The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-11-20

public forever? You see that if this abolition doc
lrne oil Mr.. Lincoln had prevailed when the govern
ment was made it would have established slavery rs
permanent institution, In all the States, whether
they wanted IL or not aud the question for to de-
trrinlne III Illinois now of the free States, IL.
whether OF not we are willing, having become the
majority section, which we would have resisted with
our hearts blood had it been attempted on us when
we were IN minority ["Wc never will good
good, aud cherrsl How has the south lost her pow
tr ne the majority section in this Union. and how
have the free States gained IT, except under the opc
ration OF lat principle which declares The right of the
people Of each state aud each territory to form and
regulate their domestic institutions in their own way
II was under that principle that slavery abolished
IN y. Hampshire. Il. Island Connecticut. New York
New Jersey and Pennsylvania it was under that prn
clpit that oncha of the slave-hodng States became
free: il was under that principle that the number Of
free states increased, until. from being one ont Of
twelve Sntcs we have grown TO he majority Estates
OF the whole Union, with the power TO control the
House OF Representatives and Senate, and the power
consequently to elect President by Northern votes
without the aid Of Southern State. Having Oh.
tanned this power under the operation Of that great
principle, are you now prepared TO abandon the prn
cple and declare that merely because We have the
power You will wage against the Southern
states and their institutions until you force them to
abolish slavery everywhere. No. never and great
applau-cl
After having pressed these arguments home on Mr..
Lincoln FOR seven weeks, publishing number of my
speeches we met at Ottawa in joint discussion. and lie
men began TO crhwlisl little, and let himself down
H Immense applnnse.l | there prOpounded certain
questions 10 him, Amongst Others | asked him
whether he would vote for the admission Of any
slave States IN the event the people wanted them.-
lie would not answer [Appause ana laughter. i
then told him that If be did not answer the question
there would renew ii at FrccpOrt. aud would then
trot him down into Egypt and again put it to him.
[Chcersl Well, at Freeport. knowing that the next
JOINT discussion took place at Egypt and being in
dread OF II, he did answer my question in regard to
no more slave states in mode which he hoped would
be satisfactory TO me and accomplish the object he
had in view. | will show you what his answer was
After saying that he was not pledged 10 the Republic
can doctrine Of slave States" he declared :
STATE 70 you freely, frankly, that should be cx-
ctedtngly sorry to ever be put in the position
Of having to pass upon that question. | should be
exceedingly glad to know that there never would be
another slave State admitted into Iii. Union"
ii"re, permit me to remark, that do not think the
people will eyer force him into position against his
will [Great laughter and applause He went on
10 say
But must add in regard to this that If slavery
shall be kept out Of the territory during the terrific
rial existence Of any given territory. ana then
the people should, having fair chance and clear field
when they come to adopa constitution, if they should
do the extraordinary thing of adopting slave con
stituton. mntuenced by The actual presence of the
institution among them, ! 10 alternative, if we
own the country, but we must udnlt it into the I'M
iOh.'
That answer Mr. Lincoln supposed would satisfy
the old-linc Wings composed a. entnekians and Viz
ginius, down in the southern part of the State. Now,
what does il amount to? desired to know whether
he would vote 10 allow Kansas 10 come into the I'M
ion with slavery or not, ms her people desired. He
would not answer /: but in round-About way said
that ifsarrry should bn kept of Territory dur
ing the whole of its Territorial existence, and then
the people, whcn they adopted State constitution,
asked admission as Il slave state he supposed he
would have to let the State come in. The ca-e
put 10 him was an cntrrl different one. desired to
know whether hc would vote to admit State il Con
gres+ had not prohibited slavery urins its ter
ritorial existence. rs Congress pretended 10 do
under Gays compromise IN lies Of 1850. He
would moi answer, and have rot been able to get
an answer from him. Laughter; he'll answer this
time, hes afraid TO answer etc. have asked
him wheilcr he would vote to admit Nebraska if the
people asked to come ina State with a Constu
Ition recognizing slavery. and he refused to answer.
l"Put him through "gyc it to him. and cheers
have put I'll question 10 him in reference to New
Mexico, and he has not uttered a word i'll answer.
have enumerated the Territories after another,
putting the same question to him with reference to
each, and he has not said, and will not say, whether
if elected to Congress he VIII vote to admit any Ter
ritory now in existence with such Constitution as
her people may adopt.
He invents case which docs not exist and cannot
under this government, and answers it; but he will
not answer the question put to him in conn elton
with any of the Territories now in existence. linr
rah for Douglas, " three chers for Douglas. The
contract we entered into with Texas when she
entered the Union obig ges Us TO allow four States to
be formed ont Of the old State. and admitted with or
without slavery the respective inhabitants Of each
may determine. | have asked Mr. Lincoln three
times in our Joint discussions whether he would vote
to redeem that pledge and he has never yet answer
ed. lie is silent the grave upon the subject
Laughter, Lincoln must answer "he Will" etc.
III would rather answeras to state OF the case which
will never arise than to commit himself by telling
what he would do in case which came up for his ac-
tion soon after his election to Congress - He'll
never have to act On any question" ana laughterl
Why can he say whether he is willing to allow the
people each state to have slavery or not as they
please, aud to come into the Union wlen they have
the requisite population as n slave free state a.
question. have said everywhere, and now repeat
il TO You, that il the people Of Kansas want slave
state they have right under the Constitution of the
United States, TO form state, and ] will let then
come into the Union with slavery without, they
determine f. That's right good" hurrah foi
Douglas all the time" and cheers.] If the people o
any other territory desire slavery let them have it,
If they do not want it let them prohibit it. 1t il
their business not mine. 'Thats it, eAacuy, ""that'
so hurrah etc 1t isnone OF our business in Illinois
whether Kansas is free state or slave state. [That'
the doctrnel 1t is of your business in Aissou
ri whether Kansas Shall adopt slavery reject it
IL is the business OF her people and none OF yours.
The people Of Kansas have as much right to decide