Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-08-01

AUGUST |, Is
the qualification Of shaking the Illinois
Senator by the hand. =.
Soon after nine o'clock, the Brigade
Band appeared in front Of the Revere
House, with the utmost difficulty max.
ing their way to the portico, in con-
sequence Of the immense crowd. Soon
after them came the Douglas men OF
Charlestown in procession, headed by
fife and drum. The appearance Of
Bowdoin square at this time was par.
|ticularly fine. (Itwas brilliantly light
led up by the Examinations Of the sur.
rounding buildings, brilliant firework.
and thousands uron thousands OF
torches, and transparencies. Since
the reception of Webster we think
nothing to approach SO large crowd
has assembled there. It was no,
only the square itself, but the streets
entering were filed with people, who
had not the slightest chance of hearing
a word from even the loud and dis.
tinct voice of Judge Douglas. Not
withstanding the large assemblage, no
disturbance took place, and during the
address of Mr.. Douglas the order OF
the gathering was particularly noticea.
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After d couple of tunes from the
band, Mr.. Douglas was escorted to
the customary balcony, over the ladies
west entrance to the hotel, and was
introduced to the multitude by Mr..
Oliver Stevens in the following ad-
dress. ~ 80 II. a. ..s.....ll
ADDRESS or MR.. OLIVER STEVENS
/. Felloeo Citizens: It is my honored
duty to introduce to you that illustri.
Gus patriot and statesman upon whom
the eyes of the nation are turned. II
is in harmony with the past of Massa.
chusetts that her citizens should thus
welcome the hero defender Of the pco.
pies and Of constitutions: rights. In
former days it was the pride of this
commonwealth that she was represen-
ted in the national councils by 4 states.
man Of unsurpassed intellect, who
won for himself the proud distinction
of Defender of the Constitution and
when the black flag of notification
and disunion was raised, he who sleeps
at Mar>hfied raised his arm to assist
the immortal Jackson i'll striking it to
the dust. .., st...,
E Side by side with our own Webster
in the memorable crisis Of 1850: stood
the "Giant Of the West, and to day,
this representative statesman Of the
country, advocates and is the expo
nent of the same principles he then so
nobly battled for. Fit then it is, that
we should greet and welcome him up
on this spot where Webster first stood
upon his return to his constituents in
1850 and defended his course in sup
port of constitutional rights. Turn
in to Douglas ---Honored Strive bid
you welcome-.--welc welcome.
Here our fathers spilled their first
blood of the revolution in defense of
the rights Of selfgovernment. We
have watched your course, and learn
ed that in defense ofthat right, pow
er and authority have no terrors for
you and to you, and such as you, we
look in periods of national strife and
contention, as the sheet anchor Of our
hopes for. the preservation Of a consti-
tutional Union. .'s 3 81. =
Fellow -cititizens, I have the pleas
ure and honor Of Introducing to you,
Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois. sa
Mr.. Douglas as he stepped into view
of the multituded. was greeted with
tremendous applause. Quiet ensuing,
he spoke. aa faa H
@ ADDRESS OF JUDGE DOUGLAS. 1888
+ FELLOW Citizens: This vast sea Of
human faces warns me that it is inn
possible for my voice TO make itself
heard or understood by all this 3. as
semblage. / am overwhelmed with
the honor that you have conferred up
on me, by this spontaneous asselnblage
Of countless thousands to pay homage,
not to me, individually, but to that
great principle Of constitutional liber.
y, self government, which undcrlies
ill our free institutions. Applause.
/ am informed that now have the
honor: to speak from the same sbalco-
ny from which your God-like Webster,
in 1850, great chceringl defended
his ac,i IN in support Of the principle
Of non-intervention by Congress with
slavery in the territories, as affirmed
in the Legislation Of that year. - Re-
newed cheering. The knowledge
that ! speak from the same balcony,,
in defense of the same principles, that
the immortal Massachusetts statesman