, 1859-05-05
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AN OLD ANTAG0NtsM.
The Prts$ and 7,i!,tnt says;-
we asked The Tin<s. some days ago, II It
indorsed the doctrine Of John lIck1nun's speech.
Up to this time VIC have he'd M answer. Per
huns the question escaped The notice OF our CO.
temporary Will tile Timfs answer, yen or
nav"
NAIL
Iur doctrine that, under our fcderative svs-
ten Of government, there is an 81 eternal antag-
onism between freedom, and slavery" and That
lone or the other must succumb to the ascend
amer OF the o;her," is false and pernicious. We
50 denounced ii when promulgated by Mr. Lin
people, by voting 10 return Mr. Douglas to The
Senate, accepted our position, und repudiated
that Of Mr.. Lincoln. We characterized the
sc1nc doctrine by sin'i!ur terms when its asser-
tion was renewed in New York by Vim. II.
Seward. And now tha. John Hickman has de-
clnred the same hcrcsy. VIC can do no less than
dcnouncc it again. Come from whom It may,
it is m alarming doctrine. and al1 who embrace
it should be fTowned upon BY all patriotic c!tl-
zena, Is wan.on dis.urbers Of the national tran
guilty. Chicago 2|'n't.
There il no dn,.ht that .TouS HICKMAN, in
his late speech tetoFc the Auti-Leconlpton
Democratic State Convention Of Pennsylvania,
gave utterauce to the unaffected sentiments Of
thoS, whom lc addressed. when lie declared
that there was iii "ctcrnal antaso,Isn bc-
tween Freedom and Slavery Tie cheers and
other manifestations OF applause which follow
cd in that hall. crowded with the most clliva1-
ric portion Of the Democratic party Of the Key
Stone State, are evidence that he lit upon 4
truth, the pcrtiueucv and force If which every
H. r,ts
tn adopt rs tic guiding star i'll lis political
action. From that Convention, that truth SO
contisely and cnr|lutieally expressed. las gone
forth 10 the utteru1rSt corner Of the Stale. and
wherever il meets tie eyes Or c,oncs IL tile ears
Of thinking men. it will l'c gladly received.
1t will ensure tho vote Of Pennsylvania to
that candidate wl,u recognizes its importance.
and who. in his choice between the antaSonis-
tic clements, adopts that principle upon wlicl.
the institutions, not only Pennsylvania,
hut of NIL the States Of Tic Free North, are
based.
We arc not surprised that tile Chicago
Tin.es-lhe organ and mouth-piece Of Douglas
-disscnts from Mr. Hlckman's position. That
sheet speaks the sentiments Of the Senator to
whom it is devoted, aud Of the purely personal
party that hc las l,u;lt up in Illinois. His
object and theirs Is served He is SEATED for
another six years in the Senate Chamber, and
his supporters have enjoyed a triumph oyer the
Dantes, whom they hate. Hereafter the
distinctions between right and wrong are
not to be nicely observed, when they
conflict with certain ambitious purposes which
the Seuator las III view. But let us ask these
gentlemen where they will land? If there is
no autagouis1n between Freedom and Slav-
cry," is there any between the True aud tic
False-betwccn Liberty and Tyranny-bc-
tween Righteousness and Sin-1Htwccn God
and the Evil One? What for was the Amcri-
can Revolution but that Slavery might he trod.
den under foot by its opposing principle, Free
dom? What for is the iuccss;nt struggle
going on in this country, but that Freedom
may be secured and Slavery overcome? What
for is that maxim III every mans mouth
"Etcrnd vigilance is the price Of Liherty?'
The Pennsylranians are right. There is an
antagonism between The two forces Which
nothing can reconcile nothing can abate,
nothing can stilc. They cannot rcaccab!v
co-cxist; and the professcdly Anti-Lccompton
men Of ulinos-1lle men who were honest in
their opposition to the internal policy Of the
President in that more internal Lccompton
business, may as well receive the truth now'
IS to have it forced upon tl'cm by aud by.
when Freedom is about to be overcome. We
believe that neither the special plcadings and
sophistries Of Douglas nor the bold dcnials Of
the Times will hide it from their view; and
that though the Senator and lis organ may
swing back to the Pro.Slavery party from
Which they have hecn temporarily separated
for tic accomplishment Of L purpose, they viii
not take with them Il mar-not single mar
to wl1um the asstagonism between Freedom
and Slavery las been made apparent. Let il
bc known that the douglas wing Of the Dem
ocracy Of Illinois. knows uo difference between
Right and Wrong, and i, falls into a minority
TOO weak and contemplate to lo l,ercafte,
feared!