Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-10
Douglas in Rhode Island.

Among all the enthusiastic greetings
which the people are everywhere giving
TO our distinguished standard-bearer at
Boston, at Bunker Hill, among the
mountains Of his native State and in ev-
cry town and hamlet through which be
passes, the late magniicien,ly generous
welcome Of the people Of Rhode Island
at Rocky Point far surpasses anything
Of the kind which has ever occurred in
the history of any man. Nor can these
outpourings Of tie masses be considered
merely as . we'll merited personal COM
pIiment to brave and noble public ser.
vice, but it has higher s'gni6cancc-it
shows that the popular heart Of New
England beats, ~ Of old, responsive to
those principles Of human freedom to
secure which she baptized her granite
hills in blood. 1t is estimated that
10000 people were present. We ex-
tract from the Providence Post part Of
the proceedings. Col. Sayles, in intro
ducing Judge Douglas, welcomed him to
Rhode Island in the following eloquent
terms:
Mr.. sAYLE's REMARKS.
-Fsllo,c Citizeas II am requested by
The Chairman Of the Committee Of Ar
engagements to present to you, and to
welcome to Rhode Island, the eminent
and gallant statesman Of the great
Yves, -to-iay the representative man
Of American principles as developed BY
American institutions, the victor in .
hundred we'll fought political battles !;
the tue, tried, consistent and uuflinch-
ing defender, in sunshine and in storm,
Of the great Democratic faith, and now
by the heart promptings of the Ameri-
can people, the standard-bearer of the
only National party in our country.
1t appears to me that this is proud
and glorious day for Rhode Island.
What is The import Of this mighty as
semblage, this unprecedented gathering
upon Rhode Island soil Is it not that
the principles OF free government, Of
popular sovereignty as practically estab1
lished by our fathers, are heartily and
earnestly maintained by their descen.
dants.
Mr.. Douglas is native Of our own
New England. and is now OH bis return
from the scenes Of his childhood, up 10
the neighborhood Of old Bennington
and the Green Mountains, and we are
all the more proud to welcome him in
passing from tho tact that Rhode Island
blood flows in his veins that he is the
dissemination the maternal side-oi
the most honored Of those who planted
and n:urished our in :ti,utiooe.
Turning to Mr.. Douglas, he added
l have heard it said that when YOU
left Washington, after the memorable
struggle Of 1854, in which aloue YOU
immortalized yonr name, You might have
travelled from the National CAPITAL tn
your cwn home in Chicago by the light
Of your burning effigies. To-day, sir.
you may travelirom State to State, from
city to city, from town to town, from
hamlet to hamlet from the st. Croix
on tie North to the Rio Grande in the
south; from tho Atlantic, on which
you now scjouro. across the beautiful
plains of your own home to the golden
shores Of the Pacific, with no other
guide than the spontaneous shouts of q
grateful peopIe--with no other light than
that which beams upon you to-day,
from tho coontssances Of joyful men,
who hail you - carryieg the olive branch
that mast preserve from disruption our
glorious copfederacy. You see, cir, it,
rays in the thousands Of faces before You,
and they offer you heartier Welcome
than my poor words can possibly do.
With oil our souls We thank you for the
nmness you have manifested through
tryiog hears in defence Of popular rights;
end With ell oar hearts We b;d yeu vel.
como to that coil on which more thsp
two hundred yeass eco the sts.d.rd Of
Fs!1RieqR freedo& W. 6rst pl.ated.
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