Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-11-03

Douglas Incompatible campaign speeches in Illinois,
In joint discussion with Lincoln the abolitionist,--
We wish we could find room for every word he has
said in the canyas-RD. HERALD.
say that this Government was established
on the white Basis. 1t was made by white men
for the benefit of white men and their posteri-
ty forever, and never should be administered
BY any except white men. (Cheers.) | de-
clare that negro ought not TO be a citizen,
whether his parents were imported into this
country rs slaves or not, or whether or not he
was born here. Ii does not depend upon the
place ncgro's parents were born, or whether
they were slaves or not, but upon the fact that
he is negro, belonging to a race incapable Of
self.government, and for that reason ought not
to be on an equality with white men. Immense
applause.)
My friends, am sorry that have not time
10 pursue this argument further, as | might
have but for the tact that Mr. Lincoln COM
PEELED me to occupy portion of my time in
repellng those gross ISLANDERS and falsehoods
that Trumbull has invented ugainstme and put
in circulation. In conclusion, let me ask you
why should this government be divided by a
geographicGl line-arraying all men North in
one great hostile party against all men South
MIR. Lincoln tells you in his speech at Spring
field, ''that house divided against itself can
not stand; that this government, divided into
free and slave States, cannot endure perma-
nenty; that they must either be all free or all
slave; all one thing or all the other" Why
cannot this government endured divided into
free and slave States; as our fathers made it?
When this government was established by
Washington, Jefferson Madison, Jay, Hamil-
ton, Franklin, and the other sages and patriots
of that day, it was composed of free States
and slave States, bound together by one COM
mon constitution. We have existed and pros
pered from that day to this thus divided, and
have increased with rapidity never before
equaed in wealth, the extension of territory,
and all the elements Of power and greatness,
until we have become the first nation on the
face of the globe. Why can we not thus con.
tinue to prosper? We can il we will live up
to and execute the government upon those
principles upon which our fathers established
it. During the whole period of our existence
Divine Providence has smiled upon us, and
showered upon our nation richer and more
abundant blessings than have ever been con-
ferred upon any other.
Senator Douglas time here expired, and he
stopped on the minute, amidst deafenlng ap.
plause.
The OVERLAND MAlL-The Helena Demo
crat says:
"The Overland Pacific Mail route, starting
from Memphis is a failure The Postmaster
General would do we'll to look to it. The
whole thing is said to be the greatest humbug
now out"
This is what might have been, and was by
many expected from the first. 1t is quite oh.
vous that the Memphis branch was but blind
to deceive the South. The whole arrangement
with that of the wagon road of the Both par
alelI is western measure, carried through
Congress by the Missouri delegation. In or
der to secure the cooperation of the South
and give it the appearance OF joint measure
they attached Southern branch to the road
but in doing so they knew that the contractors
could and would direct travel, &C., through
Missouri The contractors not only have nj
coaches on their southern branch but depen;
entirely y-upon sub.contractors for carrying thu
mails, which are carried by different rout
from that specified in the contract, Messrs
Butterfed Il Co., should bo held responsible
for failing to comply with their contract
Wash. (Ark.,) Telegraph.
OVERLAND MAIL ERoM CALlFoRNIA.-The