had their
birth. Cries of "Good," "That's so."]
The battles of the revolution were all fought
in defense of the people, of colonies, and
provinces and territories, as well as of sover.
eign states, to manage their own affairs and
establish their own institutions. Loud
hurrahs. 1t is natural, therefore, that the
people OF New England, the descendants of
those revolutionary sages and patriots who
established our form of government, should
now stand firmly in defense of the principle
upon which our entire political system rests
|" Good" "good." The liberties of this
country are now put in peril by sectional
parties, appealing to sectional passion, Sec
tional prejudice and sectional ambition,
against the peace and harmony of the whole
country. Voices, 'That's so."] On the
one hand, you find great Northern Sec
tional party appealing to the North against
the South. A voice-"Thats co." An
other" -"Never."l On the other hand, you
find sectional party southwark, appealing
to the prejudices of the South against the
North. The Republican party demand
possession of the federal government in order
that its power may be welded for the pro.
hibition of slavery where the people want it.
Voices-"That's the talk."1 The southern
sectional party demand possession of the
federal government in order that the whole
power of the government may be welded
for the defense and maintenance Of slavery
where the people don't want it. Laughter
and cheering. These two sectional parties
are in direct conflict with each other, and
are producing that "irrepressible conflict I"
which can never be reconciled until you re.
cur to the doctrine that Congress shall not
interfere with the domestic institutions of the
people any,ohere. Enthusiastic applause
For the last few years, the whole time OF
Congress had been employed in the discuss
sion of the slavery question, to the exclusion
of the important business affecting the whole
country. Voices-"That's So" "That's
good."] Whenever you ask your repre-
sentatives why they do not revise the reve-
nue. system in order to defray the expenses
of the government without borrowing twenty
millions of dollars year, they tell you they
had not time. Laughter. The whole
time was occupied in the discussion of
slavery and there was no time to raise money
to pay honest ebts. ['Good," ""Good" and
applause. When you asked your repre-
sentatives why it was that the Pacific rail.
road had not been made? you were told
that there was not time, because the slavery
question absorbed the entire session of Con
gress. When you ask you representatives
why it is that the mail system has not been
reformed and carried on with vigor through
out the country, you are told that the bill
was lost through want of time. Laughter.
When you ask why it is that you have no
overland mail route to the Pacific, and no
steam lines, you are told that the slavery
question occupied the whole session, and the
bills was lost for want of time. Renewed
laughter. Thus you find that all the great
measures which affect the commercial in
terests, the shipping interests. the manufac-
turing interests, the industrial interests of the
country, have been lost for want of time.
Laughter and applause, and cries of
"Good VI My fellow-citizens, there never
will be time to perform the duties for which
the government was made, unless you Danish
forever the slavery question from the halls
of Congress-, and remand it to the people of
each State and each territory, according
to the platform of the Democratic party.
Prolonged and vociferous cheering.] This
great principle of non-interference by the
federal government and popular soverei ignty
in the States and territories is not peculiar
to the Democratic party. 1t was affirmed in
the compromise measures of 1850; it was
affirmed in the Wing platform of 1852, as
vel as in that of the Democrats; it was at.
firmed by all national men in those days,
and should be sustained by all national.
conservative, Union loving men in the pres
ent day. Loud applause.
My fellow citizens, l return to you my
profound acknowledgements for the kindness
which has assembled you together, and for
the respectful attention with which this vast
assemblage has listened to my desultory re-
marks loud cries OF "Go on," ""go on"1-and
again renewing to you my thanks, beg to
take my leave of you, bidding you q good
night. Loud and continued cheering.
The Post estimates the number of persons
present in Bowdoin Square, when Douglas
spoke, at Is 900
DOUGLAS AT CHARLESTON AND SPRINGFIELD.
BosroN, July 20-Last evening Senator
Douglas was received by Mayor Dana, of
Charleston, and addressed about three
thousand persons. His reception was very
cordial and enthusiastic. During the day
be visited Lexington, and leaves for Albany
to-day. :
SPRINGFIELD, July 20.-Senator Douglas
arrived here on the noon train from Bosto-,
and was received by a crowd of at least
five thousand persons with great enthusiasm,
| firing Of cannon and band of music. He