Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-09-08
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LANSING, Mich, September e.-The pro-
gress of Governor Seward and party from |
Detroit yesterday was a continual ovation, |
On arrival of the train at the different sta
tions on the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad,
crowds of people turned out to greet the
distinguished Senator.
AT Owasso, where the party dined, his
arrival was announced by the firing of
cannon and other demonstrations, and the
citizens turned out almost en- HlGsse to do him
honor. Addresses of welcome were made,
to which both Seward and Nye responded.
At st. Johns, from where the party pro-
ceeded in carriages, they were met by
deputation from this city, and when within
eight miles of Lansing, by a cavalcade of
mounted Wide-awakes and large number
of citizens, under whose escort they arrived
in the afternoon, and were formally received
by the Mayor in an address of welcome, to
which Governor Seward responded. Not
withstanding the unpropitious condition of
the weather this morning, the flow Of people
from the. surrounding country was unpre-
cedented.,, %
Delegations in wagons and on horseback
have been pouring in by every avenue
until streets were literally blocked, and the
arrivals numbered not less than 10000 peo-
pie.
The procession, which commenced FORM
ing at noon to proceed to the speaking
| of Wide-awakes and citizens, on foot,
| several military companies, and over 300
wagons, covering space of about three
| miles in length.
Prominent in it were two triumphal
cars filled with young ladies, large platform
car draw IN by twenty oxen, with men in the
| act of rail-splitting innumerable wagons car
| rying rail-fences deputation of forty young
men from the State Agricultural School,
preceded by q large fat-boat on wheels,
! bearing Takes scythes, mauls, wedges, and
other farming utensils; flags and banners
| bearing appropriate sentiments and quaint
devices, the whole plentifnlly interspersed
| with bands of music, and forming an impos-
ing appearance.
BALTIMORE, September -7.--Mr. Douglas
| made a speech last evening from the balcony
of the GilmOr House, to an immense gath
ering. He commenced by expressing de-
| votion to the Union and determination to
exert all his powers to its preservation and
permanency. He asks nothing for his own
State that he weuld not give to the South
ern States.
He then proceeded in defense of the nom
intervention doctrine, contending that the
slavery question must be settled by local
exigencies; that where its labor could be
made profitable, there it would go and not
otherwise, and that all the powers of
Christendom could not force it upon unwill-
ing people; and, on the other hand, where
ever the people thought it for their interest,
they would have it in defiance Of all attempts
to prohibit.
1t is said fundamental principle of the
Federal Compact is, that each State shall be
left to make laws adapted to its circum-
stances. He alluded briefly to the Wilmot
Proviso, as being unconstitutional and au
infringement on the rights of the people, and
to the secessionists as being hand-and-glove
d.,
Of the right of Congress to interfere with
slavery, one party wishing to force the in
stitution where the people don't want it
the other to abolish it where the people dc
want it.
Mr.. Douglas passed to Mr.. Breckinridge'i
2 speech, q copy of which hal just been placed
J in his hands. Referring to a charge in tina
5 speech that non-intervention is a new doc
trine which the friends of Mr.. Douglas were
endeavoring to foist upon the Democracy,
, Mr.. Douglas contended that all his friends
asked at Charleston was the reaffirmation oi
the Cincinnati Platform, on which Bu-
4. chanan, and Breckenridge, himself, were
i nominated and elected, which platform as.
serted the doctrine of non-interyentioh, and
without which they could not have been
elected.
He also referred to the Vice-Presidents
record, showing that in the Taylor campaign
in lS4s, that gentleman was an open advo-
cate of non-intervention,i and that subse-
quently, in 1856, he visited Illinois where he
, made speech in its behalf, declaring that
| the whole South was sound on that dogma
and explaining the doctrine so well that ht
f (Douglas) could not restrain himself from
expressing his delight, r....
The Judge then referred to Breckinridge'
assertion that he (Douglas) was not tn
, regular nominee of the party, and that h,
had broken faith in relation to the decision
! of the Supreme Court, denying the truth o
r both charges. He reiterated that if Breckin
|, ridge had not been nominated he douglas
e would have beaten Lincoln in every Stat
!, excepting Vermont and Massachusetts. H
+ also repeated the sentiments expressed il
: his Norfolk speech, that the election of n
y man would be sufficient cause for dissolu
q ton of the Union, and that he would ham
q any one who should attempt its dissolution
as high as Virginia hung John Brown.