The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-07-28

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error, has not been able to point out on,
thing against him which be could say wa
wrong He seizes upon the doctrines
ne supposes to bs included in tina
speech, and declares TINT upon them viii
turn the issues Of this campaign. II,
then quotes, or attempts to quote, from my
speech. will not say thu. he willfully mis-
quotes, but be does fail to quote accurately
His attempt at quoting is from nassag,
which | believe can quote accurate y from
memory. shall make the quotation now
with some comments upon it, as have al
ready said, in order that the Judge shall BE-
left entirely without excuse for misrcpre-
senting me. do 90 now, as hope, for the
last time. do this, in great caution, in or
der that il he repeats his Misrepresentation,
it shall be plain to all that he does 80 wilful-
ly. If, after all, he still persists, shall be
compelled to reconsider the course have
marked out for myself, and draw upon such
| humble resources az have, for new course,
better suited to the real exigencies OF the
case. set out in this campaign, with the
intention Of conducting it, strictly as y gen
tleman, in substance at least, if not in the
outside polish. The latter, | shall never be,
but that which constitutes the inside of q
gentleman, | hope understand, and am not
| less inclined to practice than others. Cheers.
! 1t was my purpose and expectation that this
canvass would be conducted upon principle,
and with fairness on both sides and it shall
not be my fault, If this purpose and expecta-
ton shall be given up.
| lie charges, in subste nee, that | invite a
war Of sections that ! propose all the local
institutions Of the different States shall be-
come consolidated and uniform. What il.
there in the language of that speech which
expresses such purpose, or bears such con
structionP have again and again said that
lwould not enter into any of the States to
! disturb the institution of slavery. Judge
Douglas said, at Bloomington, that used
language most able and ingenious for con
cealing what really meant; and that while
had protested against entering into the slave
States, / nevertheless did mean to 20 on the
banks of Ohio and throw missiles into Ken
lucky to disturb them in their domestic in
situations.
said, in that speech, and meant no more,
that the Institution Of slavery ought to be
placed in the very attitude where the trainers
Of this government placed it, and left il.
do not understand that the trainers of our
constitution left the people Of the free States
In the attitude OF firing bombs or shells into
the slave States. was not using thar
sage for the purpose for which he infers u.a
use it. ] said, awe are now far advanced
into the fifth year since policy was created
for the avowed object and with the confident
promise of putting an end to slavery agita-
ton. Under the operation Of that policy
that agitation has not only not ceased, but
has constantly augmented. In my opinion
twill not cease till crisis shall have been
reached and pr ssed. "a house divided against
itself cannot stand believe that this gov
eminent cannot endure permanently half
slave and half free. 1t will become all one
thing or oil the other. Either the opponents
of slavery will arrest the further spread Of
it, and pace it where the public mind shall
rest in the belief that it is in the course Of
ultimate e.. motion, or its advocates will push
it for ward till it shall become alike lawful
in all the Stat, old as well as new, North as
we'll rs South"
Now you see, from that quotation, did
not express my irish on any thing. In that
passage indicated no wish or purpose of my
own | simply expressed my eTpectdtion.--
Can not the Judge perceive the distinction
between purpose aud an expectation. |
have often expressed an expectation TO die,
but have never expressed wish TO die.
said at Chicago, and now repeat, that an
quite aware this government has endured,
half slave and half free, for eighty-two years.
understand that little bit of history. ex-
pressed the opinion did because perceived
or thought perceived-a new set of caus-
es introduced. did say, at Chicago, in my
speech then, that do wish to see the spread
Of slavery arrested, and to see ii placed where
the public mind shall rest in the belief that it
is in course Of ultimate extinction. said
that because | supposed, when the public
mind shall rest in that belief, We shall have
peace on the slavery question. have be-
lieved-and now bslieve--the public mind
did rest in that belief up to the introduction
of the Nebraska bill.
Although | have ever been opposed to
slavery, 20 far rested in the hope and be-
lief that it WAS in course Of ultimate extnc.
ton. For that reason it had been minor
question with me. might have been mis-
taken; but had believed, and now believe,
that the whole public mind, that is, the mind
OF the great majority, had rested in that be-
lief up to the repeal OF the Missouri Compro-
mise. But, upon that event, became con-
WINGED. that either had been resting in a
delusion, or the institution was being placed
on new basis; basis for making it perpet-
ual, national and universal. Subseau ent
events have greatly confirmed mo in that be-
lief. believe that bill to be the beginning
OF a conspiracy for that purpose. SO be.
lieving, ! have since that considered that
question paramount one. So believing, |
have thought the public mind will never rest
till the power Of Congress to restrict the
spread Of it, shaliaga'n be acknowledged and
exercised on the one hand; or on the other,
all resistance be entirely crushed out. /
have expressed that opinion, and entertain
ii tonight. 1t is denied that there is any
tendency to the naturalization Of slavery in
these States.
Mr.. Brooks, of South Carolina, in one OF
his speeches, when they were presenting him
with canes, silver plate, gold pichers and the
like, for assaultlng Senator Sumner, distinct
ly affirmed his opinion that when this Con-
stitution was formed, it was the belief Of no
man that slavery would last to the present
day.
lie said what think, that the trainers Of
our Constitute placed the institution II
slavery where the public mind rested II ..
hope that it was in course Of ultimate extinc-
ton. But he went on to say that the men Of
the present age, by their experience, hay .
become ser than the trainers of the Con.
stitution, and the inventor Of the cotton gin
had made the perpetuity of slavery neoes-
sity in this country.
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