The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-07-11
Republican "reminiscences.

ed that motley crowd with such blank dis
may, as his late speech at Springfield
From one end Of the Union 10 the other, TIE
fusion and know-nothng press is engaged in
perverting and distorting its meaning to
break its destructive force. Ali sorts of yer
sions are given of it, and having thus erect
ed a man Of straw, each petty editor and
orator is engaged in belaboring it it wit: the
most surprising vgor. In this state, us
usual, each fusion orator Of any note, is
beating his brain to exc out a "reply."-
Lincoln has already given the world the re-
suit Of his labcrs in that way. Trumbull
has naturally followed. Owen Lovejoy's
urn will probably come next, and then we
shal haze the Brosscs and Herndons, and
the iunun.. rable throng of fusion orators Of
such small caIiUcr GUS cling their noodles
in the same direction. This is all natural
enough. 1t will take the whole oratical
force of that party from Lincoln Gown, some
time, if not longer, to exc out a respectable
reply to that speech. No wonder they are
in a sweat about it.
But g!ancing at the replies, editorial and
orstorical, that have thus far reached the
light, it is laughable to notice how these
valiant knights, instead of running e tilt
against Judge Douglas. are pitching into
each oth.r. Thus Mr.. Lincoln, who in his
reply really essayed to be candid in stating
Judge Douglas position, and staggering
under his arguments, confesses his inability
to find fault with or object to his positions
in reference to Utah. Thus he says:
] am not prepared to indorse or to con-
trovert the Eiews of Judge Douglas in rcla-
tieh TO Utah; and if the Mormons are actu-
ally in Z state of rebellion, too think some
course should be adopted to bring them to
submission. As far as J c,.a see there is
nothing in what the JUICE has advanced
but any republican nigh. a-cc-i to.
Trumbull, however, less sesupuious and
candid than Lincoln, need only TO find that
Douglass has gone one way, to take the OPP
positc direction. So lie Objects in tot0 70
Mr.. DIS plan to bring the "osIons into SUBJ
lection, and IN so doing, OF course, falls slap
afoul Of L;ncc!n. II. says:
do nc; % !u- the repeal of the organic
act Of Utah. U'.der the constitution every
man is entitled to speedy trial. by what
right would YOU transport men fros. Utah
to Iowa or Missouri! 10 .rial,
Next, in reference {, tie charge mad. by
Judge ID. that the Republicans were threaten
ins forcb!c resi,;en;e 10 tn. decision Of the
Supreme Court in the bred Scot. cas,. Mr..
Lincoln is reported as replying:
In speaking of the bred Scott decision,
Mr. Lincoln says: Who ressts the decision:
Nobody resists that know OF, &c.
On the other hand TrumbuIl is thus re-
ported:
On the bred Scot. decision Mr.. Trumbul!
says: | will not submit to this decision.
Will never submit to such construction 0!
the constitution.
But the funniest lit at Judge Douglas is
made by our astute neigl6or Of the EepUb-
iican. This genius, after spending two years
in battling against and rid!cu!iBS the doc
,rinc that the people Of the territories should
have the right t. regulate their domestic at
fairs in their own way, finding that Judge
Douglas takes the ground that the foreign
population in Utah, who not only never in
tend to become citizens of the L. s. but are
actually hostile to CUR institutions, ought
not 10 be allowed to govern that country as
traitors and rebels, actually takes up the
cudgel in tl.eir favor, and while lie would
deny 10 the people of Nebraska and Kansas
the RICH, to icgis!atc on the subject Of s,a-
very, thinks it utterly wrong Judge D.
having advanced the opposite opinion) that
they should De interlercd with in their re-
belliOus and pOlygamy excesses in Utah
Says the Republican:
Settlers from foreign countries have al
ways had an equal voice in the new terrific
ries in making their laws and forming con-
situations for admission as States; and in
some of the new states also, unnaturaliZed
foreigners have enjoyed the privilege of vot-
ing, and for aught we know, Of holding Of
fee. If it is right for small portion of the
to enjoy these rights. why may
not a greater number claim the same privi-
lege And BY what constitutional authority
can the privilege be granted in Minnesota or
Nebraska, and denied i'll Utah:
So the Republican thinks, unlimited squat
ter sovereignty in rolygamy Utah would be
all right, viii in Kansas ani Nebraska he
has for years maintained it was all wrong.
1t is thus Hcrub.icanism, Ike every other
ism { unded or no fixed, seiid principle, Is
inconsistent with ITSELF and Ike ali error, in
battling with truth, wars on Itself, and can
ultimately compass only its own destruction.
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