The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-07-27


continued ovation ~-lut having IAikee
heart beating in his bosoYs lie could fully
aIAeciate it. He wished to impress on
irisYrearers the fact tha.he hal Jeenaxo
,foudly alive to these testimnpials, auIae
Was rp1oiced to believe that it implied q
manifestation devotion to those polti-
cal principles to which his life had been
devoted.
/ 1t having become known that Judge
Douglas would receive calls from his
friends at half past seven o'clock, prior to
that time a large number had assembled
IN and around the hotel, but owing to
some private engagements of Mr.. Douglas,
1t was eight o'clock before he appeared
with the committee in the east drawing
room. Here was a tremendous rush, and
( Il was only by the interposition of the
police that anything like order was re-
stored. This being done, some hundreds
had the qualification of shaking the Illinois
Senator by the hand. a-.#qAL.
Soon after niHe o'clock the brigade
band appeared in front of the Revere
House, with the utmost difficulty making
their way % the portico, in consequence
of the immense crowd. Soon after them
came the Douglas men of Charlestown in
procession, headed by fife and drum.
The appearance Of Bowdoin square at
this time was particularly fine, and since
/ the reception If Webster we think so
large q crowd has not assembled there
/ 1t WAS not only the square itself, bat the
streets entering were filed with people,
! who had not the slightest chance of hear
ing word from even the loud and distinct
voice Of Judge Douglas. Notwithstanding
the large assef-blage, no disturbance took
place, aud during the address of Mr. Doug
las the order of the gathering was particu
laily noticeable, -t =E-.- a...r
After couple of tunes from The band,
Mr.. Douglas was escorted to the custom
ary Balcony, over the ladies' west ent-
rance to the hotel, and was introduced to
the multitude by Mr. Oliver Stevens, in
the following address: III .-ao ITO
ADDRESS OF Mr.. OLIVER STEVENS.
Fellow C5hzcns = 1t is my honored
duty to Introduce TO YOU that ilustrious
Pa@iot aud statesman upon whom. the
| eyes of the nation are turned. 1t is in
Larmopy with the gast Of Massachusetts
,that her citizens should thus welcome the
heroic defender Of the peoples and Of
constitutional rights. In former days it
was the pride f,Jhis commonwealth that
size was represented in the national coun-
| els by statesman ofpnsurpassed intellect,
who WOE foe himself theproud distinction
of Defender Of the Constitution; an! when
the black fax Of notification and d.snpioh
was raised, lie Who sleeps at Mlrshie.d
raised lis arm TO ASST the iminortaI
jackson IN striking i, to the dust
Side by side with our own Webster in
/ the memorable Crisis OF Ie00, stood tie
" Giant of.tho West, ;snd to day, this
representative states. nam Of the country,
advocates and is tie exponent Of the same
principles he then 50 mob.y battled for =
t.s then j! is, that We should greet and
welcome bin upon this spot where Web
ster first stood upon his return to his con
s.itu~n,s in $50, and defended his course
/ in support Of constitutional rights Turn
mg 10 Judge DouaIas- IIonoreI sir-We
BIZ vou welcome welcome-w elcome-
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