The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-08-07
Speech Of Hon. A. Lincoln,
IN REPLY TO s. 4. DOUGLAS.
Desirered in Chicago-Juty 10Th, ls5i

IN REPLY TO =. A. UOCGLAS.
Desirered in Chicago-Juiy 10Th, 1858.
fReporte, Expressly fcr the "Press sna Tribune y
Mn Fello,c CitiSens:-Ony yesterday even
ing. upon the occasion Of the reception Civ
en- to Senator Douglas, was furnished
with seat very convenient for hearing him,
and was otherwise very courteously treated
bv him and by his friends, and for which, l
thank him and them. During the course Of
his remarks, my name was mentioned in
such 4 way, as suppose renders it At least
not improper that should make some sort
of repiy to him. shall not attempt to fol-
| low him in the precise order in which he ad-
dressed the assembled multitude upon that
| occasion, though l shall perhaps do SO in
the main. [>@.
A QUESTION OF yERACITY-THE ALLIANCE.
There was one question to which he asked
the attention Of the crowd, which deem OF
somewhat less importance-at least of pro-
pricty for me to dwell upon-than the 9th
crs, which he brought in near the close of
his speech, and which | think, it would not
be entirely proper for me to omit attending
to altogether, and yet, if were not to give
some attention to it now, should psooa-
bly, forget it altogether. [Applause'I-
While am upon this subject, allow ne 70
say that do not intend to indulge 10 that
| incony enicnt mode sometimes adopteu IN
public speaking, of reading from documents;
but shall depart from that rule so far as
to read a little scrap from his speech. which
notices this first topic of which shall speak
that is. provided can fad it in tae pa
per. Examines the Press and TRIuSE Of
this morning.) A yoicc-"Get out your
specs"
81 have made up my mind to appealto the
people against the combination that has
been made against me!-the Repablican
leaders have formed an alliance, an unholy
and unnatural alliance, with potion of
INSCRIPTIONS federal office holders. in
tend to fight that allied army wherever
meet them. know they deny the alliance,
but yet these men who are trying to divide
the Democratic party for the purpose of
clecting Republican Senator in my place,
are ust as much the agents and tools Of the
supporters of Mr.. Lincoln. Hence, shall
deal with this allied army, just as the Rus
| slams dealt with the allies ut Sebasopol-
that is, the Russians did not stop to enquire
when they fired broadside, whethe it hit
an Enslishman, a Frenchman or Turk
Nor will stop to enquire, nor SHALL hesi-
tate, whether my blows shall hit these Re-
publican leaders or their allies who are hold
ing the federal Offices and yet actingin coa-
cert with them"
| Well now, gentlemen, is not that vcrya alarm
ing? Laughter. Just to think oft right
at the outset Of his canvass, !, a poor, kind,
smiable, intelligent laughter] gentleman,
laughter and renewed cheers AN to be
slain in this way. Why, my friend, the
Judge, is not only, as it turns Out not a
dead lion, nor even a living one-he is the
rugged Russian Bear! [Roars Of laughter
and loud applause.
| But If they will have it-for hc saws that
We deny it-that there is any such alliance,
as he says there is-and dcn't propose
hanging very much upou this question of
veracity if he will have i, that here is
such an aliance-t that the Administration
men and we are allied, and we stand in the
attitude Of English, French and Turks, and
he occupies the position of the Russians, in
that case, beg that he will indulge US while
We barely suggest to him, that these allies
took Sebastopol. [Lons and tremendous
applause.)
Gentlcmcn, only a few more words as to
this aIl,ance. For my Part, have TO D...,
that whether thc,e he such an alliance, de-
ponds, so far as know, upon what may be
| a right definition Of the term alliance. If
for the Republican party to see the other
great party to which they are opposed, divi-
icd among themselves, and not try to stop the
division aud rather be glad Of tit that is
/ i / ir,.h hnt ,G n ant
to be said that the Republicans had formed
there is contribution Of money or sacrifice
of principle on the one side or the other, so
far as the Republican party is concerned, if
there be any such thing, protest that l
neither know Of it, nor do believe it. |
will however sav--as think this branch of
the argument is Iuggcd in-I would, before
leave it. state, for the benefit Of those con-
ccrncd, that one of those same Buchanan
men did once tell me Of IN argument that
he made for his opposition to Judge Doug
las. lie said that friend of our Senator
Douglas had been talking to him, and had
among other things said to him: "Why, you
don't want to beat Douglass" eyes" said
he: 81 do want to beat him, and | will tell
YOU why. believe his original Nebraska
Bill was right in the abstract, but it was
wrong in the time it was brought forward.
1t was wrong in the application to a terrific
~ in regard to which, the question had been
settled: it was brought forward at Il tine
when nobodv asked him; it was rendered to
the South, when the South had not asked
for it, but when they could not we'll refuse
1t; and for this same reason, he forced that
question upon our party: it has sunk our
best men all over the nation, everywhere:
and now, when our President, struggling
with the difficulties Of this mans getting up,
has reached the very hardest point to turn
in the case, he deserts him, and dmfor
putting him where he will trouble us no
more" [Applause.l
| WHAT is POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY?
Now, gentlemen, this is not my argument
that is not my argument at all. have
only been stating to you an argument Of
Buchanan man. You will judge if thee is
any force init. [Applause.] Popular Sow
creignty! everlasting Popular Sovereignty!
Laughter and cheers Let us for amo-
ment inquire into this vast matter of Pepu-
lar Sovereignty. What is Popular Sever
eighty? We recollect that at an early Pc
ricd in the history Of this struggle therewas
another name for this same thing-Smnf-
ter Sorereignty. ltwas not exactly bpu-
lar Sovereignty, but Squatter Sovereignty.
What do those terms mean? What do they
mean when used now? And vast ecdit is
taken by our friend, the Judge, in regard to
his support of it, when he declares he last
years of his life have been, and all the fu-
turc years of his life shall be deroted to
this matter of Popular Sovereignty, What
is it? Why, it is the sovereignty Of the
people. What was Squatter Sovereignty?
su ppose if it had any signi6canceat all, it
was the right of the people to govem them
selves, to be sovereign over their own af-
fairs, while they were squatted down in a
country not their own, while they had SQUAT
ted on a territory that did not belong to
them, in the sense that State belongs to the
people who inhabit it-when it belonged to
the nation such right to govern Themselves
was called "Squatter Sovereignty
Now, Iwish you to mark. What has be-
come of that Squattcr Sovereignty What
has become ofitl, Can YOU, get anybody to
tell you now that the people of territory
have any authority to govern themselves, in
regard to this mooted question of Slavery,