Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-02

THURSDAY MORNING. SEPT = 4ooo' 1
The Issue in nIiG coin: and Linz c
Judqe DOUGLAS and Mir. LINCOLN opened the can \
vass for the Senate in discussion at Ottawa, Ills
pois. on the Dist ult We published an abb
ssraet Of the speech delivered By Judge DOUeLAs in
our yesterdays impression, andtO-day we presenta
portion Of Mr. LIEooLEs reply. Judge D. reaas
from his competitors record passages proving that
Mr.. LIEooLE has at various times endorsed all the
most odious heresies Of the abolition ereed- Inc
latter denies the correctness Of some OF these quo
tstions, but admits enough to prove that ne enter
tains violent antislavery sentiments. The prlnel~
nal issue is thus lucidly stated by Judge DOUGLAS;
We are told BY Lincoln that he is utterly opposed
A the bred Scott decision, and will not submit TO It,
for the reason as he says that it deprives the negro
Of the rlgnTs and Privilosos Of being citizens.
For one, am opposed to negro citizenship in any
form I believe that this government was made on
The white basis Ibelieve it was made by the white
man for the benefit of white men and their posters
ity forever, and in favor Of conhning the
citizenship to the white men-men Of European |
birth and European descent, instead of comforting
it on Negroes and Indians and other Inferior races
But Mr. Lincoln, following the lead of the abolition
orators that came here and lectured in the base
ment Of your churches and school houses reads the
Declaration of Independence that all men are Tree
the negro Of the equality which God and the Deoia-
ration Of Independence aWardtO him." He and they
maintain that negro equality IS guarantees oy us
laws of tod and reasserted in the Deelaralloa OF
independence. Hthey think so, they ought thusto
vote.
I do not question Mr.. Linccln's conscientious be-
lief that the negro was made his equal, and hence
Is his brother. But for nay part do lot regard
the negro my equal and positively deny that ne
is my brother, or any kin 10 me whatever
Al. I'D 1ros sc -
leading issue between Judge D. and his competitor
Mr.. LIEcoLN takes bold ground against that decls-
ion and denOunces it in eOnReetiOn with the Nebras-
ka Bill as one of series Of measures intended to
propagate snd perpetuse the institution Of slavery
He charges distinctly, as Mr.. SEWARD charged in
the Senate, that the bred Scott decision had been
agreed on between the leaders of the Democratic
party and the Supreme Court Of the United States
for the purpose Of aiding in the extension Of slaves
~ and giving the preponderance Of power to the
South. The following extract of LKCoIN's speech
At Ottawa viii give the reader some idea Of his PEI
cuar style of Orstory well as the position he &C.
cupies in the canvass:
But cannot shake Judge Douglass teeth loose from
the bred Scott decision. Like some obstinate ami
NAL Il mean no disrespect) he viii hang on when he
has once got his teeth fixed, you may cut of leg,
or you may tear away arm, still he will not re-
lax his hold. And so l may point to the Judge,
and say that he is despatched all over, from the
beginning Of his political life to tie present time,
with attacks upon his judicial decisions may cut
off limb alter limb Of his public record, and strive
to wrench him from single dictum of the Court
yet 1 cannot divert him tr II it. He hangs to the
last to the bred Scott decision. Loud cheers
These things show that there is purpose strong a.
death and eternity for which he adheres to this de-
cision, and for which he will adhere to al
other decisions of the same Court. [VOciferOus ap
plause.
This discussion, as indicating the issues to b
made between the Republican and Democratic par
ties in the next Presidential canVsssin the north,
very important. 1t foreshadows the ground of tn,
contest in 1860, and taken in connection with thu
opinions recently expressed by HORACE GREELEY an'
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, discloses the plans Of the Re
publican party to exclude slavery from the terrific
ries and prevent the increase Of slave States TIT
bred Scott decision establishes the principle tina
Southern men have the rightto carry their pro
perty into the territory Of the United States thai
Northern men have to carry their property into hos
territories 1t establishes the doctrine that th'
right of property is protected by the common law
this country and the constitution of the Unite
States, and that power except regularly organ
lied convention assembled fOT the purpose Of fran
ing a State constitution, has right to prohlb
slavery in the territories. The Black Republican
having despaired Of excluding Slave States, Whe
regularly organized and asking admission as suc
have fallen back upon the doctrine that all the tie
ritory belonging to government is free, tn
slavery cannot exist there except by positive la
and that there is no power anywhere TO enact such
law. The consequence of this doctrine would
that the South would be entirely excluded from c
Territories and of course all the new States Wou
be settled and organized by citizens OF the no
slaveholding States This doctrine would be
most certain means that could be devised to preve
the extension of Southern institutions. But IN
der TO maintain it they must invadate the DIR
Scott decision and OVerturn the authority of t
supreme Court. We consequently find the leadt
of the Republican party assailiug that decision
Mr. LINCOLN and Mr.. SEWARD have done. On q
poipt the great battle is to be fought and
are reioiced to see that Judge DOUGLAS has co.
forward as the champion of the supremacy Of the l
and the equality Of the States. He maintains VI
great ability the correctness of the principle {
nounced by the Supreme Court. He sustains
right of the Southern States to participate in
enjoyment Of our common territory, and subscril
to the doctrine that the territorial legislature
no right to exclude slavery therefrom. He ASA
petitOr, of negro equality, and proves that this
trine if carried into practice would lead to amali
nation with all its attendant evils He confer
that the negro cannot be citizen Of the Unit
States, and has no right to participate in the
fairs Of our Government. On these points
derstand that Mr. LINCOLN takes issue with hi
and these are the questions on which the people
Illinois are to decide in the next election. We
cerely hope that they may decide to uphold the
thority Of the Supreme Court and the cOrrectn
of its decision. While we shall never cease to c
denim the course pursued by Judge DOUGLAS in
last session of Congress, and while we can ne
again recognize him as safe and reliable stat
man, we shall still rejoice at his success in the c
test which he is Waging against the enen
of the South and Of the Union.
scotch Iron.
The B4raeT having attacked the administrs