The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-09-16
Dosgiss and Lincoln NJ Frssport-Their
Respective Pistfsrnss.

At Freeport, LiScoLs took occasion TO
answer Q number Of interogatories pro-
pounded to him by DorGLAs at Ottawa
As the fullest and clearest exposition Of the
Republican creed, we give Mr.. LscoLss
version verbatim:
BLACK REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
FOR 1860.
Mr.. Lincoln said I win now take up the
Judges interogatories as End them pro-
pounded in the Chicago Times. / answer
them seriatim, and 10 order that there may
be no mistake about II, have copied 10
writing the interrogatories, and also my
answers TO them. The first one Of these
interroga,ories II In these words;
Question !. IL desire 10 know whether
Lincoln to-day stands as he did IN 1884, In
favor Of the unconditional repeal Of the
fugitive slave law" To which | answer
DO not now nor ever did stand In favor Of
the unconditional repeal Of the fugitive slave
law. .....
Question 2. 81 desire him 10 answer
whether be stands pledged today, "a he did
in 1854 against the admission Of any more
slave States into the Union, even IL the
people want them" do not now nor ever
did stand pledged against the admission Of
any more slave States into the Union.
Question 3. 81 want TO know whether
be stands pledged against the admission Of q
new State into the Union with such q
constitution as the people Of that State may
wee dc To make" ] answer do not stand
pledged against the admission OF the people
Of that State with such consultation s-s
they may sec 1T to make.
Question 4. IL want 10 know whether
he stands today pledged 10 the abolition Of
slavery 10 the District Of Columbia" l
answer do not TO day stand pledged TO tho
abolition Of slavery in the District Of Co
lumbia. fConfasion.)
Question D. IL desire him TO answer
whether he stands pledged to the prohibition
Of tho slave trade between the different
States" I do not stand pledged to the
prohibition Of the slave trnde between the
different States.
Question 6. IL desire TO know whether
be stands pledged TO prohibit slavery In all
the territories Of the United States, North
as well "a South Of the Missouri Compro-
mise line" answer am implicitly, u not
expressly pledged TO the belief In the right
and duty Of Congress TO prohibit slavery In
| oil the United States territories.
| Question Z. IL desire him TO answer
whether he Is opposed TO the acquisition Of
any more territory unless slavery In first
prohibited therein" answer ! am not
gcner ally opposed TO the honest acquisition
Of territory, and 10 any given case would
or would not oppose such acquisition, nc.
cording as nigh, think such acquisition,
would or would not aggravate the slavery
question among ourselves.
LINCOLN repudiates every political dogma
heretofore held by the Republicans, except
the single principle Of Congressional Inter.
ference In the affairs OF the Territories.
This he stands pledged to carry out.
LISCois, after thus frankly defining his
own position, aud that Of the party he rep.
resents, puts several interrogatories to Sen.
a.or DorGLAs touching questions not yet
fully and authoritatively defined by the
Democratic party, which the Judge instant
ly and most empba,ically answered from the
stand. A being the latest. and from one
Of the ablest cxpounders Of the Democratic
fifth, We give the judges reply. which will,
no doubt, attract the attention OF politicians
and the whole country;
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
( FOR 1860.
am glad that at last have brought
! Mr.. Lincoln 10 the conclusion that he bad
better define his position on certain political
questions to which called bis attention at
Ottawa. lie there showed no disposition
no inclination 10 answer them. ! did not
present. Idle questions for him to answer
merely for my qualification. laid the
foundation for those interrogatories by
showing that they constituted the platform
OF the party whose nominee no is for the
Senate. did not presume that had the
right TO catechise him as saw proper. un.
less | showed that bis party, or . majority
Of il, stood upon the platform AMI were in
favor Of the propositions upon which my
questions were bascd. desired SIMPLY TO
know. inasmueh rs b. had been nominated
as the first, last aud only choice OF his par
~, whether he had coacurrrd in the plat
form which that party had adopted for It's
government. 10 few moments'l will rso-.
coed TO review the answers vh:h he has
given TO these Undergraduates but n order
to relieve bis anxiety | win Hist espood ~
those which be haspresenie3 ~ NE: kssk
you, he has not presented interrogatofifs
which bave ever received the sanction Of the
party with which am acting, and hence he
has no other foundation for them than his
own curiosity. That's tact."l
First, he desires TO know II the people OF
Kansas shall form constitution by means
entirely proper and unobjectiopable and ak
admission into the Union Is State, before
they have the requisite population for a
member Of Congress, whether | will vete
for that admission, Well. now rgrct ex.
ceedingly that he did not answer that inter.
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