The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-06-01


less enough TO disturb, ne opened his UP:
far enough TO remark, "a n"tra'e speech
This was the beginning oil an Amusing eoiio'
guy.
YES continued Lincoln, 90 anecuon.1o
was my friends regard for this compromiso
line, that when Texas was admitted into tho
Union, and u was found that strip sxten-
ded north Of 30 deg. 30 min, he actually In
troduced bill extending the line ana p,o-
hibiting slavery in tho northern edge Of tho
new State
And you voted against tho biii, said
Douglas. ,l-.s..s =.
Precisely co. replied Lincoln y was In
favor of running the line q great deal ydrfhr
Souiit. =. ~ .-.s ~ se..
.'Abont this time, tho speaker continued
'my distinguished friend introduces me 70 .
particular friend OF his. one David Wiimo',
Of Pennsylvanis! ttAushscr.
II thought, nid Douglas, you wouid nnu
him congeniu company.
80 did, replied Lincoln. had tho
pleasure OF voting Tor his Prov'so, IN ono
way and another about iorty timcs. IL was
aDemepafe heasuro men, ! pe'9'e' AZ
any rate Gen. Cas- scolded Honest John Da-
Wis OF Massachusetts, soondly ior talking
away the last hours OF the sassion ~ that no
(Ca,s) couldn't crowd 1t through. Apropos
Of Gen. Cas- II | am not greatly mistaken
he has pryor claim to. my distinguished
friend, to the authorship OF Popular So'er-
eighty. The old General has mn inhrmlty
forwriting letters. Shortly alter the scold-
Ing he gave John Davis no wrote his Nieh-
olson letter.
Douglas (solemnly)-.God Almighty plac'
Cd man ON tho earth, and told him to choose
between good and eyli, That was tho ORR
gin Of the Nebraska bill!
Lincoln-'Well. tho priority OF invention
being settled. letus award NIL credit to Judge
Douglas for being the fnt to discover IT,
Itwould bo impossible, in these limits TO
give m idea Of the strength Of Mr.. l.incolns
argument. We deemed IT by lar the ablcst
effort OF the campaign, from whatever source
Tho occasion was great one, and the speak
or was every way equal TO IT,. Inc elect pro-
duced on the listeners was magnetic no
one who was present will ever icrget tho
power and vehemencc Of tho following paw
ago:
My distinguished friend says tis nm IN
suit to the immigrants 10 Kansas ana NO
braska to suppose they arc not aoie 70 gov
ern themselves. We must not siur over ah
argument of this kind because u happens "
tickle the ear. II must bc met ana answer.
cd. admit that the emlgranI 70 hansp
and Nebraska Is competent 70 govern Nun,
self, but, the speaker rising 10 his iuIl
height, u deny his right to govern any other
person without that persons consent Iho
applause which followed this triumphant
refutation of cunning falsehood, was Dut
an earnest of the victory at the polls which
followed just ono month from that day.
When- Mr.. Lincoln had concluded. Mr.
Douglas strobe hastily to tho stand. rs us
ual he employed ten minutes IN telling how
grossly no had been abused Ieco,iec.ins
himself, he added though In perfectly cour-
teour manncr'-aouscd IN Tericcuy eourte-
Gus manner He then devoted hall an
hour to showing that 1t was indispensbly
necessary to California emigrants, Santa 70
traders and Others, to have organic acts pro-
yidcd for the Territories OF Kansas and Ne
braska-that being precisely the point which
nobody disputed. Having established this
premise to his satisfaction, MIR. Douglas
launched forth into an argument wholly
apart from the positions taken by Mr.. Lin
coin. He had about half finished ut six
o'clock, when an adjournment to tea was ef.
fcctcd. Tho speaker insisted strcnuously up
on his right to resume in the evening. but
we believe the second part OF that speech has
not been delivered 10 this day. After tho
Springfield passage, the two speakers went
to Peoria and tried u again with identically
the same results. A friend who listened to
the Peoria debate informed US that altcr Lin
coin had finished, Douglas, 'hadn't much to
say'-which we presume to have been Mr..
Douglas view OF the case also, Tor tho rcason
that he ran away from his antagonist and
kent out of his way during tho remainder OF
the campaign.
During this exciting campaign Mr. Lin.
coin pressed the slavery issue upon the people
of Central and Southern Illinois, who were
largely made up of the emigration FROM Ken.
tucky, Tennessee, Virginia and North Caro-
lima, with all the powers Of his mind. He
felt the force Of the moral causes that must
influence the question, and he nescr failed TO
appeal to the moral sentiment Of the people
In mid of the argument drawn from political
sources, and to illuminate his theme with tho
lofty inspirations Of an eloquence, pleading
for the rights Of humanity. A revolution
swept the State. For the lint time major
ity of the Legislature Of Illinois was opposed
10 the Democratic administration Of tie Fed
cral Government. A United States Senator
was TO be elected In place Of General Shields
- h.l ,,;allaJ IN tha innncncc of his lee,