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POLITICAL.

The Douglas demonstration in Philadelpbia nm
Saturday night quite large one. judge
Douglas delivered the following speech:
Fellow citizens of Phadelphia-It seems as
though you were determined to overwhem me
with your kindness whenever | enter your city,
The most magnificent reception have seen extend
ed to any man, | received at your hands less than
Two years since on my entry into your beautiful
city To night had supposed | was to come quiet
~ TO retire to sleep without meeting such num-
Der of my fellow citizens, but when found such
demonstration az this, imposing in numbers, and
m everything which adds force to it, | could not
@ reirain from making my appearance, not to make
speech, only to express my gratitude for the compli
% lnGnt you nave paid me- Applause | have no
political speeches to make during the pending can
Vass. 1t my political opinions are not known to
the people OF the United States it is NOT worth
Will for me to attempt to explain them now. TAp
piause 1t now remains for the people to take the
matter into their own hands, to make such decision
OF the great issue before the country as will pre-
serve the Constitution nvolate, as the surest and
only method Of perpetuating this glorious Union.
lCheering. Pennsyvani has mighty interest
In the preservation of the Republic She from
her agricultural position, is bound to remain as
she began, the Arch of the Federal Union. [Ap-
plause.l Pennsylvania has the elements of an en-
pre- within her own limits; all the elements of
greatness, whether you look at her natural, her
commercial, her manufactures, at the raw material,
the mineral wealth-everything which contributes
20 make great country, is to be found within the
limits OF the Keystone State. TApplause1 And
In my opinion, the people of PENNSYLVANIA have
come to the conclusion that the Congress of the
onltec States can be better employed in develop
ing the great material resources of the country
than In wasting time by forcing slavery or anti
slavery upon the people. Applause The Con.
stltution of the United States has conferred upon
the Federal government certain powers and duties
which they ought to perform. Let that Federal
government be confined strictly within that narrow
sphere of Federal duties leaving the people of the
states ana territories free to govern themselves,
without any dictation from Federal officers. Inn
mense cheering. My friends, | said | had no po-
lltcal speeches to make, and will not permit the
temptation of this vast and enthusiastic assemblape
oy the repeated cheering and compliments to make
nie ,or moment violate that resolve. Good night
az tne close OF the speech Mr.. Douglas was again
greeted with cheering, and during the latter mart
VI ene evening number of his personal friends
waited upon him. II ''"o'
The ELECTION OF president IN THE Uousr Tho
neW L OK journal Of Commerce surveys the field
ior the PRESIDENTIAL contest and considers its pro
babe results, with supposition that the termina
ton ot the contest may be in the House of Repre-
sentatlves. The conclusions and calculations of
the journal are interesting, and presented to
the consideration Of the reader without, however,
endorsing the calculation, for from present appear
ances we think the people will settle the matter bv
tnelr votes, saving necessity of going into the
house. Now suppose that no candidate should
nave majority OF all the Electoral votes, (Which
is very likely to be the case under existing cir
cumstances,) and the choice should devolve upon
the House OF Representatives, how would the case
stand then? Notanv better for Douglas than be-
lore Indeed it is not certain that he would be one
OF the three highest candidates; and in such case
his name could not come before the House
In now many States has Douglas better chance
tor Electoral votes than Bell has in MARYLAND Del
aware, Louisiana and Tennessee? But suppose he
gets into the House as one of the three highest
candidates; how will the House vote ? Each State,
1t must be remembered, would then vote as a unit;
and a small State would count much as large
one. As the members of Congress are already
elected upon whom the choice of President would
devolve in the case supposed and as the politics of
the members are generally known, the result NAV
oe stated, as to most ofthe States with entire CON
fidence. We speak of the first balloting, before
any condition or bargaining should be resorted to-
1t would be about as folnws:
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