East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-10-18


pie poured in from all quarters. The
railroad trains and steam boats were over
crowded, and the private conveyances
were counted by thousands. Procession
after procession of the latter came in,
with flags streaming from most Of the
vehicles, and as each arrived and halted
before DOUGLAS quarters, the scene was
animated beyond description. lie sew
eral times appeared upon the balcony as
calls were made Cor him, and each APP
pearance was the signal for cheers such
as come only from earnest men. The
hour OF IL had been named as that at
which he would receive those who might
desire TO pay their respects, and two
hours were consumed in hand shaking
1t was towards o'clock when he reach
ediCampus Martius, and as he did so the
enthusiasm reached the height of its in
tensity. Thousands stood in a compact
mass and listcned to his speech throughout
and other thousands remained TO the end
upon the ground, though they were be.
yond ear.shot.
Ifsny hereabout have herct, fore doubt-
ed as to the hold tina, DOUGLAS has unon
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the pupular affection, such doubts must
, AVE been removed yesterday. The de-
sire to see him and take him by the hand
and give him words of encouragement
seemed intense. No statesman in this
countryshas ever received the homage Of
more devoted hearts.
The following comparison between the
immense torch light procession and that
Of the Seward demonstration is eminenty
just and truthful
Compared with this splendid display of
music, transparencies, banners, torches
and enthusiasm, the Seward demonstra-
ton sunk into insigni6cance, and paled
its Intellectual fires. 1t was the mere
squib of Chinese cracker to the roar
and flame Of six-pounder
The torchlight procession of last eve
ming, modest, unheralded democratic
demonstration, occupied forty-ive minu.
ties in passing a given point.
The far-famed, much-vaunted Wide
Awake infant splurge occnpied .fourteen
minutes IN passing given point!
The actual number of strangers who
came to the city by different conveyances
by steamboat, by railroad, by horse and
OK conveyance, and on foot, doubled and
trebled the number of visitors to tho
aforesaid Seward demonstration
In point of genuine, unrepressed en-
thusiasm, comparison is futile. The de
mocracy poured out their sentiments il
echoing shouts which made the city ring
with gladness. The fusion cohorts be
strobe their lame hobby with gravity
and painful sense of duty that was ex
cruciating to behold
The democratic torchlight procession
numbered over four thousand torches, anC
pStNSSh tNShsJ auu tullly uanuS U
music. The black republican demon
stration displayed, all told, thirteen hun
dred and fifty torches, and twenty band
Of music
The democratic procession was com
posed Of full-grown men, with lungs t,
shout for their principles, and years Il
vote. The Wide-Awake procession wa
made up of one-third boys who have NJ
: votes, and two-thirds disunionists VIII
deserve no votes
The great speech of Stephen A. Doug
5 las was clear, logical, sweeping argu
ment, which scattered the sophistres @
the opposition like chatf before the AL
r tumn wind. The well-learned Grafton @
3 the dead apostle of fusionism was shaI
low assumption of oracular insight int
the great principles of government
ridiculous arrogation of critical power
too deep for the originator.