The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-12-12

al have quoted so much at this time merely
to show that according TO our ancient faith, the
powers Of GoverDment are derived from the
consent Of thegoverned. Now the relation Of
master and slave is tSo taRto total violation of
this prinepie. The master not only governs the
sfcpe without bis conset, but he governs him
by . set rules altogether different from those
which be prescribes for himself Allow ALL
the governed an EQUAL VOICE IN THE
! GOVERNMENT; and that, aud that only is
self goyernment=l Speech al Peoria, (IR,) Oct
10, 1854. - s5oE3 fsTas .fr- : - DAYS .
If this means anything It means negro e.
qualify; 1t means emancipation. As this Peo-
ria speech is part sud parcel Of Mr.. LincOln'n
past record, to which he refers all who are
anxious to know how he stands to-day on the
great question which is agitating the country,
one can scarcely wonder that ''ths South"
should be uneasy, nervous, frightened. 1
Twoyears later, we find Mr. Lincoln devel-
oping the above idea even more boldly; in 9TH
CT words, declaring himself in favor Of the abo.
lition Of slavery. -..a. .l.L.
From Debates bcteeen Lincoln and Douglas, page
-g- az .. LIST -ar .s .' tU ..s.d .
awe are now into the fifth year since poll
cy was initiated with the avowed object and
confident promise o! putting an end to slavery
agitation. Under the operation Of that policy,
that agitation has not ceased but has constant.
ly augmented. In my opinion, it will not
cease until crisis shall have been reached and
passed "A house divifel against itself cannot
stand believe this Government CANNOT EN-
DURE PERMANENTLY half slave and half free.
do not expect the Union to be dissolved; do
not expect the house to fall, bat do expect il
win cease to Be diVidel. 1t will become all one
thing or all the other. Either the opponents
of slavery will arrest the farther spread of it
and place it where the public mind shall rest in
the belief that it is in the course of ULTI-
MATE EN- TINCTI0N, or its advocates will
puse it forward till il shall become alike lawful
in all the States, old as we'll as new, North as
well as Sputh.-( Speech at Springfield, H.,
June TN, 1858.
Three months later still-we have him avow-
ing himself negro equality man, without any
Of the qualifications or DISCUSSES which distin-
guish his earlier admissions. GIVE quote from
the Illinois State Journal, leading Republican
organ, Sept. 16, 1852 rr4 g- -,,ga
1'fEEat central idea in our political system,
(said Mr. Lincoln) at the beginning was, and
until recently continued to be the equality of
men. And although It was always submitted pa
tiently to whatever inequality there seemed to
be as matter Of actual necessity, its constant
working has been steady progress toward the
EQUALITY OF ALL MEN.
In what have done cannot claim TO have
acted from any peculiar consideration of the
colored people as separate and distinct class
in the community, but from the simple convic-
tion that all the individuals OF that class are
members OF the community, and in virtue of
their manhood ENTITLED TO EVERY Or
lGINAL RIGHT ENJOYED BY ANY 9TH
ER MEMBER. We feel, therefore that all
JDISr iNCTION between individuals
Of the same community, founded in any such
circumstances as color, origin, and the like, are
hostile to The genius Of our installations, and in.
with he true history Of American
liberty, .SLAF ERY and oppression must cease
n Anaeriean liberty must perish. e
"ln Massachusetts, and in most, II not all.
,he New England States, the colored man and
he white are absolutely equal be lore the, law.
"In New York the colored man is restricted
IS to the right Of suffrage by q properly quail
ication. In other respects the same equality !
prevails. ri -.sA--,f.r@ -.,.,.I
"Iembrace with pleasure this opportunity
'f declaring my disapprotation of that clause
'f the Constitution aohich denies to portion of
he coiored peap7e tie right Of suffrage.
"frue Democracy makes no inquiry about the
otor Of the skin or place Of noavty, or any 9th
'r similar circumstance or condition. | regard
therefore,, the EXCLUSION Of the colored people
IS a boly from tie elective franchise as INC0M
PAT1BLE NTH true DemooiDtic p,1ncples." |
Enough for Today. Anon, We may have to
Trte the record" obediently to the sugges
ion Of the President elect, that "those desiring
o know his views on public questions, can
earn them from his past" There are millions
md mill ons OF those who are anxious to know
III about that "past," and at conjuncture like
his in the affairs of the country, 50 full Of a.
arm and apprehension, We are not sure that it
S not the duty Of the fearless and patriotic
ournalist to enlighten them. .-New York Ez-