Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-09-22
4olttital.
Full Report of Judge Douglas Speech
at Reading.

Full Report of Judge Douglas Speech
at Reading.
He Denounces Fusion with the Breckinridger
in Pennsylvania and eueryphere else.-His
pie'cs on the Tdrif.-Enthusiasm Of III
Sterling Democracy of"Oid Berks" at hi
Coming among them.
Judge Douglas reached Reading early OF
Saturday morning by the Lebanon Vale,
Railroad, in charge Of the following com
mittee f. l.. Smith, @. p. Muhlenberg, j
Nj. Sallade, Joseph Henry j. ID. Davis A
! Jordon Swartz, Col. s. l.. Young, Johr
Green, and p. Lantz. lie was also accom-
panied by number of the Democratic State
Central Committee and other prominen,
Democrats of the State, among whom We
noticed the two veterans, Gen. John Davis
OF Bucks, and Hon. j. s. Schndel of Lebigb
On his way over from Harrisburg, he was
met at Hummelstown, Palmyra, Lebanon
Meyerstown, and Womelsdorf stations, on
the Lebanon road, by large delegations, wbc
came on to Reading The citizens of Leba
non turned out very strong, with a band o
music, and carried banner with the motto
douglas, the choice of the people" A
ooiutS uuuOuDCtu uiS IL
Heading, and he was met at the depot by
the Democracy of Reading, and the visiting
delegation from the surrounding towns. A
procession was formed Joseph Henry, Esq.
acting as chief marshal, assisted by G. Smith
+. Pearson, and |. Brenhol,z, and he was
escorted through the principal streets of the
city to De Bourbon's Mansion House.
Every available spot of :he wide space which
surrounds this hotel was crowded with peo.
pie, and, as Douglas alghted from the car
rlage, the cheers which rose in the air were
perfectly deaieniDg. As he passed into the
hotel the ladies, who tbronged the balcony
overhead, showered him with boquets.-
Shortly after his arrival, committee of the
Central Club of Philadelphia, headed by
WIN. V. McGrath, Esq, had an interview
with him in order to fix a day for his visit 20
Philadelphia. AS bis appointment, already
published, extended far into October he as
unable to give them any assurance that he
could visit this city before the election
When they expressed the regret which their
people would feel ut this disappointment he
told them that they had the consolation of
Knowing that there his presence was not at
all necessary, for in Pennsylvania all his
friends were keroes and oil the people were
his friends. During the morning thousands
called upou Douglas to pay him their re-.
spects. The hour for the meeting was one
o'clock, in order to give the farmers and
Others who who had come from u distance an
opportunity to hear him and return home
before night. A stand was erected on Penn
street, near the Mansion House, and an I'M.
mense throng assembled around it an hour or
two before the time announced for the meet.
ing. AT precisely | o'clock, James Nicohol-
son, Esq, the president of the Democrat
Club OF Reading, appeared on the stand,
accompanied by Judge Douglas and Hon.
William Nj. Hester, Secretary of State, who
had been selected to extend the formal well
come of the glorious Democracy of Old Berks
ts the Little Giant"
The appearance OF Judge Douglas was
greeted With loud and hearty cheers.
President Nicholson introduced Mr.. lleis-
ter to the people.
Mr.. Hester said Senator Douglas, it be-
comes my pleasing duty, as the organ of
this vast assembage of your friends, to bid
you welcome, hearty welcome. to the city
OF Reading and the county of Berks.
i greet you, sir, the nominee Of the De-
mocratc party for President of the United
States, and thank you for the honor you
have done US in coming here to. day, to enable
Tue ptOplt CUuutJ " HcuE, llUui
your own lips, an exposition of the great
principle Of pOpulsr sovereignty, Of which
you are the abest advocate and the bravest
defender. We believe, with you, that 10 the
of this Government the in.
hereut right of the people of a Territory, as
well as Of a State to manage their domes
tic institutions in their own way, should be
preserved and protected. That policy alone
can keep out OF the halls of Congress the
exciting ami dangerous subject of slavery,
give quiet to the country. stability and per-
maneuce 20 the Union.
Sir, the people of Berks county have care
fully watched your career in Congress, and
admired your command talents and heroic
always devoted to the support Of
principles and measures near and dear to the
loyal Democracy.
Permit me to say, that no act Of your pub
lie life gave more lively satisfaction to the
people of this county, or is held in more CRATE
tul remembrance than your brilliant and con-
elusive speech in vindica:!cn OF the name and
lame OF Andrew jackson, in which you be-
came the mouthpiece of that highest. court
OF errors-public opinion--in reversing the
unjust judgment under which he had lain
Tor thirty years.
A word more and am done. There are
individuals elsewhere whose nice sense of
deiicacy is offended that you, the candidate
Tor the high and dignifed Office of Presi.
dent, should personally engage 10 the can.
Vass. l am happy to say that no such sicky
sentlmentality exists here. If your course is
unusual aud unprecedented, let it be remem.
bered that the circumstances which surround
you are extraordinary, and without prece,
dent.
Pardon me, sir, in saying that il you had
not grappled successfully with this peculiar
necessity OF this campaign, as you have with
every other emergency in your eyeutful life
you would not be Stephen A. Douglas
Nine cheers were here given for Douglas
SPEECH OF JUDGE DOUGLAS.
Judge Douglas said MIR. Chairman and
fellow citizens Of old Berks, aud you, sir
addressing Mr.. Heister.) will accept nv
sincere thanks for the kind and complimenta.
ry terms IN which you have been pleased to
speak Of my public career. You have par.
tcularly referred to the first speech ever
made 10 Congress-a speech in vindicaton
Of the old hero, General Jackson, for having
saved the city of New Orleans from the
hands OF the British. Cheers There is
20 act OF my public life the memory of
which recall with more pride and more sat
isfaction than my defence Of Andrew Jack.
son against his enemies Of our country, and
| will confess to you sir, that the most con.
soling and the most gratifying incident in my
whole career was the public acknowledgement
Of General Jackson himself, at his own house
at the Hermitage, that my speech constitu.
ted his defence OF his conduct at New Orleans
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