The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-25
A FalsehOod Refuted.

FalsehOod RefUted.
We have been waiting patiently since Mr.
Lincoln's nomination to ascertain the direc-
ton which the first assault upon his politi-
cal record would take. The Enquirer boast
fully asserted that in ventilating his record
that worthy gentleman would be ''sent to
grass" in three or four rounds We had
our own opinion of the shape the assaults
upon Mr. Lincoln wonld assume, and we
have not been disappointed in the least
The men who persisted in bounding the
gallant Clay TO his grave with charges OF
"bargaiI and sale D." 'the murder Of Gllley,
'blackleg," and other infamous libeIs
would not be likely to abate one iota Of
their hate or vitnperation upon his disciple
and life long decentralization Lincoln.
The charge of " Abolitionism," then, is
tue dish that is to be served up daily for the
next six month"; to the Intelligent voters of
this great commonwealth. This il TO con
stitute the theme for leaders and the text
for orators Like modern Phgininis, they
will play variety of tunes upon this single
string. We propose thus early to prick
this bag of wind, and let the foul air escape
In the first joint debate between Messrs-
Douglas and Lincoln i'll 1853, at Ottawa,
Mr. Douglas propounded certain questions
to Mr.. Lincoln, which that gentleman
answered in full at Freeport, their next
place OF meeting The following are those
questions and answers:
Question l. al desire to know whether
Lincoln to-day stands, as lie did III 1854, in
favor of the unconditional repeal of the
Fugitive Slave law a? "
Answer. | 60 not now, nor ever did,
stand in favor of the unconditional repeal
OF the Fugitive Slave law,
Q. 2. Al desire him to answer whether
he stands pledged to-day, as he did in 1854,
against the admission of any more slave
States into the Union, even if the people
wsnt them
A | do not now, nor ever did, stand
pledged against the admission of any more
slave States into the Union.
Q. 3. II want to know whether he
stands pledged against the admission OF a
new State into the Union with such Con-
stitution as the people of that State may see
fit to make
A do not stand pledged against the
admission of new State into the Union,
with such Constitution as the people Of
that State may see fit to make.
@. 4. Il want to know whether he
stands to-day pledged to the abolition of
slavery in the District of Columbia -
A. do not stand day pledged to the
abolition OF slavery i'll the District of CO.
lumbia.
Q. 5. a desire him to answer whether
he stands pledged to the prohibition of the
slave trade between the different States :: y
\. do not stand pledged to the prohi-
bition of the slave trade between the differ
ent States.
Q. g. Il desire to know whether he
stands pledged to prohibit slavery IN all the
Territoriesspf The United States, North as
well as South of the Missouri Compromise
line?"
a 1 am implicitly, if not expressly,
pledged 10 belief in tue right ami duty OF
Congress to prohibit slavery in all the Unit
ed States Territories
Q. I. 81 desire him to answer whether
he is opposed to The acquisition of any new
territory unless slavery Is first prohibited
therein?"
A. 1 am not generally opposed to hon
est acquisition OF territory; and, in any
given case would or would not oppose
such acquisition, accordingly as | might
think such acquisition would OF would not
aggraVate the slavery question among our
selves.
Now We challenge any man with thin
blefull OF brains to point out any thing that
has the least squirting towards abolition
ism IN this extract, Cr in anything else that
Mr. Lincoln has ever written OF spoken No
man of common Intelligence will believe
the charge, aud no one with common self
respect will make it. Unless opposition to
the repeal Of the Fugitive Slave Law tt
Willingness to admit State with consti-
tuition recognizing Slavery, provided that
constitution has been fairly adopted by the
people; a refusal To Interfere with Slavery
10 the District of Columbia, unless IL major
ity of its citizens desire IT'S destruction-
constitute a man an abolitIonlst, then IS
Abram Lincoln no abolitionist.
Because he expressed the opinion that the
States would one day all become free or all
slave States is no evidence that lac wishes
10 interfere with slavery anywhere and
the attempt 70 draw such an inference from
the language is only one Of those base at