New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-26
DOUGLAS IN CLEVELAND.
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Some thirty years finoe Stephen A. Douglas, then
unknown TO fame becsme lsw-s'udent 10 the office
Of Payne Wilson of this city. Here he pursued hls
studies for while but finally concluding that the
newer and roueher West offered more promising
field for bis aspirations he shortly removed TO Illinois,
He low returns here candidate for The Presidency,
siumping the country in his behalf aud the occa-
fion combined with the natural curiosity to see one
occupying prominent position, would naturally
draw a largo coDcourse to greet him.
The Democratic party here, feeling also the impor-
tarce Of making striking demonstration in this the
styor n old Of RepnbcaDism in Obio have for weeks
PISS. made the most untiring efforts TO swell its num-
ber.
nge posters scattered broadcast over the country,
urgent applications 20 Democratic clubs, exciting ap-
reals through the Democratic press and half fare
tbe raro sds have all been used to effect the desired
object. Stme sangune Democrats have prophe. ied
that the ATTENDANCE would equal that of the 10Th at III.
Inauguration Of the Perry stue, when at least 10 UOJ
stTargeJs were present.
Bur slas for such prophets, the day has come; one
of TIE most beautiful cf the season. aud with all the
drunoiug arr efforts that have bsen put FORTH 40 dis
interested observer would have put the sd md
the stand, while Mr.. Dougas was speaking to over
four OF five thousand, many Of whom were Republic.
sIs, and large porii)n Of whom are Residents OF
Clevt land.
Figb,een cars were sent dow the Lake Sh ire Road
TO bring up the rushpg crowd of Democrats but to the
IcrtG6a Of the Democratic prophets, add the pecu
nisIy dj-ap continent Of the Road only two hundred
III thirty -four passenger all told, came; and by vote
taken OF ths number sixty -four were found 10 be the
frieIds of Honest Old Abe"
Mr. Douglas himself reached the City laFt evening,
at O'clock, the Lake Shore tr Ain. He was met at
the depot ard escorted TO the Angler House by two OF
our military companies lmaoy OF thsm good pub
lCap.l and by band Of torchbeaIers, Numbering, by
CONT, five HUNDRED.
Here he was welcomed by Judge Rufus p. Ranney,
one of OR citizens, former JUDGE Of the Supreme
COur, Lut lately better known 90 She defeated
csncdale Of the Democracy in 1859 Tor the Governor
chip.
1be Judge is most eminent urisf, and justly takes
rank at thehesd of his profession.
In his welcoming speech TO MIR. Douglas among
other thiDps, speaking OF SayerJ, he s4id
1--WE have carefully liked your course upon this
subject and fully approve H. In it's application to the
government Of the Territories wa believe win you,
hat CongrtSs has Tiehul ponrer OreT The subject,
ard thai il should he wholly Withdrawn from that bod
aud committed 10 the people of each organized Terri
tory, TO settle for themselves as part of their own
domestic policy
IL happen that .bis is not the fret time that Judge
RapI ey bas enunciated his sentiments upon the ques'
ton Of "intef.reree with Slavery in the Territories,
spd in order 10 show what his views were when true
TO himself and before the mandate of the party bade
him think Otherwise upon this subject, give two ex-
tracts from Lis letter TO b. f. Hoffman, dated Sept 80,
1913:
81 am in favor of maintaining the freedom of the
Territories
whole extent ard utterly opposed to authorizing Slsv-
cry or involuntary servitndo of any kind within them
or 10 any compromile which shall doom any part OF
them to the curse of human bondage.
do not stop 10 state AL the reasons which bring
me TO this COL clusion Suffice il 81 cay The maintaining
their fIe dom is ip my Judgment due II hunsnlty 10
Republican principles 10 our character ana IS
people 10 Mexico and above ALL to the poor OF our
own and otter lar ds who shall go there t, find homes
for themselves their families and who ~onid be
dgraeed and degraded by tho contact with saVe labor
= Ihare no douh ofthe p0rcr Of Congress 10
erect Tritoiol Governments and 10 ProU'de tor me
prohibition IF Si1rery ritbiE the Je'rdOTies and
am an faUor al and rOuid support such prohbatton
II occnIs to that il would puzze tee Jucge himself
TO point ont the ference h,s hs platform Ia
1913, and the Republican platform IN 1907.
Mr.. Douglas responded 70 Mr. kanney 10 rev re-
markp not lolilieal, and retired.
He wat followed by M S;inabe, from Philadelphia,
the beginning and end of whose speech was ssnd ychsd
with an at. rca ion with the reporter OF me Leader,
whose crime consisted in attempting to make qaie!
and truthful report of what that gentleman said.
Evidently Mr.. s. was anxious that his speech should
have bot limited circulation.
To-dsy's meeting was presided over by the Hon.
David Todd the gentleman put into the Chair OF the
Baltimore Convention after Caleb Cushing had aoan-
doped it.
Mr.. Todd consumed considerable tine and breath in
attempting to show that Dir. Douglas was regularly
ron mated according TO the ussgs OF the party AID the
1u.es of the Convention. He declared that lie knew
whereof he spoke, being thoroughly posted in the
and rules OF Jne parry, anu having poou 'neio
himself at The time II was done.
DonsIas was received with fair enthusiasm, though
there sratss Of the crowd where TIE cheers were
very faint. He pitched into Breckenridge for boiling
the decision OF the Convention, ana sad he never CON
edeted il consistent with his personal honor a. gem
tiemen TO 90 into Convention for nomination, ana
falling TO bolt and against the party. lie then
declared biz doctrine Of non-nteryenlon TO be opposed
both to Northern Intervention against :pd southern
intervention for Slavery; that it mistake to sup
No &c that Illinois and Ohio Free States by reason
of the Ordinance OF 1857 but they were such SIMPLY
tecsuse they d efeUed FTeeoon TO Slavery. lie c'lu'
csed Mr. Lincoln remark that this Government eau
not endure one half Free and one half Slave States,
referring in this connection to the increase OF the Free
States since the Revolution. He compnented the
fidelity and bOUor Of Henry Clay. Ii occurs 10 me
flat if he could have blushed he would have done
il lest here, wh6n he remembered the litter dsnuuca-
tor be poured out upon the head Of Clay when he
was vet Give and also remembered that the very
Missouri COMPROMISE which be- broke down IN looi
y0,s mainly attribute bic the Efforts OF Mr. Gay.
But IL does an old Clay Wing good, one VINO stood
by gallant old IIsl through and through good re-
port one who fought under his banner wien stephen
A. Douglas aud his fe0w.slaDdereTs were roVlnpB Nun
at eyely street corpe-I say does sucn one good
10 hear now such testimony, willing or forced 10 his
honor and Fl city. Alb, had tlat g'eat sad gOod uau
been in his hOnoIed at IN the Senate Chamoer, Dou
Ia would have dared t. propose me r-ea OF
the MsscuI Compromise, than 10 have put s head INTO
4 lion den. -,
DCnplas proceeded speak Ofthe CompIomise, claim
ing that its repeal attributable to tSe Ia Una. te
FTee-SoieIs refused 10 carry It out according 70 is
,irt He here sbaadops irs uacOn-titutiOuality aud
plants himself upon most fmsy grounds, grounds
Which even if true constituted no reason fer breaking
down that compact which in 1919, at SNirgi-l9 ne
declared 20 baye bad origin akin to that OF tne
ConstitntioD." "and which had become c4noDized IN
the hearts of tie Ar eTosn people AS scred thihe
which no ruthless haDd would bs reckless enough
10 disturb , 49,, :,
IN he the final determination OF the hghest Jddlcl on
esrb, and htnce binding On every man wa, t19T ns
Ikea il or not But be omitted 70 state ghat t9e pre-
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