The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-07
DOUGLAS AT THE SOUTH.
HIS SPEECH PETERSBURG
RECEPTION AT RALEIGH.

Correspondence OF the N. Y. Herald.
PETERSBURG, Aug. %.
An immense crowd gathered into town
to-day to hear Judge Douglas. There was
but one opinion, that he should have fair
hearing, and while some people, in conse-
quence of his speeches at Norfolk, came
predisposed to endorse that speech, there
was a large and influential party from the
country equally predisposed to admit no.
thing favorable to him. 81
Throughout the day people came pouring
into the town from north, east and south,
and long before the hour fixed for the meet
ing, the gathering at the hotel was of the
most heterogeneous character. There were
Bell and Everett men in large majority,
saying nothing again, Breckenridge men,
making terrible fuss the young chivalry
Of Virginia, apparently affecting the Roger
Pryor cut of the hair, and the set and pat
tern of bis fighting drab hat-the Little
COrporal's " favorite color. By-the-by,
were it not for these youths it would have
been impossible to tell that there was any
difference in the large crowd !; but these
young roosters, anxious that the sequel
should demonstrate miserable failure, as in
the case of their great archetype Roger,
were for immediate bets, as long as nobody.
said Well, here's at you" Let the sequel
demonstrate. However, it demonstrated
one thing-that the immense gathering,
though silent, and, therefore, to the unini.
tiated all for Douglas, were not for Douglas
but, on the contrary, a large body were
for Bell and Everett.
Douglas friends are working successfully,
and the "Little Sucker" as he called himself
tonight, is making a most favorable i'm
preston on the unpassible- irrepressibe
minds of the Breckinridgemen. These
are going over fast, while the Bell men finch
not.
The excitement here is unusually intense
in view of Breckenridge taking the stump.
The "Little Giant" is bound to prove himself
possessor of the seven league boots, the
necessity of every giants wardrobe, in view
of the efforts of Jack the would-be giant
killer. Between them is the helter skelter
race which, SO far as Virginia is concerned,
will terminate in scratch. The Bell men
are steady and wotehful. They were to
have put some questions to the lIIinoisian
tonight, but in consequence of the storm,
perhaps, which compelled the immense out
door gathering to coop within the walls of
Phenix Hall, they were prevented from doing
so. That MIR. Douglas has achieved great
success in Virginia there is no denying but
the accession of his party, so far as facts 60,
do not give him the strength which appear
ances might lead one to suppose. A crowd
does not demonstrate, no more than chal-
lenge, that there is going to be fight, and
it is certain that before November one of
the gentlemen-Breckinridge most likely
will cry peccaw. Douglas, however, will
not His speech to-night was a MASTER
piece of eloquence. Popular sovereignty
was the ground text at the opening, and the
burden OF his song at the close; but his
appeals in the intervals to the Democracy,
the chivalry and patriotism of Virginia were
never, perhaps, surpassed by him for effec-
tiveness of language and apparent sincerity
of manner, and scarcely ever in the power
he welded over his audience. He COM
menced his speech in the balcony of the
Jarratt House, but fierce thunder storm
necessitated an adjournment to the Phenix
Hall. This was densely crowded, and here
the Judge spoke for nearly two hours, only
concluding at half past ten. He leaves to-
morrow for Raleigh, thence for Richmond.
RALEIGH, August 70.
Mr.. Douglas arrived here this afternoon,
and met with very warm reception. In
deed, at all the stopping places on the trip
down, considerable numbers of people assem-
bled to greet him, each station contributing
an escort to the next, and so on to the end.
He was repeatedly cheered. On arriving
here, large deputation were waiting to
receive and welcome him. There we're also
numerous assemblage of people, who
evinced the most anxious desire to see him.
A little way from the depot halt of the
moving and jostling crowd was ordered, q
circle was formed, in the centre of which
was Mr.. Douglas and the deputation. This
was preparatory to formal and ceremo-
NOUS welcome, which be then received at
the hands of the citizens of Raleigh and the
State generally, through their delegate,
Mr.. II. w. Miller. This gentleman made
a neat and eulogistic speech on the occasion,
and his sentiments SO thoroughly accorded
with the feelings of his fellow citizens that
they gave expression to their satisfaction in
hearty clapping of hands.
Judge Douglas returned thanks, after
which the assemblage gave him three
| cheers.
The party were then driven in carriages,
awaiting for the purpose, to the hotel, where
the Judge was waited on by numerous
friends throughout the evening. :.
A Douglas Democratic Convention will
be held here tomorrow, in the State House.
Ten o'clock is fixed for the meeting. A
straight through Douglas ticket for Presi-
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