Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-05-10
Mr.. Douglas at Home.

Senator Douglas had hearty, popular
welcome home at Chicago last week. he
publicans forgot all their old and bitter en-
nifty, and rallied to do him honor for his
bold and vigorous patriotism IN lhis CRISIS
Ten thousand gathered about him, and es-
corted him to the old Republican Wiswam,
where Mr. Lincoln was nominated for pres
ident but now re-christened National Hall.
Here addresses we've exchanged; and MIR.
Douglas, in the course of capital speech
said -
81 have struggled long for a peaceful So
luton of the difficulty. l have not only
rendered those states what was theirs OF
right, but have gone to the very extreme
of magnanimity. The return we receive is
war, armies marching upon our capital, OBJ
structions and dangers TO our navigation,
letters of marque TO invite pirates TO prey
upon our commerce, a concerted movement
TO blot out the United States of America
from the map Of the globe. The question
is, are we to maintain the country of our
fathers, or allow il to be stricken down by
those who when they can no longer govern
threaten to destroy.
The slucery question is a mere ercuse.
The election Of Lincoln is a mere pretert.
The present secession movement is the re-
suit of an enormous conspiracy formed
more than year since, formed by leaders
in the southern confederacy more than
twelve months ago, Thank God, Illinois
is not divided on this question. (Cheers.)
know they expected to present an united
South against divided North. They hoped,
in the northern states, party questions would
bring civil war between democrats aud re-
publicans, when the South would step in
with her cohorts, aid one party to conquer
the other, and then make easy prey of the
victors. Their scheme was carnage and
civil war in the North. There is but one
way to defeat this. In Illinois it is being
so defeated by closing up the ranks. War
will thus be prevented on our own SOIL
Where there was hope of peace | wa:
ready for any reasonable sacrifice or com
promise to maintain it. But when the ques
ton comes of war in the cotton fields of tn,
South or the corn fields of Illinois, ] sa,
the farther off the better"
On the 25th ult. he made speech befor
the Illinois legislature, from which we tax
the following extract:--
ave are called upon TO fold our arm
and see our capital seized, our archives car
ried away by those who glory in trampln
the American flag in the dust. Illinois an
my native State would say to-day that if
had committed an error in my political c.
reer, it has consisted in leaning too far tc
wards the South. l have never pandere
to the prejudices of the North against tb
minority section. While / will never il
wade the constitutional rights of the Soutl
nor sanction their invasion by others,
want them distinctly to understand that the
must not invade my constitutional right
cloud cheers.) 1t is a prodigious Grim
: against the freedom of the world to blot til
: United States out of the map Of Christer
: dom. What do we see? Washington /
a be bombarded! The president of the Unite
States and his cabinet-elected and appoin
ed to their places by the same authority {
> George Washington and his constitutions
|. advisers-to be carried off as hostage;
}, The very demon of destruction to be Il
}. loose in the land How long do you thin
!, it will be ere the guillotine is in operation
' Allow me to say To my former political Ell
= emies, you will not be true TO your countr
/ if you seek to make political capital out
these disasters. (Applause.) And to m
old friends, you will be false and unworth
: of your principles if you allow political d.
feat to convert you into traitors TO your nj
+ tional land The shortest way now
peace consists in the most stupendous ar
G. unanimous preparations for war;" (Voci
q erous cheering.)