Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-07-30

cago in view of the aouud statesman like and whole
some ideas he expressed ln regard 10 that grent and
most eIigent question OF tbs time, The true political
social industrial relation OF the negro TO the white
man. We publish elsewhere abstract of his Chicago
speech and in ths place, on The subject of the status
ut the negro append the following extract from
full report of it:
II assert the right of each State to decide for itself
on all these auesous and do no; subscribe to the
doctrines Of my friend Lincoln, that uniformity is
either desirable or possible do acknowledge that
they must all be free, that they must all be slaves
do not acknowledge that the negro must be our
equal everywhere or nowhere. l do not ledge
that the Chinese must have the same rights in Cali
fornia that we would confer upon him here. l do
not acknowledge that the Co0ie imported into this
country. must necessarily be put upon an eQuali-
~ with the white races. don't acknowledge ony
of these doctrines OF uniformity in local or do
mesiic regulations in the different States. Thus
you will see, my fellow citizens, that the issue be-
tween Mr.. Lincoln and myself as the respective
candidates for tbs United States Senate s made up
s direct, unequivOcsl, fair ssue He goes for uni.
ormy Of domestic institutions, or the war of secous
until one or the o'hsr shall yield. 90 for the great
principle OF the Nebraska BILL for the right OF the
people of each State to decide for itsef On the other
point, Mr.. Lincoln goes for warfare upon the Su-
prems Court OF the United States, because OF their
Judicial decision. yield obedience to- and acquesoe
in the 6ns determination of thu highest judicial tr-
bunsl of tho nston upon our Constitution. He OBJ
-ots to the Dred Scott decision because it does not
put the negro in possession of the rights of citizen
,hip on equality with the white m.u. ! am utter
y opposed to negro equality with whit, men. re-
peat, that this nation is nation OF whfs people-a
psope composed of European descendants, people
that have established this Government for Themselves
and their posterty and am in favor OF preserving not
only the purity Of their blood but the purity oil tee Co
vcrnment from all mixed races or amalgamatioIs.- -
We have the effects of these mixed races OF su
perior and inferior races this mixture OF white men,
Indians and negroes. We have seen il in Mexico, in
Central America and in South America, and in all the
Spanish American States Its result has been dste.
rioraion, decentralization and degradation below the
capacity for Self government. am opposed 10 TAX
ng any step that recognises the negro or Indian as
the equal of the white man, to have voice IN the
execution and administration Of the Government. |
would extend to the negro and the Indian, and ali
dependent races, every right, every privilege and
every immunity consistent with the safety OF the
white race but equality he never should have, e!the
political or SOCIAL or in any other respect whatever
Unity in diversity Is at the basis OF the tederatIvs
theory. The moment you attempt 10 merge unity
into uniformity, you strike blow at federation, and
give helping hand 10 despotic Centrallzaon. Mr.
Douglas has ht upon the true idea here and that and
mis- views OF the African question lit him several de-
Erees IN the scale OF genuine stateemnnshp. Upou
such premises he could assent to tho BLACK he
publican programme for unormipg the country 10
anti.slavery apparel could he oppose the growth
aud progress of the South-the maintenance OF her
rqua position in the Union, and, If need be, th1 &C
QUESTION by her of black labor that should harmon
ze with her peculiar institutions and supply an ineI
orabls demand.
While We cannot understand the Judgment which
places "without the pale of future hopes from the
Democracy" the ablsst and most effective champion
of Southern Rights in the North. West; nor the other
Judgment which denounces as folly" a firm persist
ance in honestly formed opinion which furni,he'
tower Of strength - the Democratic candidate in
Illinois, We are not disposed TO dwell on such incon
grutes, but content ourselves with recommending all
other ultra Lecompton newspapers TO initiate the eI
ample Of the Democrat or the Delta in calling forth
the aid aud sympathy of all true men, for the sake o
Democratic triumph in Illinois.