Show I 1 tt 1 31 U i J 1 tr t r 6 0 t 0 ji 1 I 0 o douglass reception in chicago sept lot lat at half past seven p pm m mr dougla as commenced his speech tile the report of it and what followed is is copied from the chicago journal mr douglas arose and observed that he had come to explain the objects and provisions of of the nebraska bill this announcement was followed by a storm of hisses I 1 groans cheers fec ac he then taid said that lie he would answer all questions that were put to him in in a respectful manner mann r he had come to lay before the peo 4 pie the grand principles of the nebraska bill they did not understand the hill bill and but few of them had ever read it this remark brought forth such a tornado of discordant noises that it was n as some minutes be fore he could proceed he proceeded the whole of the city press i have united in in condemning me but none of them have published my bill in in order that it might vindicate itself cousee you see they hive have done me great injustice you yon have been told that the bill was a measure to extend slavery into territory then free yells groans hisses ae for some minutes the bill dres dr d es not legislate slavery anywhere the statement that the bill legislates slavery either way is is untrue I 1 will expose the slanders slander heaped upon me the principle of the bill is to allow the people the privilege of regulating their own institutions in then their own manner thesis this is the great principle that our revolution lution ary fathers sti smuggled for laughter this is la the great principle upon which the glorious declaration of independence is is to founded A voice voice all men created free and equal 1 gentlemen if you will be quiet I 1 will go on but it is is impossible for me to proceed with of s much interruption r renewed interruption personal violence has been threatened me if I 1 dared to come here and vindicate myself but ut I 1 intend to speak and intend to be heard I 1 re peat you dont understand tile lie measure the state of new york has the sime same right to have slavery as kansas or nebraska the state of illinois wants slavery herself tremendous uproar you listen gentlemen to all who come to address you but you drown my voice voice so BO that I 1 shall not be heard I 1 ask all to keep silence and not disturb the meeting the mayor here arose and told the policemen in in the crowd to arrest any one who should be seen throwing any missiles renewed up roar I 1 must again request you to be silent you deny that it is is correct to allow the people the right of self government gover you say too 1 that it was wrong to repeal the missouri compromise coiner 0 mise cries af yes for some minutes minutest will any man rise rise and tell tal me thit that he was in in favor of that compromise cries of olyes ayes and renewed disturb disturbance ince I 1 will proceed to s show how that none of y you ou were ever in in favor of the mis oun compromise 0 no o no first the free boilers who voted for van buren in in 1848 their platform repudiated all compromise with slavery having thus of the free boilers and abolitionists no no no gentlemen I 1 w 11 relieve tile the free boilers ind abolitionists if thoy they desire it none of them were ever in in favor of the law until douglas talked of repealing linZ it was any one in in tins this crowd in in tavor favor of i t C con oni tinned linued cries cries of yes ye dug was in favor favo r 0 of IF it hii himself adelf I 1 will show you ou why I 1 did not stick to it if you will keep silent go on the compromise measures of 1850 affirmed the great principles of tile nonintervention non intervention of congress with the question of slavery this made it tg right to remove the missouri restriction and I 1 did it groans and hissed would any anyone one here like to see ohp ali missouri misouri compromise re enacted cries of taeg yes and continued nie auise I 1 and disturbance the illinois legisla legislature tur L passed resolutions instructing me to support the fhe arin onn 1 I caples of non n in the house 61 voted for the resolution and 5 against it nine cheers for the fur I 1 was instructed by the legislature of my state and acted ac accordingly cordin gly gentlemen liy hy tile the nebraska bill the people deop are allowed the tight right of self government fa A voice who appoints the governor and judges the president of the united states three groans for pierce he appoints jukes judges in every state in in the union why not in in nebraska nebrask and kansas read the section of the bill read the bill the bill was published in in one of your pity city papers today to day and you can read it at your leisure dont take thit that paper A voice what a head bead tile the best interests inte ests of the united states required that rny my bill should become a law and that tile the right light of the people to self regulation should be recognized A voice let the biggers govern themselves gentlemen we are not talking about biggers we are talking about tile the nebraska kansas bill I 1 gentlemen you have hid h id a convention lately in the first congressional district three cheers for Wash washburne lourne cries tor for the harbor bill you cant lien hear r any anything thi ng about tile the harbor bill tonight to night Iam I 1 am talking about the nebraska bill and I 1 intend to talk about it if you think to put a stop to lo the free discussion of this inea measure you are dealing with the wrong person I 1 shall stay here and talk as long as it suits iny convenience chorus we wont go home till ill morning till morning till morning till daylight doth appear 1 T hoyie esq U S district attorney here appeared and being unable to make himself heard was assisted by mr douglas to a seat I 1 the mayor also attempted to address tile the audience but failed in securing any attention mr douglas again essayed to speak but was greeted by a storm of groans shouts ac turning to mr bross broes the editor of the democratic press he remarked that he here saw th effects of instigating a mob or words to that effect renewed disturbance followed and it was seen to be impossible to continue mr douglas then read a letter purport purporting ina to have been sent to him through the post office since his return from washington I 1 agton threaten threatening inz disturbance tur bance if he attempted to speak in public in chicago and even hinted his removal to another sphere of existence he then leaned against the railing of the stage and made some indistinct remarks about a mob and about chicago as the great mob city of the union this did not seem to allay the surging tumult very tery materially and groans shouts hisses ac continued in clerce confusion the speaker then defied the crowd to put him down and said that he should speak again and again if necessary until he secured a respectful attention cries osgood of Good goodal do it more try it again another attempt to speak on the nebraska question was succeeded by a perfect typhoon of discordant voices and cries of small giant little dug milliken dr mevi ker cook carry hirn him home young america ac after a short it was deemed prudent to a adjourn and the company pany on the stand retired most of the crowd then despe sed some of them however formed in a procession a and nd marched arched in with torches to the tremont house where they waited awhile for another speech ait being gratified they gradually separated and here was tile the finale of the mott moa mot t fatal attempt at conquering prejudices and an whipping flipping in |