The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-09-25

ana WOuIQ not allow them all 10 vote 10
; him, thus wronging Lincoln by permittin
him on each ballot to be almost elected, bu
not quite, until he forced them to drop Lin
coin and elect him (Trumbull.) in order {
unite the party. Immense laughter.) Thu
you find, that although the legislature wa
2 carried that year by the bargain betweel
4 and the union of these discordant element
in enc harmonious party; yet Trumbll vi
olated his pledge, and played yankee tricl
4 on Lincoln when they came to divide tn
spois. daughter and cheers, Mr.. Lincolr
greatly agitalcd, hi. face buried in hi.
hands,) Perhaps you would like little ev
idence on this point. II you would, will
call Col. JAS. II. Matheny, Of Springfl eld
to the stand, Mr.. Lincoln especial contiden
tial friend for the last twenty years, and Sc.
what he will say upon the subject of this
bargain. Matheny is now the Black Repub
lican or Abolition, candidate for Congress in
the Springfield district against the gallant
| Col. Harsis, and is making speeches all oveI
that part Of the State against me and in fa
vOr OF Lincoln, in concert with Trumbul.-
He ought to be . good witness, and will
read an extract from speech which he
made in 1856, when he vas mad because his
friend Lincoln had been cheated. 1t is one
| OF numerous speeches of the same tenor
that were made about that tiue, exposing
this bargrin between Lincoln, TrumbulI, and
the Abolitionists. Matheny then said:
The Why's, Abolitionists, Know Nothing. and rem
egade Democrats made solemn compact or the pur.
pose OF carsying this state against the Democracy,
this plan 1st, Tia: they would all combine and elect
sir Truuibun TO Congress- and thereby carry his
,s ean ss i'm SrSs1 ino 10 s"w % al .
the Democrats Id That when the legislature should
meet the officers of that body such speaker, clerks
door &c, would be given TO the Asolitionsts
and 3D. That the Wings to irave the United
Senator. That, accordingly, in good faith, Trumb,.
elected Congress and his district carried for III.
legislature and il convened the Aboiitonsts got
AL the officer 81 that body, and thus far boud
fairly executed Ths whg. en- their part, demanded
the election OF Abraham Lincoln to the United States
Senate that the bond might be fulfilled the other par
ties to The contest having already secured
ner, they refused to elect Mr. Lincoln and the mean
low lived, sneaking Trunbu succeeded, by pledgng all
aside aud foistDS himself from the
ten bowels Of the Democracy. nlo ths United
Senate and thus t has ever been, that h0nest
makes bad bargain when he conspires or contracts
with rogues."
Matlieny thought that his friend Lincoln
made bad bargain when he conspir,d and
contracted with such rogues as Trumbuil
and his abolition associates in that campaign.
(Great cheers and laughter; Lincoln look
ing very miscrabe.) Lincoln was showed
OF the track, aud he and his friends all at
once began to NOPE became sour and mad;
Qaughter,) and disposed to tell, but dare
not; (shouts Of laughter;) and this they
stood for long time until the Abolitionists
coaxed and fiattered him back by their as
surances that he should certainly be . Sen
ator in Douglas place. (Roars Of laughter
Lincoln looking as if he had not friend on
On earth, although Herr kricsman whisper
ed "never mind" into his earl In that
way the Abolitionists have been enabled
to hold Lincoln to the alliance up to this
time, and now they have brought him into
hgh; agains me. and he is to see if he is
again TO be cheated by them. Lincoln this
time though required more of them than a
promise, and holds their bond, If not secu-
TIty, that Lovejoy shall not cheat him as
Trumbull did. Renewed shouts of laugh
teri
When the Republican convention assem-
bled at Springfield in June last for the pur.
rosa nf nominating S,sf. nffire~s nrlr tho
Abolitionists could not get Lincoln and his
friends into it until they would pledge
themselves that Lincoln should be their can.
didate for the Senate; and you will find, in
proof Of this, that that convention passed
resolution unanimously declaring th,t Abra-
ham Lincoln was the - first, last and only
choice Of the Republicans for United States
Senator. He war not willing to have it un-
derstood that he was merely their first
choice, or their last choice, bat their only
ahoice. The Black Repu li,an party had
nobody else. Browning was nowhere, Gov.
Bssell was of no account, Archie Williams
was not to be taken into consideration,
John Wentworth was not worth mention
ing, John ii. Palmer was degraded and their
party presented the extraordinary spectacle
Of having but one-the first, last, and only
choice for the Senate. Uaughter) Sup
pose Lineoln should die, what horrible
condition the Republican party would be in.
CA groaa from Lincoln. and great Laushter)
They would have nobody left. They have
and it was necessary for them to put them
selves before the world in this ludicrous,
ridiculous attitude OF having no other choice
in order to quiet Lincoln's suspicious. and
assure him that he was no. to be cheated by
Lovejoy, and the trckery by which Tyum-
bull out generated him. Well, gentlemen,
think they will have nice time of it be-
fore they get through. do not intend to
give them any chance to cheat lincoln at
all this time. (Cheers) l intend to relieve
him and them from all anxiety upon that
subject, and spare them the modification Of
the pledged honor Of rogues forfeited (Great
applause.)
But wish to invite your attention to the
! chief points in issue between Mr.. Lincoln
and myself in this discussion. Mr.. Lincoln
knowing that he was to be tine candidate Of
his party on account OF the arrangement Of
which have already spoken, knowing that
he was to receive the nomination Of the
Convention for the United States Senate,
| had his speech, accepting that nomination,
all written and committed to memory, rea-
| dy to be delivered the moment the noinina.
| tion was announced. Accordingly. when it
| was made be was in readiness, and deliver
| ed his speech, a portion of which will read
| in order that may state his political prin-
ciples fairly, by repeating them in his own
language.
ave are now far into the fth year since policy
instituted the avowed object. and with the confident
promise of putting end to slavery agitation under
the operotion Of that policy that agitation had only
| not censed but haA coultanty augmented. believe it
win not cease until esis shall have been reached
| and passed. hoe divided against itself cannot
stand believe this governments cannot endure per-
manenty half slave and half Free do net expect the
fall but do expect il will cease to be divided. 1t will
become all thing all the other Either the oppo
Of slavery will arrest the spread Of and place
il where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it
is in the of ultimate extinction, or its advocates
win push until shall become lawful in all
| he States, North as well as South. -
There YOU have Mr.. Lncoln's first and
main proposition, upon which he bases his
claims, stated in hisown language. He tells
| you this republic cannot endure permanent
" divided into slave and free states, as Our
fathers made it. He says they must al be-
come free or all become slave, that they
must all be one thing or all the other, or
l Al: l>Sk hu
not last il we will execute the government
in the same spirit and upon the seme prin.
ciples upon which it is founded. Lincoln,
by his proposition, says to the south, "if
YOU desire to maintain your institutions as
thev are now. YOU must not be satisfied
with minding your own business, but you
| prnat invade Illinois and all other northern