The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-20

commoa county And yus have done me no rsxe tsa
justice ssyog snss stand halfway between those two
extreme parties, each OF which is doing its utmost 70
promote sectional strife On hand you end party
demanding the Interference OF the federal governments
other hand you dnd party dsu,sndinS The saue utter
ference ID maintain and project slavery where the people
do not want IT, Chseu and cries Of" That's the aIk'
That's SO 70 stand where the democratic party has
sood for years cheers where the whig party socd IN
lS52-on the ground Of interference by Congress
veaos re IN .ss
men stand pledged (Cheers) Whom the Southern ire.
eaters and Northern aboonsts, In 1850 brought the
country 70 the verge OF ruin, the immortal Clay came
forth 70 pour oil the troubled waters and restore peace
10 hn distracted country The sdoptiop Of the compro
efforts Of the naoral men Of both parties The language
Of the compromise was, to the South Hands OF I" and
% the North Hands oa" and Interference BY the
FEDERAL government with the domestic institutions Of
the people in States Territories. (Cheers) II you
fosre sectional party at the North on the one sde
S lie SsS
country and the Union ITSELF (Cheers.) My friends,
am afraid have been betrayed into making political
speech, when only meant TO express my gratitude ~
this reception eco on) can only 80 into parti.
san politics further than 70 cay that the Democratic
nored iDcpies the only party capable Of u,antainng
the honor and the prosperity Of our country ineain
the and you win see your principles
principle Of you abandon the only course
Sy which you nay preserve the Union In conclusion,
bestowed on me on this occasion
Mr. Douglas then driven 10 the residence OF Mayor
Deming where be received his friends and eli who called
70 psy their he respects ~. late hour me house , Was
eo~us in other parts Of The State. Mrs. Douglas In the
dosne parios also received numerous ,:edy calls Of
gentlemen and ladies', and charmed oil ALIKE with her
adyike grace her peculiar power Of entertaining and
her rare sweetness and winning beauty.
About ten O'Clock the Light Battalion, headed by the
Armory Band, proceeded 70 Mayor Deming's where
large crowd gathered and the band played several Of their
finest pieces In answer 70 repeated calls ioy him. Mr.
Douglas appeared and spoke substantially as follows
cannot refrain from again expressing my profound
gratitude for the aatering reception which has been
given me In this city and thank you gentlemen of the
Band and you OF the military, and YOU my friends who
have here gathered to meet me- for your kind and COM
pmentary demonstration-for this renewed testimonial
Of your regard came TO your city stranger, and find
myself among friends. These complimentary greetings
and demonstrations must ascrbe chiefly TO the princi-
pies have advocated and with which 30 much Of my
public life has been nseparaby connected. There Is
something beautiful In the doctrine Of the democratic
party whose principles the safeguard Of the Union,
waves the Anne ricsn flag The democratic party and
its principles were something TO be proud of. It's doc
trnes popular South well North, Fast well
West He hoped these principles these doctrines, and
the party that had calamity upheld them would exist
government 70 our posterisy 70 the ates
Frequent and hearty applause greeted Judge Douglas
during the delivery and at the close Of this brief speech
SPEECH OF SENATOR poyeRAs m BOSTON, JULY IT,
Fx1ow CrzxNs-This vast sea Of human faceo warns
that IL is impossible for my voice 70 make itself beard
or understood by this vast assembiage l am over
whemed with the honor that you have conferred upon
me, by this spontaneous assembage Of countless thou
sands TO pay homage not to me- individually but 70 that
great principle Of constitutional liberty self government
which underlies all free institutions. (ApplAuse
informed that now have the honor to speak from the
same balcony from which your godike Webster in 1850
SWE,rc;ns Of noS bv cnsrsss % in
the Territories affirmed in the legislation OF that year
renewed cheering) The knowledge of the fact thai
speak on the balcony In defence ofthe prin
cple that the immortal Massachusetts, Statesman vndi
Gated the GROWING Of his life Is sufficient to account
for this unparalleled assemblage of the national Of
Massachusetts applause The history Of Massachusetts,
the history Of constitutional liberty. Ia Massachusetts,
have free institutions had their birth lCries Of Go'd
fought defence Of the right Of the people, OF colonies
and provinces and Territories, az well As Of sovereign
States manage their aairs and establish their
Institutions cloud hurrahs II is natural therefore,
that the people oNew England the descendants OF those
of government should stand firmly in defence OF the
principle upon which our entire political system rests
nsss al ss 70 sfs
passion, sectional prejudice and sectional ambition,
against the peace and harmony Of the whole country
Ooices-"Thats so) On the one hand, you fnd great
Northern sectional party appealing 70 the North against
the South "a voiceIhats 80" Another, "Neverr) On
the other band you find sectional party seushward APP
republican patty demand Of She federal govern
meut In order that its power may be welded for the pro
nn,Cs the ' sss % csSess arc
The southern sectional party demand pcssesson Of the fed
snnent may Be- Welded for II: defence and snsensnce
Of slavery where the people don't want a. daughter and
chee Tese two sections. parties Are n direct conflict
which be reoonciied until you TO the
that Congress shall not interfere with the domestic
institutions Of the people anywhere snshusassc up
For the last few years the whole time Of Congress Ia
been employed the discussion Of the slavery question,
10 the exclusion OF the important business affecting the
whole country (vo,ocs-''Thatsso" That's good. y
Whenever you ask your why they did
Of the government without borrowing twenty millions
ef dollars year, they tell you they had not time
eusscn slavery and there time 10 raise money
10 pay your honest debts. ('Good" "Good,' and ap
psusel when YOU asked your represen.ssves why J
told that there time, because the slavery
question absorbed the entire session Of Congress wher
iem has not been reformed and carried with vigo
throughout the country are told that the bill wa
lost for wan. Of time HAssh;er) When you ask wh,
and steam lines you told that the slavery cues
occupied the whole session and the bills were lost 70
want Of time Renewed lAug 1er Thus you bnd that al
the grea, which aoc, the commercial interests
the shipping interests, the manufacturing interests tn
industrial interests o. the country nave oesu ,oss 'o
| "Good') My fellow citizens there never viii be tim
TO perform the for which the government mad
upicss you Danish forever the slavery question iron
the halls Of Congress- and remand 70 the people Of each
State and each Territory, according 70 the platform
the democratic party prolonged and vosleruus oneer
federal and popular sovereignty in the states
aud Territories peculiar 20 the democratic party
II affirmed In the compromise measures on $50,
WAS affirmed In the whig platform OF 1859, as well ss
that Of the democrats II affirmed by AL nations
men in those days, and should be sustained by all IA
toua conservative Union loving the present. day
cloud appsuse) My fellow citizens, return 70 you m
profound Acknowledgements for the kindness which IN
you toeethcs and for the rcspecsf1 atomic
with which assembage has listened 10 my Dc
sultory remarks cloud cries Of eco o. 200 on an
sssu renewing 70 you my thanks beg 10 take my eav
OF you bidding you good night cloud and continue
cheering)