The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-03
EXTRACT FROM THE SPEECH Of
HON. A. LINCOLN,
D,lirey,d in the Hall cf the HORSE II Repre-
ssatai,res. al Springfield, on the 26fh ,as
IN REPLY TO JUDGE DOuCLAS

FyrLow Cirfzrxa ;--l am here tonight
partly by the invitation Of some Of yon and
partly by my own inclination Two weeks
age Judge Douglas spoke here on the several
subjects of Kansas, the Drcd Scott decision.
and Utah. | listened TO the speech at the
time and have read the report Of il since II
was intended 10 con,Tovcrt opinions which
think just. and TO assail POLITICALLY not per-
sonaily. those men who Va c"iltnlf with me
wished then. and still wish To make soine an
swcr to it, which | nov take the opportunity
Of doing
begin with ltah. II il prove 10 be Iruei
n is probable. that the people .; Utah are 10
o,en rebellion io the United States. then Judge
Douglas /. III favor 1T repeating heir terrific
mi orrafig alton AID attaching Them 10 the
adjoining States for judicial purposes. ] say
too IL they Az. in rebellion they ought To be-
somehow c,srcetl ~ obedience: and ] am noe
NOS prepared % admit or deny that the Judges
mode 81 coercing them Is not rs good rs any.
The Republicans can fall ia with |, without
taking back anything they have ever said. To
he sure |, would he a considerable backing
down ty Judge Douglas from his much vaun,-
cd doeitine 81 self-governmcnt for the terrific
rie but this l. only additional proof OF what
was very plain from the beginning that that
doetrn. was n mere deceitful prctense far the
benefit OF slavery. Those who could not 49,.
thal mush in the Nebraska act itself which
forced Goyernor,. and Secretaries. and Judges
on the people Of the territories without theiI
,hooleor consent, could not be made to
the ph one should rise from the dead o. tt,-
ii.x
DOT DLAs nnbeLs.
Bul il all ;l.!~ II il very plain the Judge
evade. the only question the Republicans have
IA. a,rI
~ Utah That question the judy. well knows
10 be this II Tie people Of Utah shall
peacefully form STATE Constitution iolerating
poiygary, win the Democracy admit them in-
10 the Ininh r. There Is nothing ia the
Unitel State Constitution or law against pol
ygainy ..ni Why !, ii ifot par, ~ the judges
sacred right o. self government for that pee.
pie 10 haze H. or rather 10 keep " II they
choose THESE questions. 50 iar as ! know,
the Juice never answers. u might Involve
the Democracy 10 answer them either way
and ,hcy 20 unanswered.
htNstS tFlAtRs.
AsioKansa. The substance oil he judges
,pcerh on Kansas j. an effort to put the ire.
STATE men ~ tie wrong for not voting at the
.leclian of delegates 10 ,he ronsii,nl ional Com
,eniion, lie says There as fre,y reason 70
5sl,se. hot Tie iar srH u fuzzy ia.sFprsssd
aad iaPnYiiauy esecsfsd 50 as r. ,asare r. cr-
,,y bona tdc iahptfssHs Ms free aud guiet ar
ertiss 81 The sieotire tsoHei,,ss
4 wuAr borGLss KNEW AND DipN 7 TELL.
II appears extraordinary that Judge Doug.
la should make such statement lie knows
that by the Law, ma one caa sote Who has not
be.n registered alid he know that the ffee
State men piae. llltir refusal IT, ,oto on the
ground that huI few q them ha.e 5seu ragis-
tered. Il j. possIttt tai !, not true. but Judge
/ Douglas knows IL i asscrtcd 10 be true la let
tcts, newspapers and public speeches, aud
horne by every mail, and blown bv every
/ breeze 10 the cyes and ears Of the world. lie
/ knows IL i boldly declared that the people
! Of uany whole counties, and many whole
neighlorhoods ~ a.hsrs, are len unregistered
] vet be does not venture to eonlrau.c. The dee
+ laration, nor Ia point out how they ran vote
I without being registered: but he Just slips
/ along, not seeming To know there l. any such
/ question OF fact and complheenily declares
/ There is every reason to hope aud believe
,ha, the law will be fairly aud impartially cx.
.cuted 30 Is - insure 10 every Joaa nde In
habitani the free and a,,ie. e.erciss vi the
| eectv. franchise"
readily agree that If all had q chance IL
vote they ought 20 have voted Ii on the
contrary, a. the, alle.c and Judge Doggia.
ventures ho' 10 particularly contradict. few
! only Of ih. fee state men had a chanc. 10
I vote, they we're pCrf,glr righi III STAYING
away from tho polls In BODY
sYETT sTarr py-sprsars