Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-22
Senator Douglas in New Orleans
.-He Is "Betrayed into a
Speech.''--G0es for the Union
..Is Sorry for LincOln.


..Is Sorry for LincOln!
Since the election, Senator Douglas has
been recuperatiug from his fall personal and
political at Montgomery, Alabama, but on
Thursday he ran over to New Orleans from
Mobile, and was betrayed into speeches as
usual. Great crowds turned out to see him
and at the depot Pierre Soule welcomed
him with the assurance that isfriends sa-
luted him vanquished with the same en-
thusiasm they would have saluted him vic
torious. Mr.. Douglas briefly responded,
when he was escorted by procession and
the crowd TO the ST. Charles Hotel. Here
the street was packed with people, and the
cry for Douglas was loud and long. When
be appeared on the balcony, the greeting
was very vociferous. We clip from the
True Delta.
JUDGE DOUGLAS SPEECH.
Felow-eitizens of New Orleans: Two
years ago, when l had just concluded a
struggle in defence of the Constitution,
the Union and the equal rights of the
States, in my own State, l came here on
private business, and you gave me such a
reception as had never before been extend
ed to me. (Cheers.) Then Icame before
you rs victor in great contest, and you
received me like a conqueror. Cheers.
And now l appear before you. having just
gone through another and still greater
struggle in defence of the same principles
and the same rights, defeated in the con-
test, and yet you extend to me welcome
which could not have been excelled, even if
l had come among you as the President
elect. Loud cries Of "you will be in 1864
A banner, bearing fine painting of Doug
las, with 1854" inscribed upon it, was
here waved aloft amid the widest cheer
ing and enthusiasm.) These are the right
kind of friends. (Cheers.) They adhere
to man in the right, whether defeated or
victorious. ('Hurrah for Douglas and
cheers.) l have pleasure in believing that
this demonstration is not intended as
mere personal compliment to myself 1t
is the more gratifying 10 me because it is
the evidence of your devotion 10 those
great principles of selfgovernment and con-
stitulional liberty to which my life is de-
voted, ("That's it." and cheers.) l be-
lieve that if we are faithful to the Consti-
tuition, there is no grievance which cannot
be remedied under that instrument and
within the union. (Cheers.) If we are
true to ourselves, there is no grievance for
which disunion would be a remedy
(Cheers.) Ali we have to do is to main
tain inviolate every provision of the Con-
stitution, perform faithfully every duty it
requires, and fulfill every obligation it i'm
poses. [Cheers.] So long as we live un-
der constitution which is the supreme law
of the land, it must be administered so as
to secure equal protection to the people Of
all the States. Cheers. These princi-
Piles of equality are not confined in their
operation 10 the States alone, but extend to
the Territories and wherever else the
American flag waves over American soil.
[Cheers. Let US now bury the excitement
and angry passions which have manifested
themselves during the contest. Let US lay
aside all partisan feeling and act as become
patriots and lovers of our country
Cheers. Let US unite to put down Sec
tionalism and abolitionism and every 9TH
er element of political and national dis
cord. Cheers. Let no grievances, no
embittered feelings impair the force of our
efforts. Let US put ourselves to work to
rescue the government of the country from
the hands of those we think unworthy to
administer it. [Cheers. If Abraham
Lincolu is President, what harm can he do?
None There is a majority against him
in the Senate and majority in the House
of Representatives. He is powerless for
mischief-all he can do is to fill the offices,
and the majority in the Senate will reject
those he nomipates if they are not good
men. [Cheers.] He will be an object of
commisseration and pity rather than of
fear. [Cheers.] Then why should We
break up the best government that the sun
in its circuit around the earth ever shone
upon, merely because we have been defeat
ed in Presidential election? Let US rath-
er rally with renewed engergy and daunt-
less courage in the performance of our du-
ties, and rescue the country from the hands
in which it should never have been placed.