Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-07-12

State; of Illinois, went before their people
They agreed to discuss; they put the ques
tions to each other for answer, and l must
say here, for 1 NUT be just to all, that ]
have been surprised, in the examination
that l made again within the last few day:
of this discussion between Mr.. Lincoln anc
Mr.. Douglas, to find that Mr.. Lincoln is 8
far more conservative man, unless he has
changed his opinions, than l supposed hin
to be. :--..... r..
Mr.. Benjamin finds Mr.. Lincoln fal
more conservative man than he supposed
him to be. Yes; Mr.. Lincoln has been
misunderstood and misrepresented, just as
the Republican party has been, as the
Peoples party has been-just as every
party is misunderstood and misrepresented
that does not bow down in submission to
Democratic domination.
Mr.. Benjamin continues:
There were no lodging on his part
Mr.. Douglas started with his questions.
Here they are, with Mr.. Lincloln's answers
@. l desire to know whether Lincoln to-
day stands pledged, as he did in 1854, in
favor of the unconditional repeal of the
fugitive slave law?
A. ] do not now, DOR never did stand
pledged in favor of the unconditional re-
peal of the fugitive slave law.
@. l 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
want them2
A. do not now, nor ever did, stand
pledged against the admission of any more
Slave States into the Union, even if the
people want them?
@. | want to know whether he stands
pledged against the admission of new
State into the Union with such Consti
tuition as the people of that State may see
fit to make?
@. 1 want to know whether he stands
to-day pledged to the abolition of Slavery
in the District of Coumbia9
A. l do not stand to-day pledged to
abolition of Slavery in the District of Co.
lumbia?
@. desire him to answer whether he
stands pledged to the prohibition of the
slave trade between the different States?
A. l do not stand pledged to the pro-
bibition of the Slave trade between the diff
ferent States.
@. desire to know whether he stands
pledged to prohibit Slavery in all the Ter
ritories of the United States, North as well
as South of the Missouri Compromise line ?
A. 1 am implicitly, if not expressly,
pledged to belief in the right and duty
of Congress to prohibit Slavery in all the
United States Territories.
@. I desire him to answer whether he
is opposed to the acquisition eff new ter
ritory 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 ac-
QUESTION accordingly as I might think such
acquisition would or not aggravate the
Slavery question among ourselves. De-
bates of Lincoln and Douglas, page ss.
Now, on these, Mr.. Lincoln's answers to
Mr.. Douglas questions, Senator Benjamin,
a stakeholder, ond representing slave
holding constituency, makes this commen-
tary:
alt is impossible, Mr.. President how
ever we may differ in opinion with the
man, not to admire the perfect candor and
trankness with which these answers were
given, no eguivocation-no evasion"
That is the character of the man; and
venture to say there is no voter in the
State of Pennsylvania who will not in his
heart of hearts indorse every answer here
given by Mr.. Lincoln,
What is Mr.. Lincoln's position and an
other question which is regarded as mat
ter of great interest in Pennsylvania p
How does he stand in regard to the pro-
lection of American industry? Fellow cit
zens, a few days ago, friend Of mine re
marked to me, that in 1874 he was down
in the southern part of Indiana, making
a speech for Henry Clay. While he was
addressing the crowd, stranger eame in,
and when my friend had concluded, this
stranger was called upon to speak; "and."
said my friend, "he made one of the clear
Est, fullest, most conclusive arguments in
avor of Clay's great American system
hat ever listened to-" Who was that
nan, who sixteen years age, was support
Tour interests9 1t was this same "Old |
Abe Lincoln" He does not assume a
ariff guise to-day he does not avow such
principles now, to get votes in Pennsylva-
Tia, or in Massachusetts, or in other manu-
State of the Union, but for a
ong period of years he has been a tariff
nan from principle. He is a disciple of
Henry Clay. Loud applause.) He has
'orne the flag of Clay from county to
ounty, from district to district, all over the
State of Illinois In 1914, when Clay
vas candidate for the presidency, Lin
oln was on the State electoral ticket, and
10 man in the contest did better, more
earty, more effective service for the Sage
f Ashland than did the man whom we
ow proudly present to you as our candi-
ate for Presidency.
Before l conclude these hurried and in
srrupted remarks, must call your atten-
ion, gentlemen to an important circum-
lance connected with Lincoln's nomina-
on. 1t is this. Since the organization
t the old Wing party, no candidate op-
osed by the Democracy has been in some
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