Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-07-30
Camuaign in Illinois.

In fair argument, Mr.. Lincoln is more than
a match for Douglas; but Mr.. Dougla.
before q popular audience has mastery
power, and It will DO found on tho present
occasion, as we'll as on some others that
that power consists in representation OF
his opponents principles and opinions which
do no, correspond with facts. The truth Is
Mr.. Dough. ha. been attorney for slaVcdom
so long. that he finds i, impossible TO break
away from the habits OF an attorney, and
assume those Of q statesman. Mr.. Lincoln
said
Judge Douglas makes two points upon
my recent ,peoch at Springfield. lilo says
they are 20 be the issues Of this campaign.
The first one Of these points he bases upon
the language in n speech which ! delivered
ut Springfield. which believe can quote
correctly from memory. | SAID that I'VE
are now far into the 9Th year since u policy
was instituted for the ayowed Object and
with the confident promise Of putting an
end 10 slavery agitation under the opera
ton Of that policy. that agitation had only
not erased, but has constantly augmented.
IA voice" That's the very language
believe it will no, cease until u crisi. shalt
have been reached and passed. A house
divided against itself cannot stand. ! be-
leve this government cannot endure perma.
nsntl, half slave and half Tree. Applause
do not eIpec, the Union TO be dissolved. y
Il AIN quoting from my speech" ! lo not
cIrec, the house to fall, but do expect IL
will cease 10 be- divided. IL will become all
one thing or all the other. Either the or.
ponents Of slavery will arrest the spread Of
il. aud place IL where the public mind shall
rest in the belief that IL !, in the course OF
ultimate extinction. OF IT. advocate, will push
IL forward until IL shall become alike law.
fol in all tho states, north ~ we'll ne in the
south" {" Good, good. J
am not in the first place, unaware that
this government has endured eighiy.two
wears, halt slave and half tree. | know
that. am tolcrably well acquainted with
the history Of the country, and know that
il has endured eishiy.iwo years, halt slave
and half free. bclIeye-and that is what
meant 60 Alludo 10 there believe 10 ha.
endured bccausc. during all that time, until
the introduction Of the Nebraska bill, the
the public mind did rest, all the time. IN the
belief that slavery wa. in the course NJ ulti.
mate extinction. f.'Good =" Good :" and
applause That was what gave u- the rrst
that We had through that period OF eighty
two ycan-at least, 20 ] believe. | have
always hated slavery, think AZ much as
any aboliuoni't. lApplau'c.l have been
an old line whig. | have always hated 10,
but have always been quiet abOu. Il until
this new era OF tho introduction Of the Ne.
bn.ka bill began always believed that
everybody wa. against IL, and that IL was
in course of ultimate extinction. Pointing
20 Mr. Browning who stood near byl-
browning thought so, the great mass OF
the nation have rested in the belief that sla-
very was in course Of ultimate extinction.
They had reason ~ % believe.
The adoption OF the Constitution, and its
a,tcndan, history. led the people 10 believe
20; and that such was the belief ~ the
trainers " the constitution itself. Why did
ihose old men. about ,hc time ot the adop-
ton OF the Constitution, decree that slavery
should not 20 into the new territory where
it had not already gomez Why declare that
within twenty years the African slave trade,
by which slaves are supplied, might b. cut
might enumeratc more OF such acts-but
enough. What were they bu clear indi-
cation that the trainers Of the Constitution
intended ard expected the ultimate eI,lnc.
ton Of that Institution. Cheers. And
now when ! say-as said in this speech
that Judge Douglas has quoted irom-when
say that think tie opponents Of slavery
will resist tho farther spread OF u, aud place
il WHERE the public mind shall rect with tho
belief that it ~ ia course Vt ultimate cGtinc-
ton. only mean TO say that they will place
it whore the founders of this government
originally placed u.
Ihave aid q hsndred times, and have
now no inclination TO take IL back, that !
believe there j. no right, aud ought TO bsno
inclination. in the people OF the tree states
10 enter into the slave states and interfere
with the question OF slavery AZ all. have
said that slways Judge Douglas has heard
Inc say it--ii not quite hundred times. ut
leas, "a good as q hundred times and when
it is said that | am in favor Of interfering
with slavery where il exists, know u u
unwarrantsd by anything have ever in.
tended, and. AS ! believe, by anything !
have ever said. II, by any means, | have
ever used Language which could fairly be W
construed, las, however, believe, never
havc,) now correct IL.
So much then for the inference that Judge
Douglas draws, that am in favor OF sitting
tho sections at war with one another.
know that never meaut any such thing,
and believe that no fair mind can infer any
such thing from anything have ever said.
I" Good, good"
Now in relation to his inference that am
in favor Of = general consolidation Of all the
local institutions Ct the various states.
How l. it, then, that Judge Douglas iniers
because hope to $50 slavery put where the
public mind shall rest in the belief that II
Il ia the course Of ultimate extinction, that
am in favor u Illinois going over aud in
teriering with the cranberry laws OF To-
diana? What can authorize him 10 draw any
such inference? suppose there might DO
one thing that a, least enabled him TO draw
such an inference, that would not be true
with me or with many Others-that II, be-
cause he looks upon this matter OF slavery
~ an exceedingly littlo thins-this matter
Of keeping One.siEth Of the population OF tho
whole nation in a state OF oppression and
tyranny unequalled in the world. lie looks
upon u as being an exceedingly little thins
only equal TO the question OF the Gran.
berry law. Of Indiana-as something having
no moral question IN i,-as something On
par with the question Of whether man
shall pasture his land with cattle, or plant
il with tobacco-so little and 20 small u
thing, that he concludes IL could desire
that anything should he done 90 bring about
the ultimate extinction Of that little thing,
amalgamation OF all the other little things
in the IInion Now ~ Al hsrnens-and