The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-08-16
Douglas In. Concord.

Douglas iD Concord.
Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, came, in
the circuit Of his stunping tour, to this city,
on Tuesday last. The Democracy, of the
Squatter Sovereignty stripe, had made much
noisy preparation, and we really supposed
that their stupendous effolts, in the way OF
halffare arrangements upon railroads, pres,
sing solicitations sent over the State for
Democrats to be on hand, announcement of
fire works, and other tempting appliances,
for week or two beforehand, would bring
here quite an imposing multitude of "the
faithful but we were disappointed. The
number present at this much talked Of ''re-
ception" Of the 'Little Giant was far from
imposing. The cars on regular and extra
trains came in, bit enthusiastic hosts IF
Democrats didn't come. The Patrj0t's
statement as to the numbers present being
from 40 600 to 10000 is one of. that pa
nqg's most reckless whopperS. There were
'rnuse Yard while Doug
las was speaking more tilan gy,oo ,,o,.or, e
all descriptions. One fact ,sl,,o 49, =,
falsehood of the Patriots statement ann
is, that less than one thousand people came in
oreT the railroads. The demonstration was
sorry failure in respect of numbers, and
not few candid Democrats acknowledge
their disappointment
At half past three p NJ. Mr.. Douglas ar.
rived in the traiu Over the Northern Railroad
lie rode in carriage, in meagre procession
through Main, Washington, State and School
streets to front of State House. He allght-
ed and was conducted into the ward TO
stage erected from the State House steps,
Upon the stage were the committee ofar.
Engagements and some others. Ex- President
Pierce was nat there, nor in town; John Fl.
George was not there, he finding it conven>
lent to start for ''the mountains" on the very
morning Of this great day of Douglass re-
ception. Our respected fellow citizen, Jo-
seph Robinson, Esq, a Deputy Marshal for
taking the census, waS there
Henry P. Rolfe, late Democratic candidate
for Senator in his our Fourth Senatorial Dis
trict, did the introducing. He seemed to
find it rather al uphill job and therefore
rather slow. But he got through, having
told Mr.. Douglas that he was cordially well
coined; that he would probably have no &C.
casion to regret his visit; that the Democra-
cy of New Hampshire was grateful to him
and reconed him the champion O.; that they
thanked him for his popular sovereignty;
that the Northwest claimed him as .her
man." and New England asher child !" and
that he was the "American Statesman
Mr. Douglas then came forward, and pro-
cecded to deliver characteristic Speech
He begun by saying the object of his tour
was to make visit TO the grave of his faith
err in Vermont. A good many people pres
ext thought that he took pretty crcuitous
route to reach tie grave of his father
coming to Cambridge thence journeying
through Massachusetts westward to Sarato- /
ga, N. T., thence eastward across Vermont,
INTO this State. and thence southwark to
Rhode Island. Mr. Douglas then went on |
% glorify his own action on the Lecompton
'windle, skipping, without reference or
single alusion, his action four years before
n breaking up the Missouri Compromise, or
MS indifference to and contempt for the bor-
ier-iuiiian outrages in Kansas prior to the
-ecompton business nor did lie say any
hing about his readiness to support the En-
,Iish- Bride bill, worse than Lecompton pure
nd simple. All this the speaker carefully
gnored. Mr.. D., pitched into" Buchanan
With looseness, that made some of his Dem
cratic listeners very restless, and we heard
more than one in the crowd mutter, "He'd
letter stop that He evidently wanted to
i've Elk President Pierce a sknning, but the
ocality didn't perhaps seem to be favorable
or the process. He did, however, give him
ONE hard rubs. One of which was his dee
'ration that Pierce "Ioas q candidate for re.
lection in 1882 We presume this state
nent was peculiarly gratifying to the Patriot
nd Others who have always denied that $
General Pierce ever desired a re election. 5
Mr.. d., then rode his hobby of popular
overeignty' or "non-interyention" for half ,
n hour. He referred to ''the fathers" in
ne Revolutionary struggle. He dwclt long
nd laboriuosly upon l776; but he forgot to Q
ny word about 1877, and "our fathers" of
nat rcriod, who held to and practiced upon
he principle of Congressional intervention ,
yainst slavery in the territories, and forever q
fohibited the accursed institution in the :
orthwest Territory, including his own lii a
DIS. lie complained of slavery agitation d
I'D that the time Of Congress was too much