The Ottawa free trader., 1860-10-13
The Douglas Reception on SIonday--Un-
pounded Enthusiasm.

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bounded Enthusiasm.
On Friday evening Of last week we re-
ceived a despatch from Chicago, that
Judge DOUGLAS would pass Ottawa on the
noon train on Monday Cat l2:55,) and that
the train would stop long enough to enable
him to make short speech. Handbills
were printed, and an announcement made
in Saturdays Free Trader, which was all
admit of
About IL o'clock on Monday another
despatch was received, announcing that
i-stead of arriving at l2:55. Mr.. Douglas
had taken special train, and would ar
rive at ll:55, an hour earlier than the time
previously announced Our people, and
hundreds from the country who had al
ready arrived in town when this second
despatch was received, at once moved
towards the depot, and as Democrats kept
arriving in large numbers from the coun-
try, they were hastily turned in the same
direction.
Promptly at lbs the train arrived, and
Judge DOUGLAS, who was literally carried
from the car to the temporary stand that
had been erected was received with such
shout Of enthusiasm as none but he can
excite The crowd by this timo number
ed some three thousand, and was receiv-
ing additions as rapidly as the crowded
streets to the depot would admit Of
Judge D. was introduced in fen words
by Mr. Cushman, and proceeded at once
to address the people, wasting no time on
prsliminaries, but plunging into medias res.
He packed into aspeech Of fiteen minutes
certainly the best resume we had yet heard
of tho issues upon which the country is
now divided, and laid bare the dangerous
tendencies of the creeds of the opposition
and defended the doctrines of the Democ
racy, with a condensation, force, and clear.
ness attainable by no other speaker we
ever heard Our country was in the
the enjoyment of profound peace, pros
porous beyond any other on the face of the
earth, and yet the people were discomfort
ed, and our free happy institutions threat
sned with disruption and ruin. Where
lay the danger? 1t lay in the discussion
of the slavery question in Congress liar
mony and domestic peace always prevailed
in this country while Congress let this
question alone, and embittered feeling pre-
vailed and dire disaster threatened whei
Congress touched it. The Republican par
ty at the North, and the Breckenridge
party at the South proposed to thrust thu
question again upon Congress in its mos
dangerous form, by intervening on the sub
ject of slavery in the Territories. The
Democracy proposed to Danish the ones
tion from Congress by letting the people
of the Territories dispose of it for them
selves, on the principle of popular sover
eighty. Why should Congress intervene
The Republicans of the North, and tn
breckenridge men at the South tell u
that if the Territories were allowed to d
as they please, they will ruin themselves
1t was the tyrant's plea the world over
Go to the Emperor of Austria and he Wi
tell you all he desires is the happiness c
his people. Ask him why, then, he is nc
willing to let them govern themselves, an
he will tell you they would ruin themselv.
Go to England and ask her government VIII
they don't let Ireland have her own Parlis
ment and make her own laws, and they vii
tell you, the poor Irish would ruin then
elves then go to the United States and ask
the republicans and Southern .ecess.o s.onis-
WHY they are not willing TO let the peopl
of the Territories govern themselves, an
and they give yon the same answer-the
will ruin themselves!
He believed no such thing "Iour Il
theirs. brothers and sons that have emigr
ted to tho Territories had their senses an
wsre capable of governing themselve
xbe. they left Illinois Did they los
their se,.ees when they arrived in n
b,..ka? If tie Territories are opposed
.,svery let them Danish it and enjoy a
,ha blessings of their FREQ institutions;
,hsv want it, and it is so great curse Il
them h.ye il, aud hug the viper to the
bo.on,s till it stinSs them, and they WI