The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-20
Reply Of Hon. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Saturday Ereninq, July lOth, as.

Ny Fellor Citizens On Yesterday eve
ming, upon the occasion of the reception Civ
en- to Senator Douglas, | was furnished with
seat very convenient for hearing him, aud
was otherwise very courteonsy treated by
him and by his friends, and for which thank
him and them. During the course his re-
marks my name was mentioned in such a
way, as ! suppose renders it at least not i'm
proper that should make some sort Of reply
to hna. | shall not attempt to follow him in
the precise order in which he addressed the
assembled multitude on that occasion, tho
shall perhaps do so in the main.
| QUESTION OF vERAcITy-THE ALLIANCE
There was one question to which he asked
the attention of the crowd, which deem of
somewhat less importance-at least of pro-
/ priety for me to dwell upon-than the others
which he brought in near the close Of his
| speech, and which think it would not be
entirely proper for me to omit attending to
altogether, and yet ifl were not to give some
attention to it now should probably forget
it altogether. Applause. While | am up
| on this subject, allow me to say that | do
not intend to indulge in that inconyenient
mode sometimes adopted in public speaking.
of reading from documents but | shall de-
part from that rule SO far as to read little
scrap from his speech which notices this
first topic of which shall speak-that is,
provided can find it in the paper Exam
ines the Press and Tribune Of this morning.)
A yoce-"Get out your specs"
Il have made up my mind to appeal to the
people against the combination that has been
made against me the Republican leaders
having formed an alliance. an unholy and
unnatural alliance, with portion of unscru.
pulous federal Office holders | intend to
fight that allied army wherever l meet them
| know they deny the alliance, but yet these
men who are trying to divide the Democratic
party for the purpose of electing a Republi-
can Senator in my place, are Just as much
the agents and tools Of the supporters of Mr.
Lincoln. Hence, | shall deal with this al
lied army just as the Russians dealt with the
allies at Sebastopol-that is, the Russians
did not stop to inquire, when they fired
broadside, whether it hit an Englishman,
Frenchman, or Turk. Nor will stop to
inquire, nor shall hesitate, whether my
blows shall hit these Republican leaders or
their allies who are holding the federal Off
ces and yet acting in concert with them"
Well now, gentlemen, is not that very
alarming2 Laughter just to think ofitl
right at the outset ofthis canvass, /, poor,
kind, amiable, intelligent [laughterl gentle
man. laughter and renewed cheersI am to
be slain in this way Why, my friend, the
Judge, is not only, as it turns out not a dead
lion, nor even a living one-he is the rugged
Russian Bear Roars oflaughter and loud
applause.
But ifthey will have it--for he says. that
we deny it-that there is any such alliance,
as he says there is-and | don't propose
hanging very much upon this question DIVE
racity-but if he viii have it that there 10
such an alliance--that the administration
men and we are allied, and we stand in the
attitude Of English, French and Turks, and
he occupies the position Of the Russian, in
tnat case, beg that he will indulge us while
we barely suggest to him, that these allies
took sebastopol, Lons and tremendous ap-
plause
Gentlemen, only . few more words as to
this alliance. For my part, have to say,
that whether there be such an alliance, de.
pends, 30 far as know, upon what may be
a right. definition OF the term alliance. lfl
for the Republican party to see the other
great party to which they are opposed diyi-