Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-09-03
1LL1No1s POLITICS.

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The Chicago papers are again filed with the
speeches of Douglas and Lincoln, at Freeport
the place of the second great tilt between the
able champions. We have read this second
batch of stump oratory. AT first We thought to
confine ourselves to a-few general remarks
about the merits of the arguments pro and con.
But we cannot resist the temptation to copy
fsmalt extract from Mr.. Liucoln's able replyStoi
the queries of Douglas, propounded at Ottawa.
Mr.. Lincoln came out bravely, and answered
lust like an honest man should, all that was
asked him. He shIjnks not at telling just what
he believes concerning such matters of Federal
policy as would likely ever come up before him
if elected U. S. Senator.
The comprehensive and liberal platform which
he lays down must, we are persuaded, meet
with the appreciation Of the large majority OF
well informed men, There islthe difference be-
tween night aud day between him and Douglas
Lincoln stands out as Statesman: Douglas as
a special pleader--the former seeking to i'm.
press the cool judgment-appe only to the
higher qualities and endowments of manhood,
while the latter is rough and boisterous-deal-
ing in the low arts of demagogueism, and cater
AH5 " AAo ule1tcSI ISJuu4CeS. w uaIeVeT SYM
patty might have had with Douglas, has
been pretty we'll obliterated by his course, thus
far, in the campaign.
The extract from Mr.. Lincoln's speech is as
follows:
1 will take up the Judges interrogatories as 1
find them printed i'll, the Chicago Times, and
answer them seriGtiDa In order that there
may be no mistake about it, I have copied the
Undergraduates in writing, and also my answers
to them. The first one of these interrogatories
| is in these words:
Question 1. 81 desire to know whether Lin
coin to-day stands, as he did in 1854, in favor
of the unconditional repeal Of the fugitive slave
law?"
Answer. do not now. nor never. did, stand
in favor of the unconditional repeal of the fugi-
tive slave law. [Cries of "Good," "Good"
| O. O. 81 desire him to answer whether he
stands pledged to-day, as he did in 1854, against
the admission Of any moro slave States into the
Union, even ifthe people want themg"
"A. do not now, nor ever did, stand pledged
against the admission Of any more slave States
into the Union.
Q. 3. 81 want to know whether h stands
| pledged against the admission of a new State
into the Union with such Constitution as the
| people of that State may see fit to make?'
a. do not stand pledged against the admis-
sion Of new State into the Union, with such
Constitution as the people Of that State may see
fit to make. [Cries of stgood, !" ''good."l
q. 4. II want to know whether he stands to-
day pledged to the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbian"
A. do not stand to-day pledged to the aboli-
ton of slavery in the District Of Columbia.
Y. b. II desire him to answer whether he
stands pledged to the prohibition of the slave
trade between the different States?p
"A. do not stand pledged to the prohibition
of the slave trade between the different States.
Q. 6. 81 desire to know whether he stands
pledged to prohibit slavery in all the Territories
of the United States, North as well as South of
the Missouri Compromise line.'
a. am implicitly, if not expressly, pledged
to belief in the right and duty of Congress
to prohibit slavery in allthe United States Terri
tories. [Great applause.
Y. z. II desire hin to answer whether he is
opposed to the acquisition of any new territory
unless slavery is first prohibited therein"
A. am not generally opposed to honest ac-
QUESTION of territory; and, many given case, 1
would or would not oppose such acquisition, ac--
cordingly as I might think such acquisition
would or would not agitate the slavery question,
among ourselves. [Cries of good good.
GOES INTO DETAILS WITH THE QUESTIONS.
Now, my friends, it will DO perceived upon
that SO far have only answered that was not
| Ptedged to this, that or the other. The Judge
has not framed hisinterrogatories to ask me aSly-
thing moro than this, and / have answered in
strict Hccordance with the interrogatOries, and
have answered truly that 1 am not p2sdgea Mt
all upon any of the points to which / have an
swered. But am not disposed TO hang upon
the exactform of his intcrrogutory. am rather
disposed to take up at least some of thess! ques-
tions, and state what really think upon them
As to the first one, in regard to Fugitive Slave
law, have never hesitated to say and do not
now hesitate to say, that think, under t!.e Con-
stitution Of the United States, the peopla of the
Southern States are entitled to Congressional
Fugitive Slave Law Having said that, | have
had nothing to say inregard to the existing Flu
| gitive Slave Law further than that | think it
should have been framed so as to be free from
some of the objections that pertain to it, with
out lesseuing its efficiency, And nasnuch as
we are not now in agitation in regard to the al
teraton or modification of that law, would not
| be the man to introduce it as new subject of
agitation upon the general question of slavery.
In regard to the other question of whether
am pledged to the admissions OF any more slave
States into the Union, state to you very frank
ly that would be exceedingly sorry ever to be
put in position of having to pass upon that
question. should be exceedingly glad to know
that there never would be another slave State
admitted into the Union; [applauseI; bat I
mast add that II sLGcetl slutt6e kept out OF the
Territories during the territorial eristence of
any one giren Territory, and the people shall.
airing fair chance and q oLear. fel, 4olaen then
come to ndoptt the Constitution, do such an ertrG-
ordinary thing as to adopt a STAGE Constitution.
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