Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-08-16
His Record


Proves that while the nominee Of the Re.
publican party for President, Abraham
Lincoln, was a membe Of Congress, thu
Wilmot Proviso controversy was in pro.
gress, and that he was active, in connec.
ton with VIM. II. Seward, Joshua r.
Giddings and other prominent abolition
members Of Congress, in keeping mp the
slavery agitation. lie voted for the Pro-
viso FORTY.Two TINES.
HIS RECORD
Also proves that while n member Of Con
gress he opposed the Mexican War de-
clared it UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND WRONG,
and VOTED AGAINST the bill granting osE
HUNDRED ASD SIXTY ACRES OF LAND to our
brave and gallant volunteers.
Ins RECORD
Also proves that during the Illinois Sen
atorial campaign, in a speech at Chicago,
ON the ooh day Of July, 1858, he said
81 have hated slavery as much as ANY ABo-
LITIoNlsT. have been an old Line Wing.
] have always hated it, and always be-
lieved it in course Of ultimate extinction.
III were in Congress, and vote should
come up on question whether slavery
should be prohibited in a new Territory,
in SPITE OF the bred Scott dec ision, !
should vote that it should"
HIS RECORD
Also proves that in speech at Gales.
burgh, III. Oct. 7th 1858, he said-"l
believe that the right Of property in a
slave is not distinctly and expressly af-
frmed in the Constitution"
HIS RECORD
Also proves that in his speech at Quincy,
ILL.,, 18th October, 1858, he said-"The
Republican party think it (slavery) wrong
we think it is moral, a social and a
political wrong We think it is wrong
| in its tendency, to say the least, that ex-
tends to the EXISTENCE OF THE y'HoLE Ma
TIoH. Because we think it wrong WE
PROPOSE course Of policy that shall
| deal with it as a wrong. We deal with
it as with any wrong, in So far AS WE CAN
PREVENT its growing any larger; AND so
DEAL WITH THAT II THE RUN OF TINE there
| may be some PROMISE OF AN END TO IT,
HIS RECORD
Also proves that in his speech at Spring
. field, ILL.,, on the 18th June, 1858, he de
clared-"A house divided against itsel
cannot stand | believe that this govern
ment connot endure permanently hal
slave and half free. 1t will become al
one thing or all another. Either the op
ponents of tlavery will arrest the turthe
spread of it, AND PLACE 1T WHERE TIL
, PUBLIC MIND SHALL REST IN THE BELIEF TIA
1T is IN THE COURSE OF ULTIMATE FxTINC
: TIoN: or its advocates will push it for
) ward till it shall become alike lawful il
all the States, old as well as new-NortI
as well as South"
: And there are numerous
WITNESSES IN THE CITY,
Republicans as well a. Democrats, whC
heard him, in speech delivered in from
of the Conrt House in this city. admi,
and defend the position assumed in tho
above extract AUTHOR OF THE "1R-
REPRESSlBLE CONFLICT" DOC.
TRINE. and virtually charging VIM. H
Seward with approprating it.
Brief as is his record, we imagine that
it will take much "whitewashing' by his
would be conservative followers, like MIR
Corwin, to prove to the satisfaction o.
the PEOPLE that Abraham Lincoln, the
Republican nominee for President, is q
National conservative man, and worthy
to fill the highest Office in the American
Republc.-Doyton Empire.