Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1858 — The Douglas Jubilee, at Indianapolis. [ARTICLE]

The Douglas Jubilee, at Indianapolis.

j [From the State Journal.

According to annoumcement made the , friends of Senator Douglas cajme together last Thursday night to rejoice over his success in the contest; for the United States in Illinois. The cannons were fired, bonfires blazell, rockets pierced the air, and musicjenlivenen the streets. The crowd I.commence I filling |lasonic Hall at an early I .hour, and before the time the suppers eaten !by the expected speakers lor the!evening had settled in their stomachs the Hall was filled copipactly w ith a pinltitude eager to listen to what would be sdid on the occasion. On the west side of thej hall was stretched a long strip of canvas on wjticii was painted in large letters: “Siepheti A. Douglas, the Tribune ot the People.” ’Fljiis attracted! the gaze of j every one entering the door. 1 I Col. Palmer, the Chairman <nf the Cotnj ’mittee of Arrangem ?pts, took his position on the stand as Presidgiit of the meeting, and in a moment Austin 11. Brown was made Se. rettf:y l|y a tin mim-us vote tolhat effect. Col. Palmer, a.tor the s -leeti >n of a Seci rotary, said he felt a good deal like old John I Adams did in 1776—.in1y imbuj.-d with the [ spirit of liberty.- iro reteried to; the B iiionlal interest feit in the Illinois election: hit j Buchanan a hard lick: said he h.:d not lived ‘ up; to the principles o' the platform -j-: which I he; was elected; popular sovereion-tv. in the -.- ■•.* ol’ Kansas, h-id beett repudiated; AniiLeeompton Dt'mocrats Imcl been : very badiv j treated;!).;’’ federal office-holders!: had been i culled trailtm-s: and nib.-is, ami bej-j) read out of the ip.irtyt But the people Iliad rebuked Btiiyhman alt the ballot box, and Had toldhim to* look close at homy to see'where the treason was. Col. P. said he came to the iiali merely to call the .people to order and preside during the evi'ning. __ . i Calls .were tm.de lor I).-.vis, anjd 'ma tew mom- nts Ilion. Johfi G. Divis.; of Terre Haul e, lippeia.red on tjli.’ stand. file said he had with difficulty Imt his rootji.l owing to feeble heaiili, to cottjie to the niek-iiiig, and ;vou d say but a few I words. IL; had been read out of the Demicratic party i by cei tain .office-holder's, -but hr- Icon Id not sqe the reason for t-iej ;troceedit:g. He reyieweif his Congressional careerjand pronounjeed it Consistent with the pritn-iples on which he and Buichanair x y?ere elected in 185+i.j and with the posit ion be now <l<--.’upied. Hie spoke <s! the recent, elections; as a repiidiation of Buchanan, and declared his enmity to any platform which set. forth that tltei Constitution carried slavery into all the Territories. If diuca'.anun Was now lhe exponqut of the prim'ip!-.' : "f tht ijlemocratic bariy. the charges'of i-s pro-smyery teiidenci- made by the Republicans in jiSjti were jtrue, am! their propdie-'ics cm reLt. He w oujhl volt* for no man Im’ President in 18'iO who occupied the position I’lichamm does upw. j The next speaker was t). 15. Tqrbet. Esq. He made some good .hits. ][,. |. ;V ed the South but t-oiiid not si :nd <>n th -j platform lately laid down by th-e Washington I nion of Coiigressional sovere-ignty lor the psttßiib h-.nu-int of slavery in thij territories and popular sovereignty lor tile government tiie people in a State .caj). city. Scmitor Hammond, o I Sou til Caroli tin. had recvntpy s poke-n honestly to the .Smith ;thoe.t the question of slavery, and he h >ped some men itii ottr new Legislature wouul speak honestly to tin* people of 1 ntliana. j , At this stage of the proceedings resolutions were introduced and unajumously p issed indorsing the ! Cincinnati-j platform and recognizing Senator Douglas as th ■ personification of the principles with which the Democracy was trium’d-.unt in 1-85(5. Shouts were raised or Dick Ryan, and as he’appeared on the sgund prolonged cheers greeted him. He threw a multjilmle ot bomb shells into tl.io. LeComptdn camp, which exploded to the no small qismny of all such as were present. He siapjied Vorhees aad Robinson broa-dlv. and gajve them i'till measure for the IrOi* use. of the opprobrious terms in whiclji they had indulged when speaking of Airti-Lecomptoij Demo- ; crabs, during the late ojimpaign. The AntiLecompton Demm-ratsl wefe either; vi, tori- | oils; or defgated If vjic torious, thjey must • dictate the terms on which Leccmiptonites i cap affiliate with them;. It they do not do j this I hey are not victorious, ami Will, bv ; any. oilier than a dictated al'fiii iiion. be ; blown. lik> Sepoys, from the gunsjbf Fedj oral despotism. The Democratsjof the Legislature .must indorse pojpularl soverjeigiity; must repudiate Bright ami Fitch, and, call upon them to, resign; miist kick thej Administration overboard and relusu to recognize it as Democratic, and mdst read every one out of the bnrty who does not agrfce and unite with tipcm in action. The-Anti-Lecoinpfoii D *fn u-jrats nri-t. unite with the Republicans and cleanout the Augean ; stables from the Lunatic Asylum- to the ; Penitentiary, except thp wood saw yers ami j eoal carriers. These jhe would save. Il • they were reynoved it wiould b^-too close an ! imitation of Buchan in'i policy. John L. Robinson had once said that the [ way to keep preachers from dabbling in politic- was t.c stop their fejc-d. He waj for applying the same policyj to-tiie Federalists. They must stop dibbling or have their lee<l stopped. But would the Federalist s ! submit jto this! Yes, they woqld submit tp being kicked all the way to Botany Bay, provided they could hold , office lafterwarJ. He had told the Lecomptonites last summer that he would 1 live to dig their graves, -and tb-night he was preaching their funeral sermon. While there was cause (for them tojmourn there was cause for goot| men to rejoice. Col. Dumont followed Mr. Ryan. He was. pointed, witty, and forcible, and frequently convulsed lhe audience with laughter. He said the victory of Dougliis was not so much a triumph over Lincoln as it was l over Federal corruption—of a people over their servants. We have not time ori space at the late hour we write this to notice his speech further, or the very sensible one of Judge Wick who foliow erl him. Suffice it to sav Lecomplonism received leold comfort ftom the Douglas Democrats last night, and if lanyjsa-k cloth and ashels are to be worn if j will be by those who have seen fit, for lhe hope ami sake of office and public plunder, ; to sustain the President in his iniquitous 'policy. Tbi- days ol Lecompton is m are ; numbered, and those w|io have ill-igotten 1 gain- for the service they rendered title devil and ißm hanan in its support, may as well be mak fig their a r ngeiqents to surrender ! their hopes tor the tuturb. 'l'hew chances

for insulting the people in official stations will expire with the retirement of James Buchanan, and their menial acts, as the tools and lickspittles of power, will be like ghosts haunting them for their perfidy.