, 1877-08-26

being toldit, there we're more than thousand re-
'yolvers IN the crowd Allwould lauGhincly tell
2 We ha sone ,d ana 5cf
our respectable citizens he lied, h. would have
been instantly knocked down, and when once
fuss began the pistols would have done their
work fearfully.. ! knew that the human mind
is so constituted that tho change frum the best
of humor to the most intense anger requires
but m instant. Little did suppose that was
60 soon to illustrate this principle myself, for
on returning from one Of my short wits
through the crowd, and while the hootiug and
yelling wereloud and lone, Judge Douglas turned
round aud paused tor moment. Knowing be
could not and would not be heard, with the best
OF motives and the politcst and most pleasant
language / could command, said, "Judge,
would it not be best to print your speech?
Xou cannot be hoard; allow nc to suggest that
YOU retire" With al the force aud power he
could command. he said: Mr.. Bross, you see
TINT YOUR efforts in tho Democratic Prtss to gct
I'd an armed mob to put me down have been
entirely successful" In an instant sprang to
ny feet md with Fery emphatic gesture sa; "a !;
false, STRIP at will do very WE'LL sir" hc re-
rliei. 'sfor you with your armed mob about
YOU to make an assertion like that. !" ''1t's
false. ejr-not word OF truth In it," I replied,
and, little quiet being restored, he turned to
address the people,.
!. / ilnyc often wondered at myself for the :p,rt
! actcd in this little drama. There was not
more than one or two besides myself on the
stage who were not the warm personal friends
Of Judge Douglas, and to hurl tho word "talse"
at t1m might have cost me n1y lie; but knew
I had done all could to give him quiet hear
inr, and took not nnoment's thought, and
rcpellcd the charge on the spot: After contin-
uinr his efforts to be heard perhaps for half an
friends put him in carriage aud lle rode away
amid the continued jeers oil the crowd. =.
;. THE QUESTION REcuRs,
Was there mob on the evening OF the 1et OF
S,sntemher ISL to prevent Judre Douglas
frrm making spccch on bis Kausas-Ncbraska
h;f1-olhrrwisc lis repcal Of the Missouri Com
p9aeA r. ~ ~, @ dsfn,. NH ~ 10 M nnsr-7
crowd Of men Who use missiles, or destroy
properly, mann Aiu .1Hltue Inel u!pouenta,
perhaps kill them, then assert positively that
there was no MOP IN lineage On NJ that eVcnang
Nil cnrdiaiiv fndorse what 1 say on the SUBJ
;ont Tnero VAS mt n rotten cq7. n rotten
annie- or anythinr else whatever, thrown ut any
oSp o2p On Il the 1 stage during the entire @eetlus
,cTt .nyrer,t q minute Or two. as aboye stated,
,rhrn + wns l.;rcnlatinr among the people TO see
II thew were il GOOD humor. Had any missile
hct.n thr,vn j certainly would have known 1t.
Tba n +rntb IL don't believe there was an angry
of thc meeting. cxce;,t Judge Douglas, a few OF
his jr;enf]s. md myself whet, VIC had the little
tjl:. which have described precisely as it o.
cnrred 'rhese being tie facts, | submit, as /
Columns % r Of the Dsn.ocrSlic Pres, TINT Chicago
di;l not mob Judge Douglas; that the people
W. 70 noisy and refused to hear l1m, thereby re-
sentinr tie itnputations 1,c cast upon them, no
hndv aver denied. Mr, Douglas was more to
hlnme for what occurred than any md all 9TH
crs trs Hc had As rreat men o(tcn do, lost his
h.1ancc ard forght that he was the representa-
tjvc Of thc nconlc. After referring TO this,
mnh1ishcd m article on Monday, from which the
folloTing sentences are taken:
" IIonras ca,ne before his ctnstitucn.s-t11ose
WHO had made hin-wno had intrn=ted 10 him the
execution OF certain dnties, rather as master
than servant. The spirit Of dictator flashed ont
from his cTe, curiea upon 4s up. ana anlnslca Us
cog sony n GyeF iGng ., ms 'o,'c 9. e I ~ s
tafe o. nrs oaay ncsIcal ;l1us1rot;on If n" nos.
~ ~ roners;np thc natnr.l nrrr of nsstcr
s,d acrvant ~ n arye and constituent In
free f;oycrnmenL The Car Of Rnssia could not
have exhibited more domineering and intolerant
spirit thun he.
Perbans NAV be pardoned for adding in
this CONNECTION that
snnnr 'noIyTr.As AND DID NOT SPEAK 70
rscu f3TuER FOR some POUR YEARS, i,
thourh We often met at parties and celebra-
tions. For my part, I bore him no personal
erudee.. but I did not know how any ad-
Tan:es m nv mart would be recc;red But he
was in the end himself forced to break With the
Southern wing Of the Democratic party, who
WERE determined at all hazards to tOrte slavery
,,nnn E.nsas He mod.. his great speech OH
~ r a.nTn-on I.onsi;tnYio1-one of the
tnc Asso'ngtU E4 ~ ~, for hc
Elnnuest Gho'ta ~ ~ ,na1.n1., ~ ~
was then lighting boloig ana oIa'e!y LOT tns
I1Sh1 o. tne people 60 govern ..arG3 ref.
lni ~ - MIL, iHno. ~ - and coms
puplisaeu M w. w. tni1oe,t eh4 AMI 1ho
menaeu aln nisns iut ae '.on,ancI Whcn
1ano patlotG fsi 80 ~ ot "+ tho rc,ra.
1e en'e NUM- ~ ~ ~, Twos stsn,i
ou ~ sae hh ~ ,hn Tra1nnnr Honsc talking
tns tn Tue sGon5 ~ 10y .ar en,vt;ng hat Srn-
10 .fTs nf ior n 1lae1 ~ tho o' hnusn cn,nine m
alor puSlas "s Us ~. ~. ~. 3x ,ame and vi
IRON pehnd me- ne caeo nS y netber Of us
greetGu cacu u.lel nus ~, ~ ..a. tnr .ra wcrc
Iclcrlln? - tae pastl auu $500 u's H. remained
Relsonaa @ !i.e!ius psn,h1;cnr h,,t TINT did not
Denlgcl 'e aMu asea',t roi,t thot evstcd
Mtc1le!e Will 5c Gasus H. sncrrh
nes"ee1l Us nhga 1 ne Iae nlf hp 5arsrcd tiat
n npsE1eu' IL ~ lopa, tiara ro,,d he hut
N the confess t:en !as1"s "a '' +ra;.ors from nv
Two paIt'es, pattlots a,u o1,.rht - 'foro1vc him
heart tnoagnt ING natlSa. ouns tort ~ Ala
1or al the errors OF Ing pslr = rica.rn r. on the
suoseqncnltg ne arscu s: n1 ~ ,ras ~n. o|,cordc
evening Of Tue Isl ol slas r1.r1os, nnm ",,s
GEAnp ;..l -, 'rnrtns ..art;os siot 10 was well
from our cit,zcfs ny ~ p'u.1ee:, ,a H ~ thn uon
eomcd on tne part o. 1ne nso peops - !e,eaicd at NJ
h..s.o Lno4.as ~ - - T.; :1rf;otI encech The fol