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meant negroes. lie has been entirely success.
fnl in thst brunch Of his cHorts in your behalf;
unM hc Ii rcnaY fQr mother.

gro aud the while mau, lie WAS for the white
man, but that in all eontcs!s between tho nc
gro and the crocodile le Wis for the negro.
laughter He did not make that declaration
accidentally q. Memphis. lie had made ii a
great many times in The canvass in Illinois last
year Though don't know that it was reported
IN any Of his speeches there but he frequently
made it. believe be repeated it At Columbus,
mid should not wonder if he repeated here. |
II j., then, deliberate way Of expressing hin.
turc delibera,ion with him thus to express him
self upon that point Of bis Case. 1t therefore
requires some deliberate attention.
The brat inference seems TO be ttat II you
dare ens1nre the negro that yon arc wrongiug
the white man in some WY Or other, aud that
whoever IS opposed to the negro being enslared;
Is in some way or other against the white mau-
Is not that fa!sehood? II there was nects~
sa1y conflict between the white man and the
negro, should be for the white man hs much
as Judge Douglas; bat say there is no suell
necessary conflict. l say that 1here is room
cuougt for US alt to he free t1oad manifestations
Of "pplssuse), and that it nct only does not
free. tut it PositiFelJ wrongs the mass of the
white men that the negro should be enslased;
that the mass Of white men are really injured
by the effect Of sare labor in the vicinity u the
helas Of their own 'abor.. (Applause).
but do not desire 10 dwell upon this branch
sumption Of bis is false, and do hupe that .Lat
falary will not long prevail in tue minds Of in
telligent white men. 1t ali eyents yuu Ken
tucklans ought to thank Judge Douglas for it.
1t is Tor you it is made. 1t is for your benefit.
The other branch Of it is, that iu struggle
between the negro and ths crocodile, that s''en
be is for the negro. Well, don't know that
there is my str1ggie between the negro aud the
crocodile, either. (Laughier). suppose that
if crpcode-or as we old Ohio River boat1nen
used to cali them, allieators-should come
across white man, lie wonId kill him if lie could
and 80 he would a negro. Bus what, at last,
is this proposisiouf believe it is a sort Of
proposition in propo1tiou-I am not very much
Of n scho'ar-as the negro is 10 the white nnn,
so is tue crocodile to the negro; and as the ne.
gro may rishlfufiy trent the crocodile
beast or reptile, 70 the ~hite mau mar rightful-
IT, trent the negro os q beast Or reptile. Zap
plnuse). That is really the "knib' y of all that
argument Of his.
Sow, my brother kentuckians, who bclieTe in
that, you ought 10 lhauk' Judge Douglas for
having put that III much more taking way
than any Of yourselves hare done. (Applause}.
7nE "GnxAr PRINCIPLE"
Again, Douglass great principle Popular
Sovereignty" as be calls it, gives you, by natu-
raj consequence, the revival Of the Siave.trade
Whenever you want it. II you question that,
listen willie, consider while, wttt shall nd
vance in support Of that proposition.
lie says that it Is the sacred right Of the man
who goes iulo the Territories, to hare slavery #
he wants it. Graut that Tor arguments sake.
Il it not the sacred right of tile man that doa't
go there equally 10 buy slaves in Africa, if he
| wants thesn! Tan you point out the ditIereuces
TAs man who goes into the Territories Of Kan
sas md Nebraska, or auy other new Territory,
with the sacred right Of tutipg Stare there
| which belon. 10 Him, would certainly hare no
mure right to take one there tllnn would who
own no slave, but wlo would desire to buy ol.c
| and take lin there. You will not say-you,
| dues not own n Stare, has an equal right TO buy
one and take him to the Territory, as the other
i Voice. ~ want 10 ask question. Don't
foreign n4tious interfere with tic slave trade =
| Mr. Lincoln. Well! understand il to be q
| principle Of Democracy 10 whip ioreigu nations
when yer they interfere with US. Laughter
Voice, only asked for information. : I am
4 Republican myself"
Mr. Lincoln. You and 1 will be on the best
terms il the world, hut do not wish to be di
yerted from tile point was trying to press
say that Douglass Popular Sovereignty es
please, if carried to its logical conclusion, give:
equally tue sacred right to the people Of The
States or tue Territories themselves to bny
s1ayes, wherever they can buy them cheapest
and if my man can show distinction, shouft
| like to heor him trg it. If aug man can SHOW
how the people Of Kansas hare better right tt
slnves, because they want them, than the peo
pie of Georgia hare to buy them in Africa,
want hiur to do it. I think it cannot be done
/ II it is "popular Sovereignty" for the peopl
to hare slares if they want them; it is Popu!a
Sovereignty for them TO buy them in Africa i
they want 10.
CHATTER or COMPROMISES.
know tha. Douglas has recently made lit
lie effort-not seeming to-uo,ice TINT be Ind
different theory,-has made an effort to get ri
af that. Lie hns written u letter addressed /
somebody, l believe, who resides in Iowa, dt
claring his opposition TO the repeal Of the lav
that prohibit the African Slave Trade, aud b
lus placed it upon the gronnd that these law
are themselves one Of tue compromises Of tn
I Constitution Of the United States. Now
would be rtrJ interessiosto to see Judge Nou4'a
I or nny Of his friends turn TO the Constitution {
the United States and point out TINT cofnpre
nike, 10 show where there Is any compromise
the Constitution or provision ia the Cnusttr
ton, express or implied. By which the Admin:
traitors Of that Constitution arc under any oil
CATION to repeal the African Slare-trale.
! crs of that Constitution did expect that the 4
5icun Slase-trade would be abolished at the en-
| Of twenty yeurs, to which time their provisio
| Tor its being abolished extended. think ther
is abundant cnntemporaneous history to sho
that tLe trainers Of the Constitution exrectc
taey we're not paid for thu. expectation. an
they put no provision in the Constitution n
t t,uirin1g it should be so abolished. The mgr,
| ton Ct importation Of such persons as u
States shall see fit to admit shall not he prohfl
! ited, but certain tax might be leyied upo
. such Importation. But what was to be don
{ after thai time? The Constitution is ns si1el
about that, rs it is silent personally about nj.
e self. There is absolutely nothing in it upu
! that subiect-there is only the expectation
the trainers Of the Constitution that the Slar
trade would be abolished at the end Of th
time, and they expected it would be abo!ishe
owing to public sentiment, before that time, nj
they putthat provision in. in order that il shou
i not be abolished before That time, for reasoI
which suppose they thought to he sound one:
] hut which will not now try to enumerate b
fore you.
: But while they expected the slave-trade wou
be abolished at that time, they expected th
should be restricted. 1t is rs easy to proEe tn
y the trainers Of the Constitution Of the Unit
: Suites expected that slavery should be prohi
b tied from extending into Tue new Territories,
it is to prore that it Was expected that Il
+ slaye.trade shoaId be abolished. One was no mo
q compromise Of the Constitution than the oths
Q There was nothing aaid in the Constitution in I
! gard to tue spread Of slavery into the Territor
l. I grant TINT, but there WIS something Tel
r important said about il by lhe same generate
II / Of men ia the adorlion Of tile old Ordinance
5 81, through the Influence of which you here
!, Ohio, our uctghhors In Indiana, We in 1tliuo
), 4nd our neighbors ii Michigan and Visions
o are DOW happy. prosperous, teemtng nlillo
Of free men. Continued a7plause.) Th
e generation Of men, though net TO the full exte
r members of the Convention that framed 4
1t Constitution, were 10 some extent members
that Convention, holding seats nj tae same tin
ia one body aid the other-so that il the
vas .ny compromise on either oi 'ese subject
n the strong evidence is that that compromi
rt vas in favor Of restriction Of slAyery from Il
is new territories.
e. But douglas says that be is unalterably 0
G. posed to the repeal Of those laws. because,
"a his view. it is compromise Of the Constisutio
II | You Kentuckians, no doubt, are somewhat I
10 Tended with that. Yon ought not to be! i,
.. nueht to be patient! You ought to know th
10 il he said less than that, he would lose Il
er power Of 'iugsiug" the. Northern Ststes
10 your support Really, what Joa ~oo1d pu
t. him to do would take from him his cnsi
le power TO serve yon. and you ought 10 I
member hox lons y hsa Esesedsnt 3gdgs pou
+. promises. You ought to remember that hy Il
,e lime rou yourseIves think you are ready to
e. aucurate measures for the reyivul Of The Al
ID | eau slaye-tFade that sufficient time will hn
t, ! arrived ly precedent, for Judge Douglas
re I break through that compromise. He says ut
o, nothing more strong than in 1919 when be
ut ! ciared in faror Of the Missouri Compromise
st | that precisely four yeArs and quarter afser
u | declared thnt Compromise to be sacred thi
which t'uo ruthless hand would erer darr