The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-08-05
MIR. LincOin'S Spaach

"'iA IA uCh Interest IL
speech made at Chicago by Mr. I.Iyco,,
in reply to DouGLAs. 1t is able, 5;,.,
fed and conclusive against Douo,,.
the controverted points. The toIl@r
paragraph, in reply to Judge Don'1 "'
demagogical hints that the Remb5,
party was in favor of amalgama,ion
very happy in the force with which,,
Illustrations are put:
"We were often-more than opca :.
least--in the course Of Judge Dona2'S
speech last night, reminded that tR;,@9
ernment was made for white mep-T,
he believed it was made for white msrI
Well, that is putting it in a sbana :,
which no one wants to deny it, h, 4,
Judge then goes into his passion u
drawing differences that are not warr,n,
ed, | protest, now and forever sssns
that counterfeit Logic which preSum.,
that because do not want a ncgro y,
man for u slave, | do neccssarialIy want
her for wife. Laughter and ch.en |
Ny understanding Is that need not lny.
her for either, but as God made Us SON
arate, we can leave enc another alone and
do one another much good thercby-I
There are white men enough to marry N
the white women, and enough black me-,
tomarry al the black women, and in Gd,
name let them be so married. The Judo.
regalcs us with the terrible enornite
that take place by the mixture Of races
that the inferior race bears the superior
down. Why, Judge, If we vii! not let /
them get together in the Territories tL:7 /
won't mix there. Immense applause.
In another part OF his speech he aIr |
ded to the efforts making to draw tie
Republicans into the Democratic party b l
sustain Douglas, and we cannot but com. |!
mend his warnings to the earnest at.ca,
ton of our friends everywhere, aud e.
pecially in those districts where they aa
asked to support such fellows as BI \
Montgomery;
"Now, | could ask the Republican Pr I
ty, after all the hard names that JuJg
Douglas has called them by--all his Te
peated charges Of their inclination to mar
ry with and buy negroes, all his decan
tions of Black Republicanism-by ,s /
way, we are improving, the black has q;
rubbed off-but with all that, if he b (
indorsed by Republican votes, where ],
you stand? Plainly you stand ready sd
died, bridied and harnessed, and waiiD.
to be driven over into the Slavery-Ezu
sion camp ofthe nation A voice-"V
will hang ourselves first " Just read
be driven over, every nan with NF
around his neck-that halter being bel.
by Judge Douglas That is the question
If Republican men have been in earnest
in what they have done, | think they bad
better not do it; but | think that the L.
publican Party is made up Of those Uhq
as far as they can peaceably, will oPDa
the extension Of Slavery, and who wi.
hope for its ultimate extinction-Tho Will
believe, if it ceases to spread, that 1t ha
course Of ultimate extinction. II theI
believe it is wrong in grasping up tho
new lands of the continent, and keeping
them from the settlement of tres wh'
laborers, who want the land to bring v
their families upon; if they are IN earn.S
although they may make mistake, Ia@
will grow restless, and the time VIII c91
when they will come back again and n
organize if nat by the same name, at ioa
upon the same principles as their parry
now has, Ii is better, then, to save i-'
work while it is begun. Ioa have DO"
the labor; maintain it-keep it, i Da
choose to serve you, 90 with them, pu'4
you have made up your organization GFy-
principles, stand by it, for, as suTe{
God reigns over you, and has lnss"a
your mind, aud given you sense Q, Pf
priety, and continues to give you hos1
50 surely will you continue to cling
these ideas, and you will at last 'oI
back again after your wandering', mere
to do your work oyer again. 10"