The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-07-29
Lincoln and Douglas.

Last week we copied literally from the speech
of Mr. Lincoln, of illinois, in reply to the re.
marks of Mr.. Douglas at his reception in Chi.
csgo. We now make another extract from the
same speech
Gentlemen fear that shall become tedi.
GUS. Go on, 80 on leave this branch OF
the subject TO take hold of another. | take ur
that part OF Judge Douglass speech in which
he respectfully attended to me.
Judge Douglas makes two points upon my re-
cent speech at Springfield lie SAYS they are to
be the issues Of this campaign. The nrst one OF
these points he bases upon the language in a
speech which delivered at Springfield, which |
believe can quote correctly from memory. Isaid
there that we are now far inlo the hfth yea
since policy was instituted for the avowed OBJ
ject aud with the confident premise of putting
an end TO slavery agitation under the operation
OF that policy, that agitation had not only
ceased, but has constantly augmented
voice" That's the very language"l 81 be.
lieve ii will not cease until crisis shall have
been reached and passed. A house divided
against itself cannot stand. believe this GOV.
eminent cannot endure permanently half slave
and half free" Applause. 81 do not expecl
the Union to be dssolved'-I am quoting from
my speech | do not expect the house to fall;
but do expect it will cease to be divided. Ii
Either the opponents Of slavery will arrest the
spread Of it, and place it where the public mind
shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of
ultimate extinction, or its advocates will push
it forward until it shall become alike lawful in
all the States North as we'll as South" I"Good.
good.'l
What is The paragraph In this paragraph
which have quoted in your hearing. and 10
which ask tho attention Of all Judge Douglas
thinks he discovers great political heresy, |
want your attention particularly to what he has
Inferred from it. He says am in favor of ma
king all the States of this Union uniform in all
their internal regulations; that in all their do
nestle concerns am in favor of making them
entirely uniform. He draws this inference from
the language | have quoted to you. He SAYS
that am in favor Of making war by the North
upon the South for the extinction of slavery :
that am also in favor of inviting, as he ex.
presses it, the South to war upon the North
for the purpose of Matchmaking slavery. Now,
it is singular enough, if you will read that pas.
sage over, that did not say that was ia favor
OF anything in it. only said what expected
would take place. | made prediction only
il may have been foolish one perhaps. did
not even say that desired that slavery should
be put i'll course of ultimate extinction. do
say so now, however great applausel so there
need be no longer any difficulty about that. Ii
may DO written down in the next speech. An.
plause aud anghter.l
Gentlemen, Judge Douglas informed you thai
this speech OF mine was probably carefully pre-
pared. | admit that il was. am not master
OF language | have not fiue education I am
not capable of entering into disquisiton upon
dlalectlcs, as believe you call it but do not
believe tho language employed bears any such
construction as Judge Douglas put upon it,
Rpt | ah,N,,t 4,
words. | know what | meant, aud will not
leave this crowd in doubt, il can explain TO
them what really meant in the use of that par
agraph.
am not, in the first plnce, unaware that this
Government has existed SO years, halfsIave and
hall free. | know that | am tolerably well
acquainted with the history of the country. and
know that it tas endured eighty-two wears.
half slave and half free. belieus-and thai is
what meant to allude to lhere--I bsLieue--it
has endured because, during a that time, untl
the introduction Of the Nebraska bill. the pub
lie mind did rest, all the time, in the belle that
slavery was in The course of ltinate extinc.
ton. - Good good!'l That was what gave MS
the rest that We had through that period of 80
years; at least so | believe. have always
hated slavery, think as much as any Aboli-
Zionist. Applause. | have been an old line
WEg. have always hated it, but have al
ways been quiet about it until this new era of
he introduction of the Nebraska bill began.--
always believed that everybody was againsl
II, aud that it was in course Of ultimate extinc
ton (Poirling to Mr.. Browning, who stood
near by)-Browning thought so; the great
mass OF the nation have rested in the belief that
slavery was in the course of ultimate extinction.
They had reason SO to believe.
The adoption OF the Constitution and It's at
tendant history led The people 10 believe so and
that such was the belief of the trainers Of the
Constitution itself. Why did those old mn.
a bout the time Of the adoption of the Constitu.
tion decree that slavery should not go into the
new territory where il had not already gons p
why declare that within twenty years the Afri-
eau Slave Trade. by which slave, are supplied
might be cat of BY Consrets' Why were all