The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-15
Douglas Meeting Mt New York.

Douglas Meeting Mt New York.
The free "ox roast" at Jones' Wood, near N
York, Wednesday. In honor of Douglas, was at
tendedby over ,OC0jpersons. Then. Y.Ex
press says:
| Inside an enclosure were the fractions Of q
large OK which weighed, when alive, abo al
1900 pounds, a large hog, a heifer, two sheep
| two rounds corn beef IL barrels buiscuits, STD
| loaves OF bread, cakes, pies and other good
| things in profusion, which were all served M
! In good style by S. Palmo. The process oi
| "bar bee uing" had been com mpleted long before
the crowds commenced arriving, but the fire
place where the cook ng had been accom- pli led
| still remained, and was the object at " hich
| were leyeiied many pairs of curious OPTICS
| The Fireplace consisted Of large hole exca-
waited in the side of the hill facing the Sou tn
walled mp on three sides, and with one side
| open. Across the top OF this excavation was A
| huge pole of about forty feet in length, which
| rested in notches in two logs upon either side
| OF the oven. The animals were fastened to the
pole or spit, which was arranged with handles
NJ one END, by the aid OF which The carcasses
| were kept turning, SO as TO expose every side
equally TO the fire.
After the feeding was over, the crowd was
addressed by Senator Douglas, Ex. Governor
Herschsll V. Johnson, of Georgia. and Ex-
| Gov. Morehead, of Ky. The New York
World, speaking of the address OF Senator
Douglas, says:
The role in which 1T suited Mr.. Douglas to
appear yesterday afternoon, was that of a
hig IA pressure Union man He admitted thst
| many of the Breckinrdge men are not disu.
nionists; but charged that every dlsunionist
IN the country is a supporter of Breckinridge.
however this may be, MIR. Douglas made an
excellent point in defending the position he so
boldly took in replying to those iuterrogato-
ries a Norfolk. II had been thought 10 on
stroue thing, he said, that in case 4 sovereign
STATE should refuse to submit to the admins
tration OF Lincoln, he had expressed himself
In favor OF putting il down by force. He
denied that the powers OF the Federal Gov
erhment would be exerted against sovereign
Stale. individuals who resisted the Federal
laws would be punished individuals :;
but no violence, No affront even, would be
offered to State in it's sovereign capacity
Mr Douglas stated very correctly that this
objection overlooked the funda mental dis.
tnction between the old confederation ~ and the
present Constitution. The worst defect of the
torrner was, that 1t operated the States as
separate political communities, without the
power OF reaching, directly, indiy yidual ci;i-
Zens. 1t was The leading purpose of the Com
stituton 10 remedy this defect, and make the
government act directly on the people. The
ontcry, therefore. against doing violence TO
sovereign State in the execution of the fede-
raj laws, Is absurd, inasmuch as the laws act
directly on persons who are individually re-
sponsIb bic for resistance to them. ..
We have alluded TO this cons stitut tional poiHt
because 1t Is well TAKEN and though not novel
is very timely. But the most noteworthy
thing IN Mr.. Douglas speech is his declaration
that If MIR. Breckinridge Will reply 10 the
same questions to VIII lch he (Dougias) re piled
al Norfolk, and will plant himself firmly on
the same high ground which he took, he wiH
trithdraW from the caHraSS and itace the field TO
Brr cklnrIdge! This was safe declara tion TO
make TOR IL is certain that Mr.. Breckenridge
will comply with no such condition.
The resolutions adopted with cheers e-af-
film the principles of the party, and urge all
Union-loving men to cast their votes for Dou-
gias and Johnson. and for the State nomina.
tions of the Douglas branch Of the Democracy
The following are of interest, as relating to the
efforts making for fusion:
ReSOtued, That the regular organization of the
party IN TINS state, having adopted an electoral
ticket IN accOr rdaace with the usag es of the part,
nUd stRnunR upon the piatfoI IN adopted az Charles
ton and Baltimore, and under the resolutions of ne
conventions which Enminated them. pledged to the
support oil Douglas and Johnson, We call upon all
CO servatlve and Union men 10 rally to its sup
port, that IN this contest the question IS uni or
disunlon, and, therefore, all men of conservative
principles ma rch under our banner To yictort
and triumph; that we reafiirm the following reso-
iutlon, unanimously adopted by the mass meeting
OF the National Convention held In the Park on the
26th of September, H53, viz:
ktSOtred, That while we earnestly desire the
cordial and peTma' ent union of the Demoe ratIe
party, we are HdmUnlshe D. | reason o. by
oeariy purchased experience that no union can be
either successful or toerab but such is lou nded
on concurrence IN pTncipeS; that all atteU pts
establish or MAINTAIN a union he ween tho.e OF
conflicting sentiments, by whatever name II ma>
b. dlgnIned, is but q coalition hostile To harmo
Nous action. demoraliZing In all its tendencies
destructive of the interests of the Democrat @
party, and inevitably tending to defeat, disrup-
ton, and disgr
Upon returning to their hotels in New York
city, Messrs. Douglas and Johnson were sere-
| naded, and the latter replied IN a brief speech.