The Kanzas news., 1858-11-13
The Lest Of it--yoint Dehete..

The Last of it--Joint Dahste.
The lsst of the joint discussions between
Lincoln and Douglas occurred st Alton.
ILL.,, on The 18th uit. ..OId Abe was fresh
and trenchsnt; the s.Little GIANT worn,
waspish, personal. snd out of humer.s So
says correspondent of the st. Louis Ds,n
Ocrat.
The report of the debate, too, confirms
this statement. OF course certain animal
whether web footed or four footed, wheth-
er upright or monkeyish, is not stated.
But certainly Douglas battered and bespat
tered him to nausea. That animal was the
'nigger." He was the man of straw made
by The Little CANT to blow up or blow
down as his wind might last.
Lincoln laughed at bis talk about negro
equality and the people laughed too. he
ridiculed the assumption-proyed It false
and. almost, drove Douglas to the wall
Said he
''Tiie JUICE has taken great exception to
my adopting the heretical statement in the
Decias alton OF Independence that s'all men
are created equal" and he has great deal
20 say about negro equality. want to say
that in sometimes alluding to the Declare
lion of Independence, have only uttered
the sentiments that Henry Clay used to hold.
Allow me 10 occupy your time moment
with what he said. Mr. Clay WAS at one
time called upon in Indiana, and in a way
that suppose was very insulting. to libe-
rate his slaves. and he made written reply
10 that application. and one portion of it is
in these words:
ukoR IL IT, Il 81,
me i'm Indiana, to liberate the slaves under
my care in Kentucky? 1t is a general dee-
laratiOn in the act announcing to the world
the independence of the thirteen American
colonies, that men are created equal Now.
as an abstract principle. there is no doubt Of
tie truth Of that declaration. and il is desi-
rable in the original construt tiOa of society,
and in organized societies to keep it in view
rs a great fundamental principle" Loud
cheers. Hurrsh for Clay"
When sumetimes, in relation to the or
saiization of new societies in new countries,
where the soil is clean and clear, insisted
that We should keep that principle in view.
Judge Douglas will have it that want q
negro wife. Great laughter. He never
can be brought to understand that there is
any middle ground on this subject. l have
lived until my fiftieth year, and have never
had a negro woman either for slave or q
wife. [cheers and l think / can live fifty
centuries. for that matter, without having
had one for either" Cheers and laughter.
In anger or in madness, Judge Douglas
re-asserted his pro-slavery positions in
harshest terms, and with most unpal liamen-
tary emphasis. The equality Of the
GSofn ha E,os 81 81. q
ment could not be on the side of Freedom
las Jefferson and the Fathers tsught-and
all principles akin with these, were fully
affirmed or heartily endorsed.
Equality among the States is .f4nda-
fnemtal principle" says Senator Douglas in
his Alton speech.
That's enough. Maddest nulli6er would
ask no more. It means that as one free
State is admitted, slave shall be admitted,
and that the STAKEHOLDER has the right ''Lo
take his property into all the territories OF
the Union, the same as a Northern man
may his mules and his oxeni' OF course,
this establishes slavery in the territories,
and R0tiOnoi,zes it.
Lincoln was spirited and powerful
These avowals reused him, and he met the
Little Giant" with keen satire and pun
gent logic. At times. he swept over him,
rs the wind over stubble, bowling and break
ing him down. A. times, he ridiculed his
assumptions aud exposed and scattered his
servile doctrines fy well-arranged facts and
,ound arguments. Said he:
The Kansas Nebraska bill is creeping
lie-no people on the face of the earth ever
had so little to say in their own matters as
the people of Kansas.
When Judge Douglas asks question,
based upon falsehood, Why can't you
let it alone?' turn upon. him and ask him
why he couldn't let It alone? What reason
pressed Ju lge D. to introduce new poll
cy. as he said in his speech 22i March
There was peace under the old policy
there has cen no peace since.
Douglas is fighting man of straw of
his own make. when he talks about slavery
in the old States. We agree there. con-
tend only for the territories-free for the
great white race-where our surplus popu-
!ation can emigrate-where the oppressed of
all European countries can emigrate
Contend that The territories. while IN their
territorial condition, shall be kept free for
the white race. There is no issue between
Us Oh the doctrine of negro social equality.
Such issues are false"
BY, I,UNpS IN CoIunRrA 0pRGoH