American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-07-22
DOUGLAS on LINCOLN.

DOUGLAS on LINCOLN.
/ have observed from the public prints
that but few days ago the Republican par
ty Of the State of Illinois assembled in Con-
vention at Springfield. laid down platform
and nominated candidate for the United
States Senate, as my successor. Voice,
"No! neverr' and slight Kisses. I take
pleasure in saying that have known per-
sonally and intimately for about quarter
ofa century the worthy gentleman nomi-
mated for my place, and | will say also that
l regard him as a kind, amiable, intelligent
gentleman, an d an honorable Oppo-
nent, and hence whatever issue may have
with him, will be an issue of principle, ,and
not one involving personality. Loud ap-
plause.
That gentleman made speech before
that Republican Convention, which had
unanimously nominated him for the Senate
which speech was evidently carefully writ
ten and we'll prepared. 1t constitutes the
basis upon which he proposes to carry on
the campaign during this Summer. That
speech lays down two distinct propositions,
which shall now notice and upon which
l shall take direct and bold issue with
him.
The Crttenden bill was fair, as per-
tect an exposition Of the doctrine Of Pop
ular Sovereignty as could be carried out
by any bill that man ever devised. and it
proposed 10 refer the Lecomp on Constitu-
tion back to the people OF Kansas, with the
right 10 accept it or reject it as they pleas
ed, at fair election, to te held in pursu
ance Of law; and in the event they rejected
it and formed another in its stead. then
they became State Of which they ap'
proved. The bill was Just in all its pro-
visions. gave it my cordial support,
and WAS rejoiced when l heard that ii
had passed the House of Representatives,
and for time entertained the hope that il
would have passed the senate.
regard, therefore, the great principle
Of Popular Sovereignty as having been vim
dicated and made triumphant in this land
as a permanent rule OF the public policy in
the organization OF Territories and the ad
mission of new states.
The first point upon which he took is
sue with Lincoln was that L. had asserted
as fundamental principle of this Govern
ment, that there must be uniformity in the
laws-loca' laws and domestic institution:
Of each and al the States of this Union.-
And as Douglas interprets him.
He therefore invites all the non-slave
holding States 10 band together, organize
as one body, and make war upon slavery
in Kentucky, upon slavery in Virginia, up
on slavery in the Carolinas, upon slavery
, in all the laveholding States of the I'm
, ion, and to persevere in that war until i
shall be exterminaed. He then invites
the slave. holding States to band togethe
as unit, and make aggressive war upol
the free States Of this Union, with view
TO establish slavery in Illinois, New Yorl
and New England-n every free State o
the Union-and keep up that warfare un
, til it shall be firmly established in thei
limits. He advocates boldly and clearly
a war of sections-warof of the North agans
=, the South-of the free States against tn
slave States-a war OF determination to b
. continued rolentlessly until the one or tn
other shall be universal and all the State
!, shall either become free or become slave
it Upon this point Douglas spoke at lsngt
d concluding:
8 Hence conceive that my friend Nj
] Lincoln, has totally misapprehended til
= great principle, upon which our govern
+ ment rests. Uniformity in local and dc
l. mestic affairs, wouldA destructive of Stat
:, rights, of Stale Sovereignty. of persons
1t liberty and personal freedom. Uniform
y ty is the parent of despotism the wcrl
l. over, not only in politics but in religion
Whenever that doctrine isproclaimed, thu