The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-14

FOR the I0lIoWlH% SkettH VI me WISH
of Stephen \. Douglas III 1850 the News
ana Observer is indebted to Mr.. Pulaski
Cowpcr. Of this city. who remembers in
timately the incidents Of the occasion.
| one OF the most memorable in our his.
| tory
| Hon. stephen A. Douglas who was
Presidential candidate i'll 1850 with
| Huchcl V. Johnson as his running MATE
| for Vice President. made speech i'll Raj
eieh in August. 1860 Mr.. Clay spoke in
| Raleigh in 1914 and Mr.. Bryan in 1895.
Py whose invitation Mr.. Douglas came
! was NOT known generally. On August
, 18th 1860, The Standard said, "A dis
| patch to Il gentleman Of this city. from
| Il reliable source. announces that Judge
| Douglas will be here on the Both inst.
Mr. Douglas arrived in Raleigh We'd
ncstay evening August, 1860. ABOUT 3
O'Clock on the Raleigh and CASTOR rail
| road Geo. W. Brooks. Quinton Busbee
| and :. Z. Carteret met him at Castor
| and returned with him to Raleigh. A
large crowd went down To the old \. {.
Il. II. depot. where both the roads then
| stopped. Mr.. Douglas was brought 10
the sidewalk. and placed just i'll front
| Of the old Litchford place, near the depot
| and the crowd around and in front. Mr.
| Henry Willihee made handsome recep-
| ton speech. to which Mr.. Douglas happi-
| ~ responded The crowd gave three
| cheers for Douglas. and Mr. Douglas was
| placed in Il carriage with friends and he
was escorted to his rooms already secur-
| cd for him ut the Marlboro House.
When he came out of the cars he was
dusty and looked pretty well done up
! from dust and fatigue. He was dressed
| IN light cashmere suit. and his sacque
| coat was very short. and his white SLOUGH
hat hung heavily on his head. He was
very short in stature. and quite heavily
built and looked then about aS broad as
he was long but upon taking off his hat
when Mr.. Miller began 10 speak. YOU
| beheld ii head wonderful to behold and To
admire.
After getting TO the hotel and changing
his attire, and after dinner,
when he appeared in black
lreadclG;n suit. long frock coat
and silk beaver. his whole appearance
WAS changed and he WIS really Il hand
some y ecimcn OF manhood. Excepting His
son. stephen A. Douglas. who was al
NEST the exact image of him, MIR,
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Mr.. Douglas more than any man | have
ever seen.
He was on the street that evening and
his friends were around him in crowds
and he was very interesting and enter
| tanning. The next morning he was met
AT the hotel by crowds of people and was
also seen on the streets. and at times a
large crowd was around him. He was
n, ,.f i1I
in conversation.
On Thursday evening. about ) O'Clock,
he spoke from the Eastern portico Of the
capital to vast crowd of people He
was introduced by DR. Fox. who was
the president of the Douglas State Con
yentiGn that had assembled in Raj
eigh
Mr.. Douglas spoke about two hours
in very clear. distinct tone of voice.
At first his voice was IA little husky
from his great speech made in Richmond
two nights before. but this soon disal,
reared, and very soon his voice ana
condition seemed To be in line trim. His
delivery was fine and he spoke very
slowly and deliberately pronouncins
every word so distinctly that no ONE
in the audience could fail to hear every
he Speaking 50 very loud. and yet no
speaker in this or any other country had
greater scope of voice. Mr. Robert
Seawell, who lived in the grove just
opposite the present residence of Mr..
Ivan Proctor was sitting with some
friends on his porch and could not only
distinguish words but also some sen
fences. and repeated them to those who
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statement Mr. Douglas was at his
best and spoke with great force and
power and his speech was listened to
with rapt attention. and was clasSed
as a most powerful argument. Governor
Bragg. General Clingman. General
Branch. Henry W. Miller and Duncan
X MacRae and others were among the
attentive listeners He was greeted
probably during the speech seventy-five
or Il hundred times with rapturous al,-
Ma,lse. No speech ever made in Raj
eigh WAS listened to with more marked
carnestne>S. Several times he was ask
ed for some explanation upon some
point and which he answered with re
markabe clearnesS.
He spoke along the line Of his great
speech in the United States Senate OH
the Squatter Sovereignty doctrine.
Among other things he said: Il claim
no right for my State that | will not
concede to you, amd defend for You. and
the whole South. | will accept no
privileges for Illinois that will not
guarantee to North Carolina and |
claim no rights in the territories for my
citizens on fer my property that | viii |
not guarantee for every State in the |
Union.
Again he said: Il believe in the ah- |
soluto and unconditional equality of
all the States of the Confcderacy. But |
| claim that II have the right To 90
into the territories. and to carry my
property with me. and hold it there. and |
TO have it protected on the same terms |
that you have in the slave holding |
States. But upon what terms. | ask. |
can carry my property nto the terrific |
rieS? | carry it there subject TO the |
local law. If | am Il dealer in cattle. |
in horses. in sheep. in stock of any |
kind. carry my property subject To |
the local law. If | am n dealer in |
,ls.N- oon1s | ern into tb, tntritoriuS s1b 4