The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-09-04

resolutions. On page 3O7 Of the same jour
nal, you will find that on the 7th Of Februa.
ry the vote was taken on the first resolution,
to prohibit slavery south rs well as north Oi
36 deg. 80 min., in all the territory owned
by, or ever after 10 be acquired by the Uni
ted States, with the following results: Al
affirmative votes, and 3 negative votes.
Those who voted in the affirmative were ::
Nessrs. Allen, of Madison, Babcock Boal, Brown Of
Knox, Courtney, Day, Diggns Dunlap, Foss. Poster,
Grove Hackney, Henry, Henderson, fiills Holbrook,
Jones, Johns Lamenec, Lee, Little, Logau, LoveJoy,
LYMAN, Mcclure, McCiun, Parks Of Logan, Parks Of
viii, Patton pnckney Richmond Of Cook Rble.t Rice,
Wheeler, Mr.. Speaker.
Those voting in the negative we're:
Messrs Allen, of Williamson, Bennett, Baker, Brad
ford, Brown OF Scott, Cline, Dearborn, Funkhouser
GreSE Higbee. Hnch Hosmer, Hopkins, Holiday. Kin
ney, Martin, Masters, McCrlis, McCisin, Mcdaniel,
Morrison, Mouton, Preston, PursIey, Rawlings, Rich
mond Of Montgomery, Richmond Of Schuyler Sans, See
horn, Tanner, Trapp, Walker.
have made q careful analysis Of that
vote and find, that if l sm not mistaken. that
i: was . strict party vote between the Black
Republicans and the Democrats. The res
o,utions were adopted, the Black Republi
cans having a majority and being able to
OF the second resolu ion the vote stood
thirty thre. IN the affirmative and forty in
the negative, and I find that this difference
was caused by two or three old Wings who
voted for the first, but became frightened
and could not swallow this dose offered them
by the party into which they had been be-
trayed. Four-fifths Of the Republicans vo-
ted for this resolution fcrbidding the admis-
sion Of any more slave States. The resou.
ton for the repeal of the fugitive slave law
was lost-yeas %, nays ~.
Now, what wish to call your attention
particular to is the fact that on the night Of
the day on which the Republican members
had thus voted for these resolutions, the
same men who did So assembled in causus
and nominated Abraham Lincoln as their
candipa,e for the United States Senate
Bear in mind that the Abolition platform
upon which he was lhen nominated, pledg-
ed him [, carry out if elected, the PROPOSE
ton contained IN il, those who formed Il
having declared that they would vote for no
man for office, federal or State, unless he
first pledged himself TO support and carry IL
out Mr.. Lincoln WAS their caucus nominee
on this platform. and on the next day, the
Sth Of February they wentinto an election
for Senator. If you will examine the rec
ords, you will fino that the very men who
voted for these Abolition resolutions Of Love
joy, with but two exceptions, voted for Lin
coin for Senator, and 'hesc two exceptions
weie men who Trumbul Influenced and held
off in order TO prevent Lincoln's election and
Sip in as he did himself (Chsers and laugh
teri
Thus you see that this Abolition platform
as substantially read by ne IN Ottawa, is
nailed upon Mr.. Lincoln and the Black Re-
publican party, whose candidate he is. The
resolutions last read formed the platform
Of the Republican party, as voted for under
oath hy that party in the Legislature in
February. 1855, and the next day the very
members who voted for i, voted for Lincoln
for the Senate, having pledged themselves
that they would not vote for man unless
he endorsed every article in their creed as
read it at Ottawa the other day. Does this
not identify Mr.. Lincoln with il: g. 1t
Goes, and great applsuse.) My object in
quoting this platform at Ottawa was for the
purpose Of asking him whether he is in IA
vor of the unconditional repeal OF the Fugi-
tive Slave law, and whether he is in favor
,fexcluding State from the Union because
she applies with q Constitution recognizing
,lavery as the choice Of her people. He
will not answer, and yet ne received the
votes Of the Black Republicans in the Leg
i-lauure Of the Uaited States Senate, who
were pledged not to vote for him unless ne
committed himself to these resolutions
Your members voted for Lincoln, and un-
less they got Mr.. Lncoln's pied5e first TO
tina. abolition platform, they taisitied their
pledges TO you in voting for him. The
Representatives in the northern and Repub.
lican counties were pledged in the same
way, and would hove violated their pledges
in nominating and voting for Lincoln unless
he was committed to that abolition plat
form, Why does not Lincoln avow this
like man: How can a man Of honor Try
to cheat the people out Of their votes by
concealns hi. sentiments when he knows
that somebody must be deceived after the
election: L do not wsnt your votes unless
you believe that in the main advocate those
principles which are consistent with the
peace, harmony. prosperity, honor. and glo-
ry of the Republic. (Three cheers.) vii!
not accept a seat in the Senate Of the Uni
ted States if my voice is to be muzz'ed aud
I cannot carry out those principles which
believe to be essential to the perpetuity oi
the Government. (Applause.) Why can.
nos these Black Republicans avow their
creed Why not proclsim their princi pies!
Why MOI have ,hem wr ten in the skies,
that he who runs and looks may read and
understand them? IL they are eonfiden,
that their principles are right, and that their
cause is just, why not avow it? Why do
they try TO dodge the issue by saying that
their principles we're not adopted on the
rigyt spot? Uaughter) Intend to spo.
them before get through with them. (ke-
newed laughter) '
But will show you that there is still
more evidence that Mr.. Lincoln is commit
ed to this Abolition doctrine in its worst,
most odious, and most dangerous FORM
When the Black Republicans assembled at
Springfield on the 9th Of last June in State
Convention to nominate State t'cket, they
also proceeded to nominate Mr.. Linco!n Al
their candidate for the United States Sen
ate in my place, and not only gave him the
nomination, but passed a resolution declar.
ing that he was their first, last and only
choice. The party was bad off. Uaughtel
and chcers.) They had but one man, and i
he died they would be without q r~presen
tative, for they had no other choice. Laugh
teri Lincoln is their first, last and only
choice, and oct he leaves the people in doubt
whether he adopts any one article in theiI
creed. Is that not funny. (Great laugh
teri A political party boasting that it is ,
live pasty, claiming that it will elect tn,
next President of the United States, ant
that it is the especial champion of freedom
| and liberty, selects . man as its first, las
and only choice for the United States Sen
ate who does not know, orwi.l not tell whe
ther he is for or against their platform o
principles. daughter and applause,) Wha
. party and what a candidate? Is this no
an enviahle position for this great, univer
sal Black Republican party. Uaughter.)-
But when Lincoln got this flattering nnmi
nation for the United States Senate, he in
stantly proceeded to read to the Convention
speech which he had all ready for the oc
| casion. It seems that h" know that he wal
to be nominated. The leaders had come to
| <ha conc ,Sion that Il WAS i,est IN carry on