The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-07-27
MOVEMENTS OF JUDGE DOUGLAS.
HIS SPEECH AT BOSTON.
Tremendous Enthusiasm Among the
People OF New England.

Tremendous Enthusiasm Among the
People OF New England.
Judge DOUGLAS journey from New York
to Boston was characterized by an amount
of enthusiasm, and series of popular dem
onstrations, unparalleled in New England
for thirty years past. At Hartford, New
Haven, Springfield, Framingham, and
Worcester, the railroad stations were dsnse-
ly crowded, and the few remarks made at
each place, by Judge DOUGLAS, created the
greatest enthusiasm. The Boston Post says
that "on reaching Boston, the depot and
its surroundings was one mass of human
faces, all eager to see the Little Giant"
and this curiosity was carried so far that
dozens climbed into the cars, through the
windows before the train stopped" Over
the entire route to the hotel, says the Post,
large gatherings of the people had congre~
gated, and great cheering was INDUCED in
as Mr.. DOUGLAS passed. The Post, which,
it will be >recollected, is Breckenridge
organ, thus reports the scene in the evening,
when Mr.. DOUGLAS was serenaded
Soon after nine o'clock the brigade band
appeared in front of the Revere House,
with the utmost difficulty making their way
to the portico, in consequence 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 particularly fine, and since the
reception of Webster we think so large q
crowd has not assembled there. 1t was not
only the square itself, but the streets enter
ing were filled with people, who had not the
slightest chance OF hearing a word from even
the loud and distinct voice of Judge Doug
las. Notwithstanding the large assemblage,
no disturbance took place, and during the
address of Mr.. Douglas the order of the
gathering was particularly noticeable.
After a 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 multi
tude by Mr.. Oliver Stevens, in the follow,
ing address
ADDRESS OF MR.. OLIVER STEVENS.
Fellow Citizens: 1t is my honored duty
to introduce to you that illustrious patriot
and statesman upon whom the eyes of the
nation are turned. 1t is in harmony with
the past of Massachusetts that her citizens
should thus welcome the heroic defender of
the peoples and of the constitutional rights
In former days it was the pride of this
commonwealth that she was represented in
the national councils by statesman of un-
surpassed intellect who won for himself the
proud distinction of Defender of the Con-
stitution and when the black flag of nulli-
cation and disunion was raised, he who
sleeps at Marshfeld raised bis arm to assist
the immortal jackson in striking it to the
dust.
Side by side our own Webster in the
memorable crisis of 1850, stood the "Giant
of the West" and to-day, this representa-
tive statesman of the country, advocates
and is the exponent 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
bis return to bis constituents in 1850, and
defended his course in support of consttu
tional rights. Turning to Judge Douglasl
| -Honored sir-We bid you welcome
welcome. Here our fathers spilled their
first blood of the revolution in defence of
the rights of self-government. We have
watched your course, and learned that in
defence OF that right, power 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 constitu>
tional Union
Fellow.citizens, have the pleasure and
honor of introducing to you, Stephen A.
Douglas, of Illinois.
Mr.. Douglas, as he stepped into view of
the multitude, was greeted with tremendous
applause. Quiet ensuing, be spoke.
ADDRESS OF JUDGE DOUGLAS.
FelloW Citizens This vast sea of human
faces warns me that it is impossible for my
voice to make itself heard or understood by
this vast assemblage. l am overwhelmed
with the honor that you have conferred up
on me, by this spontaneous assemblage of
countless thousands to pay homage, not to
me, individually, but to that great principle
of constitutional liberty, self-government,
which underlies all our free institutions.
[Applause:
am informed that now have the honor
to speak from the same balcony from which
your god-like Webster, in 1850, [great
cheeriDg] defended his action in support of
the principle of non-intervention by Con-
gress with slavery in the territories, as
affirmed in the legislation of that year.
Renewed cheering The knowledge Of the
fact that speak from the same balcony, in
defense of the same principles that the i'm