Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-07-29
Douglas and Lincoln at Springfield,


The Chicago Press publishes an accoun,
OIL the speeches OF these two gentlemen al
Springfield on Saturday. 1t says:
The speech of Senstor Douglas was sub.
Stantially the same as that which he deliy.
cred here. He indorsed more er,phatca lly
if possible, the Dred Scott decision, which
denies both to Congress and the people OF
the Territories the right TO exclude slavery
declared himself the champion Of Popular
Sovereignty in the same breath-misrepre-
sented the position of Mr. Lincoln and of
the Republican party-harped upon canal
gFmation," "negro equality" "a war OF
sections" and the despotism that would
crush out the liberties of this people should
the Slave States adopt measures Ito place
slavery in the course of ultimate extinc.
tioE." MIR. Douglas will probably repeat
tins speech wherever he appears during
the remainder OF the canvass. Falling
without effect on the occasion of its first
delivery, it cannot fail of becoming more
and more stale and unproftabIe, even in
the estimation of his most yea lous psrtiz ms.
and on every subsequent occasion of its re-
hearsal.
The speech of Mr.. Lincoln in reply was
an able vindition of Republicanisn, and
terrible showing up of the inconsistencies
OF Douglas-his p' ofessions in favor of free
dom-his persistent action in behalf of
slavery propagandism-his assumed cham
pionship of popular sovereignry-his in
dorsement of the (alhoun dogma, that the
the Constitution carries slavery into all
the Territories, which destroys at a bloww
the principle" he SO highly raunts.
Our friends in Springfield are highly
elated with the result of last Saturdays
work. Douglas and his friends are more
chop-fallen than ever.
MIR. Lincoln exposed Mr.. Douglas Quiz
otism in declaring himself in favor of the
right of State to establish or abolish
Slavery, right which nobody ever doubt
ed.
He took up Douglas attack on his Lin-
coln's) opposition TO decision of the Su-
preme Court, and arraigned the Little
preme. Court declared the United States
Bank constitutional, the whole Democratic
party, with President Jackson at its head,
had opposed that decisi N. Ever since
Jackson's time the Democratic party had
continued to make war on that decision -
He had himself, over and over again,
heard Judge Douglas denounce that deci-
sion. The Cincinnati Platform opposes
that decision, and Douglas, in end rising
that platform, this day makes uar on a
standing, unreuerssd decision of the !Suprenas
Court Of the United States. Douglas is for
decisions when they suit him, but against
them when they do not.
SIR. Lincoln went on TO state that tine
principal object of his speech before the
Convention in June had been to show, ex-
pose and charge a regular plot, combina-
ton and conspiracy on the part of the
Southern fire-eaters, the Administration
and the Supreme Court, for the purpose of
nationalizing the institution of slavery
Senator Douglas, although he admits hav-
ing read that speech carefully, has not de-
MED the charge. He now took occasion
to renew that charge, and also to express
his belief tina, Judge Douglas was not only
privy to the plot, but one of the chief con-
spirators.
Lincoln occupied about two hours and a
half in making his speech, yet the audience
listened with eager interest, and without a
single sign of WEAKNESS during the who lie
time. As the speaker made his various
points, the hall was made to ring again
and again with the applause of his hearers.
The meeting adjourned will three vocifer-
Gus cheers for Lincoln