Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-12-01
the Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial
SENATOR TRUMBULL SPEAKS FOR Mr.
LINCOLN At sPRIEGFIELD, ILL.
The policy Of the Ne'o A9minishGtion respecting
Slarery and Secession presented.

The policy Of the Ne,o Administration respecting
Slarery and Secession presented.
SPRINGFIELD ILL.,, Nov. 90.
EDS. Cow :-Senator Trmbull, after corgratula-
ting the as: embed Republicans on their victory,
and oulogizing Mr.. Lincoln, said "Mr. Lincoln,
although the candidate OF the Republican party,
as Chief Magistrate will neither belong to that
nor any other party. When naugurated, he will
be the President Of the country; and doubt net
tcM be as ready to defend and protect tie State in
,ehich he has not receiced solitary rOte, against
any encroachment upon lis constitutional rights as
The one in kicA he has receired the largest majority
While they by whose votes he has been designated
as Chief Magistrate of this Republic will expect
him to maintain and carry forward the principles
on which he was elected, they know that in doing
so, no oncroachments will be made on the reserved
rights of any of the States They know that the
Federal Government is one Of delegated powers
that it can do nothing except the authority for the
act can be found in the instrument which created
it, and that all powers not conferred are reserved
to the States or the people Of the States. When
their political opponents have charged the Repub-
licans with AbotiOnsm, attributed to them
desire to interfere with slavery in the States, or
some fanatic has insisted that they ought TO do SO,
the reply has invariably been, that the people who
made the Federal Government did not think prop
er to confer on it such authority, and has there
fore no more right 10 meddle cHh slauery in State
Than IL has TO meddie acih serfdom in Russia, nor
arc the people of uon-sIayeholding States, in any
way responsible for slavery in shO States which
tolerate it, because on that question they are to
each other as independent governments. have
abored in and for the Republican organization,
with entire confidence that whenever it should be
in power, each and all Of he STATES OOuld be lQI
in as complete control Of their oIcn affairs respect
ively and at as perfect liberty to choose and en-
poy their own means Of protecting property and
preserving peace and order, within their respect
i've limits, as they had ever been under any ad
ministration Those who have voted for Mr.
LINCOLN have expected, and still expect this, aud
thew would not have voted for him, had they ex-
pected otherwise regard it as extremely fortu-
nate for the peace of the whole country, that this
point, upon which the Republicans have been SO
long ard so persistently misrepresented, is now
to be brought to a practical test and placed be-
yond the possibility of doubt. 1t should be q
matter Of rejoicing to all true Republicans, that
they will now have an opportunity Of demonstra-
ting to their political adyersaTes, and the world
Mat Mey are not for Interfering soW the domestic
Institutions Of any Of the States, and are not the
advocates Of negro equality or amalgamatiOn, with
which political demagogues have so often charged
them. When this is shown, reaction will US.
suredly take place in favor of RepuLlicansm
The Southern mind even will be satisfied The
rights of Northern men will Do respected and the
fiaternal feeling eristihg in Oldsn times ao4en men
from all parts of the country pent forth together
to battle for a common cause, against common
enemy uoiU be restored, DisuniOnists per Sc, of
whom unfortunately there have been few in the
country, for some years, understand this, and are
now in bot haste to get out of the Union, precisely
because hey perceire they cannot much longer main
tain an apprehension among the Southern people
that their homes and .fresidss and hres are to be
ENDANGERED By the action Of the Federal Gorern-
ment. With such, now or never is the maIimi
hence they seek to inAame the public mind by
misrepresenting tho objects and purposes of the
Republican party, with the hope Of preeipitAting
the Southern States into q position iro~ which
thew cannot without dishonor, afterwards secede,
well knowing If they delay till after the new Ad-