American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-08-26
ESTABLISHED IN 1925
The Illinois Fisht--DOugIas and Trum-
bull.

ball.
We must give our readers couple OF
specimen bricks from the srseehes Of the
Illinois Senator'S:
rRuMBt1L Al CHICAGO.
This my friends, is serious charge.but
charge i tonight. that the very man
who traverses the country under tbe ban
nsr ptoeaimiug popular sovereignty. by
dssiRn, eoococted bill on purpose 10 force
constitutiou upon that people; the evil
dence TO prove the charge ] make. APP
plauss. have brought along with me.
beeause charge Of q serious character
like this might be eontroverted by the man
who claims credit for popular sovereignty.
unless brought the evidence with me.
hold in my hand the bill brought into the
Senate O: the United States by Mr. TOombs
on the 18th June, 1856. eoataininga clause
requiring the conItitutioh which the con-
vention should form, tO be submitted TO
the people for their ratification or rejeO-
/ ton. That bill was referred 10 the Com
mittee on Territories in the Senate Of the
United States. Ct which Judge Douglas Is
chairman. Judge DOus slas. FIVE days af-
tefRards. reported back the bill bold in
my hand, making various alterations in the
bill---an3 he stated that. on consultation
with Mr.. Toombs, he had made these al
terations.
Voise--To whom did he make this
statement?
Mr.. TrumbulI--Hs made in the Senate
Of the United States. and it is reported in
the Congressional Globe; and sir, if you are
Dodglss mah--
Same Voice--I am. sir.
Mr.. Trumbull-And you want 20 satisfy
yourself that he was in the plot 70 force
constitution upon the people? will sat-
isfT you. (Cries Of good. good; hit him
again and cheers will cram the truth
down any man's throat until be cannot de.
ny i. (R-newed cheers And 10 the
! man that does deny il. 1 will cram the lie
! down bis throat. ill he shall cry enough.
Tremendous cheering
!, 1t is preposIeroas is the most damn.
!, !. able effrontery that man ever put on 10
: conceal scheme 70 defraud and cheat .
! people out Of their rights. and then claim
v credit for 1t.
DOUGLAS AT BARDsfoNS.
Such is the eB0rmiiy oil the charge, and
: the coarse and Vulgar language in which 1t
" is clothed. He knew at the limo he made
. il, thstit was false. and that had brands
ed il as ialsehood even when made in
= terms so mild as not to involve moral tur-
y pitude. (Shame.t He cram the lie
~ down the throat of any man who denies il!
ie ("He will have good time of it." and
70 laughter. l deny it and brand the author
!, i Of Il as an infamous liar. (''That's the
~ talk" Hurrah for Douglas. and inn
menss applauss.) Let him attempt where
:, - ever he dares to cram bic lies down my
u u throat. The miserable craven hearted
~ wretch would sooner have had both his
ears cut off than to have used such lam
guage in my presence. 'He can't help
y It; it's his nature to lie and cheat" and
! cheers.j BE thinks be can DOW make
20 such false and Infamous charges with i'm
I. puuity, bscause / am candidate beforg
y the people, and ems aged in other parts o.
, the State discussing questions against my
Gu combined enemies. His only object II
making such charges is to draw me into
:. bersonal controversies. with the hope there
~ By Of conceaiiag from the public the enor
: H
70 nifty Of the doctrines 10 which Lincoln ant
sI his party stand committed. THAT'S it.
~ ~ shall not allow much of my time in thi'
~ IL canvass to be oecupisd in noticing thes.
he personal assaults. / have none to maxi
,sS ! agains Mr. Lincoln, or Mr.. Trumbull, o.
"e any other political opponent. III eanno
'se ~ stand on my ovid public record. ("yo,
l,e S can"1 on my own private and puulic char
- actei as history Will record it. win no
: sn attempt TO raise by tfadaelng the characts
!: Of other men. Immense cheeting.)
'ss ~ will b,aud luy falsehood uttered agains
" me as 1t deserves, and viii meet the re
=, sponsibiIity face to face, Ithst's the talk.
ns notwithstanding Mr.. Trumbulps bravado
or Mr.. Liucoln's BROAD SwoRD exploits i
.s .s for or times, Igreat laughter. and thre
- cheers1 but will not make Q blackguar
ne Of myself by initiating the course they hay
=, pursued towards me.
ut, CartpREx r1cKED Ur tn LAKE ERrE.-
The Windsor (C. W Herald hss the fol
The owing account of the finding Of three chill
ms drea floating 10 Lake Erie last Thursday
| ..AI. n - ..vaa - 30 a - fronn Sandue