The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1860-08-15
WHOLE NO. 35s.
DOUGLAS IN BOSTON.

The Boston Post gives lengthy account Of
the reception Of Senator Douglas at Boston.
The Senator with bis lady took rooms a. the
Revere House, 10 which place the rush was so
great that The police were obliged to be called
In to assist In restoring order. About nine
O'Clock In the evening. The appearance Of Bow
doin Square was particularly ane, and since the
reception Of Webster. 20 large Q crowd had not
assembled there. Mr.. Douglas was introduced
by Oliver Stephens and as soon as the tumultu-
Gus applause had subsidized, he spoke a. follows
from the hotel balcony:
Fellow.citisens This vast sea of human
faces warns me that Il Ia impossible for my
voice to make itself heard or understood by this
vast assemblage. / am overwhelmed with the
honor that you have conferred by this sponta-
neous assemblage Of countless thousands TO pay
homage, not to me individually, but 70 that
great principle Of constitutional liberty, self
government, which underlies all our free inst-
tutions. [Applause.l 1tA
am informed thai now have the honor to
speak from the same balcony from which your
godlike Webster, In 1850 [great cheering,J de-
Tended his action in support of the principle of
non Intervention by Congress with slavery 10
the Territories, as affirmed in the legislation OF
ledge Of the fact that speak from the same
balcony, in defense of the same principle that
the immortal Massachusetts, statesman vindicat-
ed as the browning act OF his life, Ia sufficient
TO account for this unparalleled assemblage OF
the national men of Massachusetts,. [Applause.l
The history of Massachusetts is the history OF
constitutional liberty. In Massachusetts,, have
free institutions bad their birth. The battles
OF the Revolution were all fought in defense OF
the RIGHT 0f tho na0Ulo If aO1nnfao anH
inces aud territories, as well OF sovereign States
to manage their owR affairs and TO establish
their own institutions. [Loud hurrahs.1 II is
natural, therefore, that the people OF New Eng
land, the descendants Of those revolutionary
sages and patriots who established our form Of
government, should now stand firmly In defense
OF the principle upon which our entire political
system rests. The liberties OF this country are
now put In peril by sectional prejudice and sec.
tional ambition against the peace aud harmony
OF the whole country. On the one hand you
find great Northern sectional party appealing
to the North against the South. On the other
hand you find sectional party southward ap-
pesling to the prejudices OF the South against
the North. The Republican party demands
possession OF the Federal Government, In order
that Its power may be- welded for the prohibit
tion OF slavery where the people want It. The
Southern sectional party demand possession of
er OF the government may be welded for tho
defense and maintenance Of slavery where the
people dont want H. Laughter and cheering.l
These two sectional parties are In direct conflict
win each other, and are producing that "irre.
pressible conflict" which can never be reconcil-
cd until you reour to the doctrine that Congress
shall not interfere with the domestic institn-
tlons OF the people anywhere. Enthusiastic
applause.1
For the last few years the whole time of Con-
gress has been employed In the discussion OF
.he slavery question, 10 Lhe exclusion OF impcr-
tant business ehccting the whole country
whenever You ask your representatives why
they did not revise the revenue system In order
TO defray the expenses of the Government with.
out borrowing twenty millions of dollars year,
they tell you they had not time. [Laughter.l
The whole time was occupied 10 the discussion
Of slavery, aud there was no time TO raise money
to pay your honest debts. When you ask your
representatives why 10 was that the aci6o
Railroad had not been made you were told that
there was no time, because the slavery question
absorbed the entire session Of Congress. When
you ask your representatives why Il is that tho
mail system has not been reformed and carried
on with vigor throughout the country, you are
told that the bill was lost for want OF time.
lLaughter.l When you ask why II is that you
have no overland mall route to the PaciRc, and
nv oseeuh Auvnt yVu uEo tOiu tuut tQe blaNtfy
question occupied the whole session, aud tho
bills we're lost for want Of time. fRenewed
laughterl Thus you End that oil the great
measures which affect the commercial interests,
the shipping Interests the manufacturing inter-
ests. the Industrial interests of the country hayo
been lost for want of time. Ny fellow-cItIzeus,
there never will be time 10 perform the duties
for which the Government was made unless you
Danish forever the slavery question from the
halls OF Congress and remand II TO the people
of each State and Territory, according to the
platform OF the Democratic party. prolonged
and vociferous cheering.l This great principle
OF non-inteference by the Federal Government
and popular Sovereignty Ia the States and Ter
ritories is not peculiar to the Democratic party.
1t was affirmed in the Compromise Measures of
1850 1t was affirmed In the Wing platform of
1852, as we'll as that OF the Democrats; II was
affirmed by all national men Ia those days. and
should be sustained by all national, conserva-
tive, Union loving men Ia the present day.
LOUD applause.l
Ny fellow.oItiEens, / return 10 you my pro-
found Acknowledgements for the kindness which
has assembled you together, and for the respect
full attention with which this vast assemblage
has listened TO my desultory remarks [loud
cries Of "Go on" "go on;"J and again renew
Ing to you my thanks beg 10 take my leave Of
you, bidding you goodnight. [Loud aud
long continued cheeringl