New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-24
REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES.
SPEECH OF HON. ABRAHAM LINCOLN,



and kor 70 doh
We are cow is, TITO the nm year, sin,ss policy was
initiated, with the agotce4 object and coaGdea promise
Of puttipg end to Slavery agitation
Under the operation OF that policy .hs agtai has
hot OILY mol ceased, bit has constantly augmented.
In Iqy opinion, it ,cK not cease, until crisis shah
have been reached and passed q 4 house divi led
against itsef cannot stand" l believe this Govern
ment cannot endure permanently half 'lacc a1d half
free. / Dc DO. e1psc: the Union to be disso'red-l
don't expect the house TO faRbut do expec: will
cease 10 be divided. /. Will become al one thing,
or ali the other. Ether the 0pp0nests OF Slavery viii
arrest the further spread Of il. and place where the
public mind thall rect in the bshef that it is in course
of ultimate extinction; or ia Gdrocatcs will push It
forward I'LL it shall become slike lawful IN al the
States, old as well ss nee-Norts as wei as S0N|h'
Have We 20 tendency 10 the later c)n1luJn[
Let any one who doubts carefully contemplate that
row almost complete legal cOmbnston-piecs OF MT
c.iEery so 10 spesk-eOmpOundea OF toe Neoraaka
doetiIe, and the bred Scott decision. L. 81 Goa
s6ec rst OILY okdt cork the machinery Is adopted 70
de- ard h0tc ,ccN adopted; but also, let nun study
the history OF ia construction and trace u ne oan, or
rather tR If ne can, 10 trace the evidences OF d.
syn, ard ronceT. of action, amoDg is Chief bo'i0s,
from the beginning. Bat, 50 far, Congress cny, hal
seed; and 81 Endorsement by the people, real or G
pdreat was indispensable, t. sare the point area1y
gsined and give chance for more. The new year OF
States by State Constitutions and from riost o! the
national territry by Congressional prohibition. -Four
days later commenced the struggle, which e1osa III
IeLealing that Congressional prohlDition.
This opened all the national territory TO Slavery,
and WAS me FIRST point gained Tbs necessity mad noe
been overlooked; but had tsen providei for as wen
ss might be- in the notable Argument OF " Sqt 1tter
so-ereigrty" Otherwise called s2cred rlgH 81 sey-
gcrernmeat" which ls.ter phrase though expressive
Of the only ryhtiul basis OF any govern nen was 80
perverted in this attempted use OF il az to amount TO
just this: That if sDy one man eaoose 70 ensaye
another no Third man snail be allowed % object. Ina.
argument was Incorporated into TIE Nebraska BID it.
ssH, in the language which f,ll0ws =" II tlRg the
true intent and meaRRg Of ths act not 10 eg'i1tc
" Siarery into any Territory or State nor ercade II
"hyetr0nl but % leacs Tie p0pA heTeJ Psrjec'g free
10 t0rDa and TegRlate tafU domestic institutions an
Hetr ocR ray, subjsel ory 10 nc Consultation Of e
LaiteG States" Then opened tls roar OF 10 )se de,
clsnlstion in favor OF "Sq la.er Sovereignty, and
" Sacred righ: of self government"
"But." said Opposition members, "let us be more
"sIecifc-let dgcna the bi 50 as to expressly de-
clare that the people Of u. Ier:oiy ny sxaSae
ure; and down they voted the amendmen'. Wm.e
the Nebraska bill was passing through Z 1gress a
la, case Involving the quest)n Of negros freedom
by reason OF his having voluntarily taken hin
frs: into Fee STATE and then Territory ooyeret by
the Congressional prohibition, and held him as a
slave, hug tiss a. ss"h passing through tpe
United States Circuit Court fr the District OF MIS-
sOuri; and both Nebraska BILL and law sun were
brought 70 decision in the monh Of May 1851.
The negros name Died Scott whioh nsme
nos desgns.es the decision tcaDy msde IN the case.
Bej6rs the lhon next P:esdertisl elsctoa, the law
case came 10, and was argued m the supreme C1u't
of TIE United States but tle deciSion % II was de-
feYred until after the election SILL, before the cleo
ton Senator Grumbul, the floor Of the S,nste, To-
quests the leading etVOcats OF the Nebraska oii ID
,a.e his opinion whether the pecple Of lsrfitory
can eons;itn,ionely exclude Slavery from their lmts,
sHd the latter answers: " rlst is question for the
Supreme Cour.." Tue election came; Mr. buchanan
eli % nd no nj. m n v ee-
cured. Thst was the second point gained. The ia
dCrseneD however, fell short OF clear popular mi-
jority by nesry fur hundred thousand votes al %,
perhaps, gss not Overwhelmingly reliable ana sa.i3-
iac.ery. The outgoing President in his last annual
message, So impressyely pJssOs ect9cd back upon
the people the rcish and authority OF he iad).se-
ment.
rne Supreme Court me. sgaia; they ad Mt an
rousce their decision, but ordered reag aineni- ine
Presidential INAUGURATION came, and 81 10 t.Oh
OF The Cont; bat the tc)UsRg Pf,s Tent, IN hs III
sugnrel address, feryently ex1oTttd the pe)ps L.
abide BY the forthcoming decision Hho'erer = mfgW
h. Tnea in q fe. days. cine the decision. Inc re-
puted author of tae Nsbrs.ks bill incs an ea.ly
occasion 10 make speech al tbs C.pltD, i1dJfslrg
the Died Scot decision, and vehemently dsnouncias
al op2osItiOr 10 il. Toe new President, to-, seize
tie carly Occasion OF tie Slmaa iette- - tGa0rse
an strongly c>Rst ne tua. 3eesion, Gnd - express
his ast0ErEnieaf that any difs,en, view hal ever
been entertained.
a. lee2th sqGsbble spi0gs Up betge 81 the Pfesi-
snr a. me 1QLACr OF Ut : Nepfdekt - ia sS ~
nieson of tact WIS her the L.com2t)n Constitution
vas OF vss not any just sense sde by me people
G: Kansas ard in hat sqIa5ole the later cares
that sl he wants s fair vote for The people a1d inst
ne cares rot whether Slavery be voted eo" or voted
no / GO not understand thIs declaration, thst he
rss ,ot hetLsr Slavery be voted do 81 o. voted up
% be intended by lin other than es au a. Gha.s0a
Of the tolcy be would impress up)n the pabhc nlnd
tte ~ for wAca he oes!Ares he h-s aut-red
much AID l. really h suffer q the md. Ard well
my ne cling tlst principle. Ii be has any pa,enal
feeling vel msy ne ch1g % Il. Ids. principle ls the
oLlv skr.2 lels Of HI. original Nebraska doctrine
Under tee Drsd Scot. decision, sqna:ter sovereignty
sauared olt Of existence, tgmb bed down Ike tenn
ntrgry s,gif ,d.ng-like the Md ~ t9s fJundery,
se,ved through one bias. ard fell back into bose rand
-h.Ioed 70 carry election, and then wss kicked %
tie WIND. His .'e J0iRt Struggle with The Rep15-
lic,ps sgsius: The Lec1mp.Jn Constitution, Involves
rothiDg OF the original Ns5rtski doctrine. That
struggle WAS made pJiGt-the night o. people
10 make .heir own ConsttutiOn-gpon wa.ch aud
he R.publicans have never differed.
TIE several prints OF the bred ~ II, dec.sJn, in
connection with Senate, u sglsss care h9.' poll y.
constitute the pisce oil nschisery in IA prsisA STATE
of sdvancsment. Tbe o0rklAY ponts vi that ma
chipery sie ffss, tina. negro slave, imported a.
zach from Aca, and dese rdart OF sgcl slave can
ever De c,.i-sa Of any S,s.', the seose OF ina;
term 60 used Ia ne Constitution Of the United 'e
This port il made IN order % 0epiiye the ncgso ID
every pcssiO.e syert, Of tie b.zs+ OF tbs p;ov.s'n
Of re USi.ed States Cons.tu.iop when deeises naI
Tia. the citizens OF each SAFE ehsll be .n1sol !"
ell privileges sd rnsnI'iss q cl.iZeas 10 t's se'e
" RAJ states
Second J, ihs." suh,zes % the CSrs;f-t,on o. TIE
a - pr arm