The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-11-17
A Sensible Proceeding.

Inc Louisville Democrat, instead OF
ming the excitement already at too high
pitch in Southern States, by copying
dish articles from extreme papers at the
orth, turns to Mr.. Lincoln's record and
notes from that gentleman's speeches to
.ow what are the opinions held by him on
e slavery question. This is most effect
way to quench the disunion fires. No
an with a thimble full of brains can pc
Use the speeches OF Mr.. Lincoln without
,knowledging-if he be honest-that that
antleman is as conservative as any man in
le Northern States. More than that.
: hey will be compelled to confess that he
WAYS has been conservative. While many
tho are now accusing the President elect of
eng an abolitionist, in favor of interfering
7ith slavery where it exists-not opposed
negro equality and in favor of a disrup-
ion of the government while many of
hese-like VanBuren, Cochrane, Brooks,
1agger & Co, of New York, Mcdonald, Law,
md others of Indiana, were perfectly rabid
,n the slavery question-being, not only
opposed to its extension into the territories
out in favor of its abolition in the District
5fColumbia Mr.. Lincoln vas found breast
ing the angry waves of anti-slayeryism and
,ounseling modera6on. Whoever doubts
this, should read his protest, while an humble
member Of the Illinois Legislature over 20
years ago.
The people of the extreme Southern States
have been blinded as to the position the
President elect occupies. They have placed
themselves in the hands of men who are
traitors at heart, and who conceive it to be
their interest to hoodwink the honest mass
es of their section as to the aims and doc
TRIES of the Republican party. They cir
cnlate the most shameful talsehoods con-
corning that party and will not permit a
word to be said in its defense.
1t is gratifying to find some papers with
the manliness to give their readers the
views realI, entertained by Mr.. Lincoln
The Democrat viii meet with the warm
approval of every lover of his country for
its noble efforts to allay the excitement now
better understanding between both sections.
After quoting from Mr. Lincoln speeches
giving th It gentleman's views on the slave
~ question, the Democrat says
This is moderate language Lincoln is
opposed to the extension of slavery to our
Territories. That seems to be the main idea
with him and he has vague notion that by
some process or other slavery will come to
an end that the agitation will not cease
until the public mind shall rest in the belief
that it will end. He, however, spurns the
idea of negro equality stands by the laws IN
imposing disabilities on the negro lace
in his own State maintains the superiority
of the white race and admits that the South
is entitled under the Constitution to a tugi
tive slave law, and TO its execution; and
disclaims all intention to interfere Will
slavery in the States. Will he act on hi:
own platform, let his party dictate IL
him or rather the ultra wing of his party
In reply to the Democrats question: VIZ
we would answer, IS it likely that mar
who has ever stood by his principles, though
in so doing he was shut out from all thu
emoluments of Office, when he had only Il
desert them, as others were constantly doinl
all around him, to bound to the first station
in the gift of the people is it likely, we say
that such man will place himselfa absolute
~ under the control of any politician o
clque2 Abraham Lincoln's habit of thinkin
and acting for himself has beco me so fixed
he could not, if so inclined, be brought to d
another's bidding.
1t is true Mr.. Lincoln enters upon the du
ties of his office with the Senate and lIous
of Representatives against him. But tn
emergency will only call out the more stel
ling qualities of the man, and we cOnhdenu
believe before two years of his administra
tion have passed away, the people will see
it that he is sustained by both the Senai
and House Of Representatives..
Postmaster General.
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