The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-07-11

Let no northern man of candor, whether he
call himself Republican or Democrat, allow him.
self to be deceived about the respective positions
Of the two candidates, Lincoln and Douglas, up.
on the question of the day-the extension of
human slavery. BY each his position has been
Lincoln is the Outspoken enemy of slavery ex-
tension. He has said: I" If were in Congress,
and a vote should come up on question wheth.
er slavery should be prohibited in a new terri
tory, in spite of the bred Scott decision, would
vote that it should" How stands Douglas?
On the 9th of December, 1857, in his speech
upon the Presidents message, he expressly de-
clared, that it was to him matter of indiffer-
ence, whether slavery was voted up or voted
down"-whether it was allowed to enter the
Territory of Kansas, by a vote of the people of
that Territory, or whether it should be excluded.
The supplementary resolution, which forms the
last plank Of the platform upon which Douglas
now stands before the people, claiming their
sufirages, expressly pledges him to the bred
Scott decision, in so many words. 1t Declares
then, slavery may go wherever shareholders see
fit to carry it, and having once been planted in
a Territory, Congress has no power over it.
It goes farther and pledges the Locofoco party,
and Douglas its candidate, to whatever decisions
progressive toward the spread of human slavery,
the Supreme Court of the United States may
see fit to make. Here then is the issue, fairly
made up. Douglas in his serenade speech, said
that whatever might once have been, or might
now be his individual views, in respect to this
decision, he was prepared to tOrego them and
adopt those of the Supreme Court. By this act,
he yields up his empty phantom of Squatter
Sovereignty, and comes square up to the South.
ern progressive slavery doctrine, that Congress
has no power to restrict slavery in Territories,
out may and should constitutionally protect it in
its extension. If, by bis anti-Lecompton speech
of Dec. 9th, 1857, Douglas, as certain Republi-
cans have claimed, deserved the thanks Of the
opponents of slavery extension, how signafy
has he forfeited that confidence by the later in
depreciation of his opinion.
So much for the creed. Now mark the stand.
ing and prospect Of the two candidates, not less
dametrcal in their opposition, than are their
expressed views.
Abraham Lincoln unites the whole free North,
by one great band of strength, and warns and
animates one great common heart. His follow
ers know no divisions-no GOODNESS, but from
his highest and closest competitor, down to the
humblest worker in the ranks of freedom, all vie
with each other in putting forth their strength
for him. With him there has been no variable.
ness-no accommodation of opinions to platforms
no "paltering an a double sense" but all has
been direct, explicit, and unequivocaI.
But his opponent, what of him? In his own
State of Illinois, Breckenridge and Lane con-
ven.on has been called, which assemblies to.mor.
row; in the great State of Pennsylvania, this
party is discovered and belligerent, vainly seek.
ing, BY its leaders, to hoodwink the rank and file
by leading them on to the conte:, under an cleo.
toral ticket, uncommitted to either Douglas and
johnson, OF to Breckenridge and Lane.
In the State Of Ohio, the two branches Of the
Democracy met last week at Columbus, and at
once come TO open feud. The Breckenridge men
introduced the following resolution, with the IN
derstanding that unless it was accepted in spirit
as compromise, two State electoral tickets
would be run, we're the split carried also to the
State ticket, at the October election:
'Resolred, That inssmuch as the National
Democratic Convention, recently held at Ralti-
more, divided, and made two nominations for
President and Vice President, We declare it as
the opinion Of this Convention, that every Dem
oorst in Ohio is at perfect liberty to vote for eth
er John c. Breckinridge fer President and Gen.
Joseph Lane for Vice President or Stephen A.
Douglas for President and Herschell Y. johnson
for Vice President as shall best accord with his
views on the fundamental doctrines Of the DEM
ocratic party"
The resolution was voted down, and the split
in Ohio il irretrievable.
In the great State of New York, the break in
the Locofoco ranks, is not less marked and REM
ediless. The Breckinridge wing is led of BY
Daniel S. Dickinson, of Binghampton, formerly
Q. S. Senator, man second to none in that
marty for poetion and influence whose viii Is In.