Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-08-01

NESDAY. AUGUST |, Is
the qualification of shaking the Illinois
Senator by the hand.
Soon after nine o'clock, the Brigade
Band appeared in front Of the Revere
House, with the utmost difficulty max
ing their way to the portico, in con
sequence Of the immense crowd. 500,
after them came the Douglas men O.
Charlestown in procession, headed b,
fife and drum. The appearance o
Bowdoin square ut this time was par
ticularly fine. Ttwas brilliantly light
ed up by the Examinations Of the sur
rounding buildings, brilliant firework,
and thousands upon thousands ot
torches, anh transparencies.) Since
the reception Of Webster we think
nothing to approach so large a crowd
has assembled there. 1t was no,
only the square itself: but tho streets
entering were filled with people, who
had not the slightest chance of hearing
4 word from even the loud and dis
|tinct voice Of Judge Douglas. Not
withstanding the large assemblage, no
disturbance took place, and during the
address of Mr.. Douglas the order OF
the gathering was particularly noticea'
BILE.
After q 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 multitude by Mr..
Oliver Stevens III the following ad.
dress. .... .-..
ADDRESS OF MR.. OLIVER STEVENS
Felloao Citizens: 1t is my honored
duty to introduce to you that illustri-
Gus patriot and statesman upon whom
the eyes of the nation are turned. 1t
is in harmony with the past of Massa-
chusetts that her citizens should thus
welcome the hero defender Of the pco-
pies and of constitutional rights. In
former days it was the pride of this
commonwealth that she was represen-
ted in the national councils by 4 states
man Of unsurpassed intellect, who
won for himself the proud distinction
of Defender Of the Constitution and
when the black flag Of notification
an,l disunion was raised, he who sleeps
at Mar>hicd raised his arm to assist
the Immortal Jackson III striking it to
the dust.
Side by side with our own Webster
in the memorable crisis of 1850. stood
the "Giant of the w est and to day,
this representative statesman Of the
country, advocates and is the expo
rert 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 his return TO his constituents in
1850 aud defended his course in sup
port of constitutional rights. Turn
in to Douglas ---Honored sir.--We bid
you welcomc-.--welcomc--welcome.
Here our fathers spilled their first
blood of the revolution in defense of
the rights Of self-govcr1iment. We
have watched your course, and learn
cd that in defense of that right, pow
er 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 a consti-
tutional Union.
Fellow -cititizens, I have the pleas
ure and honor Of Introducing to you,
Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois.
Mr.. Douglas as he stepped into view
of the multituded. was greeted with
tremendous applause. Quiet ensuing,
he spoke. c
ADDRESS OF JUDGE DOUGLAS.
Fezzoao Gt;xens: vast sea Of
human faces warns me that it is i'm
possible for my voice to make itself
heard or understood by all this as
symblage. 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 libcr-
ty, self government, which undcrlies
all our free institutions. Applause.
l am informed that now have the
honor to speak from the same balco-
ny from which your God-like Webster,
in 1850, great .chcering] defended
his ac'i IN in support Of the principle
of non-intervention by Congress with
slavery in the territories, as affirmed
in the legislation Of that year. Re-
newcd checring.] The knowledge
that / speak from the same balcony,
in defense of the same principles that
the immortal Massachusetts statesman
vindicatcd as the crowning act of his
life, is sufficient to account for this
unparalleled assemblage of the nation.
al men of Massachusetts. Applause.
The history of Massachusetts is
the history Of constitutional liberty.
In Massachusetts have free institutions
had their birth. Cries Of "Good,"
"That's SOL The battles of the
revolution were all fought in defense