The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-12-01
AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT
MIR. LINCOLNS POLICY.

day last publishes Geographic summary
of a speech delivered Mt Springfield, Ill,
on the day previous, by Sen. Trumbull,
in which that individual assumed to set
forth the views and sentiments which
would govern the administration of Abra-
ham Lincoln. On the principle OF hearing
both sides, we give insertion to Senator
Trumbull's remarks. The reporter says
that the speech was inspired by Lincoln
and expresses his views in full a:
Senator Trumbull, after congrainlating the
assembled Republicans on their victory, and cut
logizng Mr. Lincoln said: "Mr. Lincoln although
the candidate Of the Republican party, as Chi'i
Magistrate will neither bctJng To that nor any
other party When inaugurat"d, he Will b" the
President of the country, and the whole country;
and | doubt not will be- as ready to defend and
protect the State in which he has not received a
solitary vote against any cncrJachmrnt upon It's
constitutional rights, ~ the one in which he has
received the largest majority. While they, by
whose votes he has been designated as Chlri
Magistrate of this Republic, will expect him to
maintain and carry forward The principles ON which
hc was elected they know that in doing 50 no IN
croaclmcnts will be- made on the reserved rights
Of any of the States. They know that the FEEDER
al Government is onr Of Delegated powcrs-tlai
It can do nothing except ;hc aul ority for the act
br found in the instrument that created it, and
that all powers not conferred are reserved to the
States or the people of tin. States When their po-
lilical opponents have charged the Republicans
with Abolionsm, or attributed to them desire
To interfere with slavery in the States, or some fa-
matte has insisted that they ought to do so, the
reply has invariably been, that the people who
made the Federal Government did no; think prop
cr to confer on it such authority and it has there
fore No more right To- NEEDLE with slavery in n
STATE than it has to NEEDLE with sorf't0m in Rus
>a, nor are the people of non-slavrhodng STATES
in any way responsible for slavery in the States
which tolrrat" il, because on that question they
are to each other Independent governments ]
have labor,,d in and for the Republican orSani u.
ton with entire confidence that whenever it
should be- in power each and all Of the States
would BE- left in as complete control of their own
affairs respectively, and ut as perfect liberty to
choose and employ their own means of projecting
property and preserving peace and order within
their respective limits, they have ever been uI-
d,x any administration. Those who have voted
for Mr.. Lincoln have expected, aud still expect
this, and thry would not have voted for him had
they expected otherwise. regard it rs extreme
| ~ fortunate for the peace of the whole country
that this point, upon which the Republicans hsv,
been hong and pcrsistcntly misrcprcs"ntrd, is
now to BE- brought toa practical test, and placed
beyond The possibility of doubt IL should b"
matter of rejoicing to all true Republicans, thai
they will now have an opportunity of drmons;ra
ting to their political advrrsarics aud the worlC
that they arrnot for interfering with tn domestic
Institutions of any of The States, and not the
advocates negro equality or amaigama,on will
which political d'magogurs have 81 often chargr,
them. Whrn this is shown reaction will a.
surrdy take plaza in favor of Rrpublicauism. TIN
Southern mind even will b. satisfied The right
of Northern men will be- respected, and the fra
t.rnal feeling existing in old,n times when mci
from all parts of the country went forth togcthc
to battle for a common caus', against 4 common
cHcnh will BE- restored. DisunionSts PER- SC. q
whom unfortunately there have been few in tn
country, for some years, understand this, and ar
now in hot haste To get ont of the Union, prccis'l
b"caus" they perceive they cannot much longc
maintain AN apprehension among the Southern
people that lh'r homes, and iirrSidcs, and live
are to b" endangered hy the action of the Fedora
Government. With such, now or never is Tn
maxim; hence they SEX 10 in;amr tho publ
mind by incorporating tn objects AMI pugIo
Sos OF the Republican party, with IN hop of pr'
cipltating th" Southern States into position froi
which they cannot, without dlshonor, aiicrward
s"crdc, we'll knowing II thy delay till after tn
new administration is ilaugurarl and tested, i
will furnish no c"urc tur th If complaints Srcc'
sion i an imlTactcabiIi'y, or rather AN impos'
blIty. The Constitution provides 10 way b
which Stat" may withdraw from th" tni"n-n
| WY Tor the dissolution of the Government