New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-31

that osrtan States mean 10 90 out Of the Union. read
his record that you may zee aud detsrDlne TOT your
aelvee whether ia just cause for dissolution OF me
Union. mean neither TO approve nor oisaPprove tne
| record of Mr. Lincoln hut felt that owed 1t To- you
and 10 myself to become familiar with his antecedepts
before presented myself before the people TO address
them on the questions that 80 coon TO he decided
ST bs.e done go and am no TO be deferred from 90
ing full iustoe 10 Mr. Lincoln by any ridiculous ana
contemplate charge of being Free soer or an ADO
| iiionit .,-
| In 1897 Mr. Iinroln wss member of the Leglsla-
ture of Illpois and that Legislature adopted rescu
tions of AN obnoxous chsrac.r to the Souh d'clsrog
thst Congress had not only the right to abohh slavery
in the District Of Columbia and the slave-trade De-
tween the States but that they were bound 10 exercise
| that power and Mr.. Lincoln one OF two members
| who entered their protest upon the records OF tne
House, in which he took the ground that, WINE Oon
erees had the power lie opposed to the exercise oI
that power except upon the application OF the owners
OF the property, and then only on conduon OF reuu
| neration to the owners / servsd in Congress with
Lincoln in l&7; / know very little about MN 10
not recollect that made his personal atqnsihauce.
! He WIS young or rev member aud did not uSe
active part in the business of the House, snd 90
not recoleet that was thrown into bis company Mr..
| Goggin the Committee with Mr. Lincoln, ana,
sm told tesfts to bis high qualities as man ana
| gentleman. :,
OF courte that made Goggin an Aboltonist. Mr..
Lincoln however, might, Ike other politicians. plead
the statute Of limitations what had occurred - years
sgo in the Illinois LEGISLATURE, traced him down 10
later period. Mr. Ber jamin, in the Senate, declared
| Re a sounder upon the Slavery question IMAM
| Douglas. But Mr.. Benjsmin was Democratic
could afford to say go. could nos for that would es'
tsbGsh Aboltionism on me. Charity covereth muul-
| tude Of Sins but Democracy covers charity. Great
| applause. But / was reminded the other day, ny
reading speech OF Mr. Winthrop Of Boston, lately re-
| turned from his European tour, of a circumstance
| whichs occurred while / was in Congress with
Mr.. Lincoln and the circumstance to which Mr. VIM
ihrop refers that similar proposition contained 10
the resolutions Of the State of Illinois in 1877 wers o.
fered Congress in lS4 and that Mr.. Lincoln offered
substitute for them carrying out his views ss eX-
pressed in 1887; but still this thirteen years ago,
and The statute Of limitations might be pleaded TO that
| 60 traced him down TO a still later period.
| Now am going to read what Lincoln said In 1888,
before he became candidate for the Preidency, and
when he wac candidate for the Senate Of the United
| States. ard had every indncement TO be as strongly
AniiSavery possible before the people Of nois 1t
! seems certain questions were put TO him by Douglas,
and only read the questions as propounded and the
| arsv eIs as given
Question desire to know whether Lincoln today stands
F 5s ss N & IN ,o o. dc not no ao ever aid stand
in yr Of the ditons Tepe' Of the Fugitive slave law
did in 1884, gaD the admission Of any Slave States
into the Union, even the people want them A. 40 not
s Save STAT. ito t Se uR SSs''
iwsnt to know whether he stands pledged against the
admission Of State into the Union with such constuon
the people Of that sta'e may see ut to maze A. 40 not
Unon with such constitution as the people OF that State may
want to know whether be ssuds today pledged to the
abolition Of slavery in tire Dtli-t Columbia! A do
stand pledged to-day to the abolition Of Slavery in the District
dese him to whether be ',,pt psased to the
do stsnd pledged the prohibition OF the savetrade be-
desire to know whether be stand. pledged to prohibit
Slavery IN all the Territories Of the United States North well
South Of The Ai'seuii CopToaise Inc A. am mp1IlH
gre prohibit, Slavery in al the Inited stst, Territories
o. desire him whether he Is opposed to he a;
QUESTION Of any new territory unless Slavery hrst prohibited
therein A. generally opposed % hones: acquisition OF
such acquisition ACCORDINGLY Inght think sqch acquisition
noud would not sggsyse the Slavery question among our
At Subsequent period of the same speech, he said
he should regret that any Territory should ask 70 come
into the Union az Slave Safe bit If the people thus
asked admission into the Union he did not consider that
a suieeLt ground Of objection TO their admission. In
another speech which will read from, he says
Before pro.eedirg icy M say ing .ese nc pe9a'ie
their situation Slavery did not among them they
woHG not Btroduce t. II did row exist anon, should
rot instant give it mp This believe Of the North and
South Dou5sss there ldvius' both sides no would
gladly introduce Slavery of existence We
know that Southern mer do zee Their 60 Nor A. and
become p-top Aboitionss: while soue Northern ones go
| Soutf and become most usl slave masters. So
for IN. origin aver than we acknowledge the fact When
said that the institution s,t aud th.t syery difficult
appreciate the ,syirc surely viii blame thsm for not
dorg what should net know how to do myseE II all earthly
power given should not know what DO as 70 the
s and ma them TO Itei. 70 their own native land But
elton ygord cor vince ms tha: wna.eve, Of hsh
bore s think there I'D here may be in this in the long
ere In dsy they would al perish in the next ten days and
there net surplus slipping and surplus money erongq in
the world 70 cary them tne7e IN many tnes ten days
What then Free them i, ard them auong us 81 rnde
res Is quite that this bet'er their condition
think would not hold one IN slavery s. eny Tsle point
enough 20 20 cenounce people upon het next
Nv oWr engs viii admit this and mine would,
know that those o. the great Of white people vi sot
Is 10. the sole question r. indeed any paI; Ct t. uni
I'a oaYu then
TO me that systems sradns n.ncpGo nsht be adopted
but their diussi il this will net undertake to adge our
"Wb.n tey remind US Of their Constitutional rights &C:
@v s ay t ri. ssd 5 S G ' P E;a
which should not in IT, stcsency oe more h9ey 70 carry
nee into slavery than our ordinary rarsl lave are to
But N H. to my udgHtHt fs-ri'Les no 2re eI. n. fq!
rtd FOR rev,ing the African sve.trtte by isw. The law
hch ortis the n .irs Of slaves nom Aims and that which
dirrgui'ed sry principle and TIE repsl Of the for
have reas6n 70 know that Judge Douglas hst said
this think he hes tie here to Of tn Gurtons NJ
he rays back T It in kind viii Let answ qes I' one AZ
another unless he recWoca;es but a. D. Is sas @ M
ting alytlg IN return He hes got snsVeI o. tle Vg'e
Nov gentlemen don't wan. to read arg greater ensh
tu this tie true peSion o. al have ever said N regard
social ard political equality with the negro Is ont speci3us and
gnu 70 BE- chestnu. horse vii say here while
upon this ec tia, have directly or indirectly,
interfere with "a. institution Of Slavery IN u. States where
Il exists believe have lsTfrl rgb. to do aid have
inclination 70 do so have 70 puPe,t TO inedece p1al
and social equey between the white and the black There
phyc, diff between the two which IN nay Judgment
will probably osey.r forbid their living together upon tie foot
ing Of perfect equay ard insmuch Z becomes necessity
that there be difference well o. Judge Douglas am IN
avc Of TIE race 20 which belong having The superior position.
Now believe could arrest the spread and place Il
who're Washington, and Jefenou, I'D Msoson placed II It
would be Of ultae extinction and th- pubic
mind would for eighty past believe that vas m the
Of ultimate e1tincioL The crisis would Re past and
the institution might be le, alone foT HUNDRED yeas should