Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-06
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the question whether i am opposed to the ac-
QUESTION Of any more territory unless slavery
is first prohibited therein, my answer is such
that could add nothing by way of illustra-
ton. or making myself better understood.
than the answer which have placed in writ
ing.
Now in all this. the Judge has me, and he
has me on the record. suppose he had fiat
tered himself that was really entertaining
one set of opinions for one place and another
set for another place-that was afraid to say
at one place what uttered another What
l am saying here / suppose | cay TO vast I.
audience strongly tending to Abolitionism
az any audience in the State of Illinois, and L
believe 1 saying that which, if it would be
affirmed to any person and render them Gle
mics to myself, would be offensive to persons
in this audience.
QUESTIONS FOR JUDGE DOUGLAS.
now proceed to PROFOUND to the Judge the
interrcgatories. so far as have framed them.
| will bring forward a new installment when
get them ready. [Laughter.] l will bring
them forward now, only reaching to number
four.
The first one is asa
Question l. If the people of Kansas shall,
by means entirely unobjectonable in all other
respects, adopt a State Constitution, and ask
admission INTO the Union under it, before they
have the requisite number of inhabitants ac-
cording to the English bill-some ninety-three
thousand-will you vote to admit them?-
[Applause.1 ei#-
Q. 2. Can the people of a United States
Territory, in any lawful way, against the wish
of any citizen of the United States, exclude
slavery from its limits prior to the forma-
ton of State Constitution? Renewed APP
plause.
Q. g. IF the Supreme Court of the United
States shall decree that States cannot exclude
slavery from their limits, are you in favor of
acquiescing in. adopting and following such
decision rule of political action? Loud
applause.1
Q. 4. Are you in favor of acquiring addi-
tional territory in disregard of how much ac-
QUESTION may affect the nation on the slavery
question? (Cries of "good." ''good."1
The rest of Lincoln's speech was occupied
with the Chase Amendment matter, the con-
spiracy which Lincoln charges upon Douglas,
and bringing up Judge Douglas charge of
conspiracy made ''by authority" by the Wash
ington Union against the rights of the
States.
DOUGLAS REPLY.
In the first place, the Judge complimented
the audience for hearing Lincoln respectfully.
This was wise precaution, for this debate
took place in the most Free-Soilish spot of
free soil in the State.
OF THE ANSWERS BY LINCOLN To DOUGLAS OF
TAwA QUESTIONS.
am glad that at last have brought Mr..
Lincoln to the conclusion that he had better
define his position on certain political ques-
tons to which called his attention at Ottawa.
He there showed no disposition, no inclina-
ton to answer them. did not present idle
questions for him to answer merely for my
qualification. laid the foundation for those
interrogatories by showing that they consti-
tuted the platform of the party whose nomi-
nee he is for the Senate. | did not presume
that | had the right to catechise him as | saw
proper, unless | showed that his party. or a
majority of it, stood upon the platform and
were in favor of the propositions upon which
my questions were based. | desired simply
to know, inasmuch as he had been nominated
as the first, last, and only choice of his party
| whether he concurred in the platform which
that party had adopted for its government.
In few moments | will proceed to review
| the answers which he has given to these inter
rogatories: but, in order to relieve his ankle
ty, / will first respond to those which he has
presented to me- Mark you, he has not pre-
sented interrogatOries which have ever receiv
ed the sanction of the party with which l am
! acting, and hence he has no other foundation
( for them than his own curiosity. ('.That's
fact.'O
DOUGLAS ANSWER To LrNCOLN's QUESTIONS.
. First, he desires to know if the people of
Kansas shall form a constitution by means
entirely proper and unobjectionable, and ask
admission into the Union as a State, before
they have the requisite population for a men,
Der of Congress, whether will vote for that
admission. Well, now, | regret exceedingly
that he did not answer that iuterrogatory.
If h. 20, x,-1a 1t
we might understand, and not be left to la
fr on which side he is. (Good.) Mr.. Trumbull,
during the last session of Congress, voted
from the beginning to the end against the adj
mission of Oregon, although free State. be-
+, cause she had not the requisite population for
member of Congress. (That's it, Mr..
| Trumbull would not consent, under any cir
| cumstances. to let State free or slave. come
! into the Union until it had the requisite pop
ulation. AS Mr.. Trumbull is in the field,
fighting for Mr.. Lincoln, | would like to have
I Mr.. Lincoln answer his own question, and tell
! me whether he is fighting Trumbull on that
issue or not. Good, put it to him, and cheers.)
But will answer this question. In reference
| to Kansas, it is my opinion, that as she has
population enough TO constitute slave State,
she has people enough for a Free State.
| (Cheers) | will not make Kansas an excep-
tional case to the other States of the Union.
| Sound and hear, hear.) / hold it to be n
| sound rule of universal application to require
| a territory to contain the requisite population
for a member of Congress, before it is admit
ted as State into the Union. i made that
proposition in the Senate in 1856, and | re
newcd it during the last session. in bill pro-
viding that no territory of the United States
should form constitution and apply for adj
mission until it had the requisite population.
On another occasion proposed that neither
| Kansas nor any other territory should be adj
united until il had the requisite population.
Congress did not adopt any of my PROPOSE
tions containing this general rule, but did
make an exception of Kansas | will stand
by that exception. (Cheers.) Either Kansas
must come in as Free State, with whatever
population she may have, or the rule must be
applied to all the other Territories alike.
(Cheers) therefore answer at once, that il
having been decided that Kansas has people
, enough for a Slave State, / hold that she has
enough for free State. c'Good," and APP
plause.) | hope Mr.. Lincoln is satisfied with
| my answer; che ought to be" and cheers,)
and now would like to get his answer to his
own interrogatory-w or not he will
vote TO admit Kansas before she has the re-
| auisite population. ("Hit him again.') want
| 10 know whether he will vote TO admit Ore
gon before that Territory has the requisite
| population. Mr.. Trumbull will not, and the
! same reason that commits MIR. Trumbuil
against the admission of Oregon, commits
! him against Kansas, even if she should apply
for admission n Free State. (''You've got
him." and cheers) If there is any sincerity,
any truth in the argument Of Mr.. Trumbull
| in the Senate against the admission of Oregon
because she had not 93.420 people. although
| her population was larger than that Of Kan
| sas. he stands pledged against the admission
| of both Oregon aud Kansas until they have
| 1920 inhabitants. Iwould like Mr.. Lincoln
| to answer this question. | would like him TO
| 4: II ha