Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-07-07
THE NOMINATION OF DOUGLAS
AND JOHNsON..POPUL EN-.
THUsIASM FOR THE FIRST.
TAE RE SPONsE.

From every quarter Of the country
comes back the glad response to the nom.
ination of DOUGLAS. Cannons are fired,
bells are rung, bonGres are blazing, as
tokens Of the public JOY at the suspicious
event. Never in our political history was
nomination 50 warmly received. Our
exchanges are full Of items of news like
these -
Kingston, N. Y, June 23.-The nomi-
nation Of Douglas for President, was bail.
ed With enthusiasm here. The village is
flaming with rockets and fire. works, and
one hundred guns were fred
Extract of a letter dated Lockport, N.
T., June Is, 1860:
The nomination Of Douglas was receiv.
ed with the greatest enthusiasm by the
Democrats in this locality, and by the
Americans also. You will see good re-
suit in November ia old Niagara.
Oswego. N. Y.-The news tina. doug
las is nominated" was announced in this
city Saturday evening, and the people were
instantly up in arms. The streets were
thronged with earnest citizens. and "Hur-
ra for Douglas" was the universal greet,
ing Oswego Palladium.
The Rochester New York; Union says
Of the enthusiasm with which it was
received We can give no adequate d.scrip
ton. From that time until late at night
the talk was douglas" douglas, the
Democrats exultng over his nomination
and the Republicans looking blue while
pretending that the nomination was Just
what they wanted"
Without exsggeration or fear Of contra
diction, we may say that a more brilliant
or successful impromptu demonstrate on
was never before made in Rochester The
young men Of the Democratic party have
been unanimous for the Little Giant"
and now chat he is their nominee they
stand with harness on their back and Gag
er fof the fray. The rai-splitters would
do we'll to stand from under"
Reading, Pa, June IS, P. M-The
Democracy of Berks county are fring a
salute of one hundred guns in honor of
the nomination Of Douglas and johnson.
The Providence (Rhode Islaud) Post
says:
We have seldom seen our people so
much excited as they were on Saturday.
when the news Of Douglas nomination
was received. Crowds of politicians, re-
presenting all parties and shades of senti
ment, gathered on every corner. The
counterances OF Democrats. it is needless
to say, were radiant with joy The sup
porters of Lincoln, Oh the other hand, ap-
peared with faces longer and paler than
usual. Several intelligent Republicans
expr sscd their belief that Douglas would
be elected; and some of them intimated
that they should vote for him if the sece-
ders made an opposition nomination. -
Towards night the Democrats fired one
hundred guns in response to the nomina,
ton.
Trenton. n. j.. June 25.-rhe Demo
crscy of this city fired one hundred guns
for the nomination of Douglas.
The True American il is announced
will raise the name of Douglas Tomorrow
morning. Two reasons are urged in favor
OF Doug!as-oue, that his platform is all
that is asked for BY the Democratic party.
and the other, that his nomination has
been made by the regular Democratic
Convention.
The True American has been the organ
of the Administration in tha State of New
Jersey.
Bridgeport. Conn. June PA natl nal
aa'nte was fired here this evening in honor
Of the nomination Of Stephen A. Douglas.
Hartford, Conn.,, Jane 25.--A vast
crowd gathered round the Daily Post
newspaper office this evening, to testify
their approval of the nomination of Doug
las and johnson by the Democratic Ma.
tlonal Convention. One hundred guns
are now being fired in the park. and as
their sound comes booming over the city,
II gives unmistakable evidence that pop.
ular sovereignty aud "non-iutervention"
will be earnestly sustained by the Demo
cracy Of Hartford.
Belfast, Me, June 25.-One hundred
guns were fired, and all the bells of the
city rung, to day, in honor Of the nomna
ten OF Douglas and Johnson.
The New Orleans True Delta, of the
2lfh instant, says:
The announcement last night BY tele-
graph, OF tho nomination of Stephen A.
Douglas, at the Baltimore Convention,
drove the masses of this city into a Jurore
OF exultation, such as never before occur
red IN New Orleans. AS soon as the
True Delta flag was thrown to the breeze.
with the words attached to its graceful
folds, douglas triumphant" rush was
made to the office of tie organ of the
people, aud in less than ten minutes
afterwasd the streets we're crowded
with living, moving mass of humanity
whose cheers rent the air. This morning
at nine o'clock, one hundred guns will be
fired in honor of the glorious result.
The Troy IN. w. Budget and the SYRIA
cuse IN. ~ Courier, both hitherto Dick
inson papers, hoist the Douglas flag.
Highland County, Ohio.-The II llsbor
oush 10. correspondent Of the Dayton,
(O.) Empire, says:
The Douglas demonstration of Saturday
night, an account of which sent YOU,
was mere nothing compared with the
demonstration held here this evening
During the day large flag, with the name
of Douglas wrought in letters Of ever
green, and inseniously fastened upon it,
wa led from the Gazette building, and at
lracted the attention of all pa.sers-by.-
At nghtial the Court House and Gazette
building we're beautifully and brilliantly
illuminated. The streets were crowded
with people, and it seemed as if everybo-
dy aud "the rest of mankind were enthu
sius,ic for the Little Giant" The music
of the drum and fife and the ringing of
the Court House bell soon drew large
crowd into the building, where eloquent,
patriotic, Union speeches were made in
favor Of the nominees, by General Nc
Dowell, Judge Sloane, and others. who |