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

the time tne UaIn arrived at the de
pot in tina, city, some five thousan,
people had assembled and great en-
thusiasm prevailed. On the arrival O
the cars a salute of ,hirty-tlre gun
was fired as welcome, and amid TIN
the loud cheers of the crowd, NJ
Douglas stepped from the car. O,
reaching the depot platform he wa
taken under escort by u committe
headed by the Hon. Isaac Davis, an,
conducted to i prominent position
from which the asscmblage could hea
him.
j Col. Davis then addressed the Hon
gentleman expressing the pleas1r,
ne, together with the entire company
felt in welcoming Mr Douglas, ano
said that as the time Of the stoppag,
Iof'he train was briet,, of necessity, Ii
would much prefer that this time shoe
be occupied by him. lie welcomed
him as a son Of New England and the
great Statesman Of the West.
Judge Douglas, in commencing hi.
reply, was greeted With the creates,
enthusiasm. He said the New Eng
land people were the first to inst,tut,
self government, and this is popula,
sovereignty. There are extremists he
continued, both North and South, who
do not believe in this, and he hoped
the people in the coming campaigr
would maintain the position taken b,
their ancestors, In closing he expressed
regret that he had not time to saw
more and bid the a>semblage heart,
"good bye"
AS soon as the Judge had ceased
speaking he again took his seat in the
car which was Immediately surround
ed by the large crowd, all anxious to
shake the illustrious Senator by the
hand, and not being at once gratified
many were in imminent danger of be.
ing run over, SO great was the crowd
that accompanied him to the Depot.
Arriving ut Framing CHAM at four o.
olock, the citizens there had turned
out in goo1ly numbers to 7rcceivc him
and some of the more enthusiastic had
procured cannon from which on the
approached tn. train a salute was fired.
Here the Boston committee cxcI,ung,d
congratulations with Mr.. Douglas.
and after he had walked the length OF
the depot, to give his admirers an op.
portnnity to see and greet him the train
took It's sp edy departure for Boston.
Accompanying Judge Douglas in
the tr2in from Worcester were Hon.
Isaac Davis, Col. Levi Parker and
Hons. Homer, WaShburne and Easter.
brook.
On reaching Boston, the depot and
its surroundings was one mass of hum.
an faces, all eager to see the "Little
Giant" and this curiosity was car.
ried SO far that dozens crept in thro'
the car windows before the train stop.
ped. Mr.. Douglas was piloted bv
the committee through three or four
cars, he having Travelled in the rear
car"f the train, when they were com
PEELED to leave the cars and take to
the fcor Of the depot. Here the
crowd was so dense and turbulent
that with tbs assistance of several DO
l'crmen it was rs much as the com
mittee could do to protect their guest
from being crushed to a slab. Final
" they reached the carriage which by
= bad arrangement was waiting in
bencl' street, and Mr.. Douglas with
Messrs. Bailey, Smith and Stevens got
INTO the tirSt one which was drawn by
four of Wards best horses, and at once
commenced the drive to the Revere
House, where Judge Douglas and wife
will remain during their stay in Bos-
ton.
In Il second carriage followed Mr.:
Davis u OF Worcester Fessenden OF
Townsend, Thompson, of Newbury.
port; Mrs. Douglas, accompanied by
Messrs. +. o. Prince and Parsons,
went to the hotel, in a private car:
|riage.
Over the entire route a large gath.
er'ng OF the people had congreg gated,
and in several eligible locations cheer.
ing was indn'gcd in. On his arrival
at the hotel MI. Douglas was greeted
by a crowd Of people nearly filing the
square and in obedience to their CON
tinued plaudits he addressed them
briefly.
He said he wished to express his
heartfelt sentiments of gratitude for
the hearty and earnest reception Civ.
en- him by the people of Boston, which,
was only a continuation of what com
plimentS had been paid him along the
entire route--the whole being one con-
tinued ovation-but having Yankee
heart beating in his bosom he could
fully appreciate it. He wished to i'm
press upon, his hearers the fact that
he was profoundly alive to these testi-
monials, and he was rejoiced to believe
that it implied manifestation of dc
votion to those political principles
to which his lite has been devoted.
1t having become known that Mr..
Douglas would receiv, calls from his
friends ut half:past seven O'Clock, prio,
to that time y large number had as
,s.mbled in and around the hotel, but
owing to some private engagements of
Mr.. Douglas, it was eight O'Clock BE-.
fore he appeared with the committee
in the east drawing room. Here was