Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-11-02
LGnooln's Debates With Douglas---Iincoln's
Opinions.

We never hear of Douglas men circulating
the debates between Douglas and Lincoln be-
cause they know that their champion, though
one of the ablest debaters in his party, came
off second best in the argument. So, too,
thought the voters Of Illinois, for Lincoln had
a majority Of over 5000 on the popular vote,
although Douglas, by IN unequal appointment,
secured q majority Of the Legislature. The
Districts represented by Lincoln members
contained more than 10000 more population
than those represented by the Douglas men,
bers.
See how clearly and frankly Mr.. Lincoln
answers Mr.. Douglass interrogatories, and
should not his views commend him to the
support Of every freedom-loving, yet, con-
servative voter, who Is not q mere dough
face" and tool of slave-power. Listen to his
words, and remember that those who mis-
represent him, must do 1t oil!fully and iner-
cusably-
Question 1, Il desire to know whether
Lincoln to-day stands pledged, as he did in
1854, in favor Of the unconditional repeal Of
the Fugitive Slave lAwi'
Answer. ~ do not now, nor ever did,
stand pledged in favor Of the unconditional
repeal of the Fugitive Slave law"
". i
stands pledged to-day, as he ldid in 1854,
into the Union, even il the people want them p
pledged against the admission Of any more
slave States into the Union"
@. 8."I want TO know whether he stands
into the Union with such Constitution as
AZ - kh~k - 4 -. |.
A. II do not stand pledged against the
admission Of q new State into the Union, with
such Constitution IS the people Of that State
may sec fit to make"
Q. 4. ~ want to know whether hc stands
to-day pledged to abolition Of slavery in the
District Of Columbia ~
A. ~ do not stand to-day pledged to the
abolition Of slavery in the District Of Colun-
bia." ..f......
Q. 8. II desire him to answer whether he
stands pledged to the prohibition of tho slave
hsdc between the different States p
IA :" do not stand pledged to the prohi-
bition of,she slave-trade between the different
O. 8. "I desire 10 snow whether lie stands
pledged to prohibit slavery in all the Terri
tories of the United States, North as well as
South Of the Missouri Compromise line p
A. ~ am impliedly, If not expressly,
pledged to beliefin the right and duty Of
Congress to prohibit slavery in all the United
States Territories"
@. Z. ~ desire him to answer whether he
is opposed to the acquisition of any new ter
ritory unless slavery is first prohibited there
inY"
A. 81 am not generally opposed to hon.
est acquisition Of territory and, in any given
case, would or would not oppose such ac-
QUESTION, according as / might think such ac-
QUESTION would or would not aggravate the
slavery question among ourselves.
Now, my friends, it win be perceived, upon
an examination of these questions and ans
wers that SO far have only answered that
was not pledged to this, that, or the other
The Judge has not framed his interrogatories
to ask me anything more than this, and l
have answered IN strictest accordance with
the interrogAtories, and have answered truly
that l an not plsd1Ad At IN npon any Of the
points TO which Iahays ansWsFed. But an
not disposed TO hang upon ths exact form q
his interrogatosy. ] en- rather disposed to
take mp at least some Of thess. questions, and
state what really think upon thsm.
As TO the Arst one, in regard p tic Fugi