Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-08-21

Resolred, That the right Of property in
slaves is sacred TO the slave holding Siatesb by
the Federal Constitution, and that they can
not be deprived Of that right without their con
sent
Resolred, That the General Government,
can not abolish slavery in the District of Co
lHmbia against tho consent Of the citizens of
said District, without manifest breach ofgood
faith
On the goth day of January, 1897, vote
was taken upon The adoption Of the above res.
olutions, which was decided in the affirmative
by vote Of II yeas and only nays
Among those voting in the negative was ARRA-
HAN LINCOLN Among those who voted for
those resolutions are the names Of DouaLAs,
HARDIN, McCLERNASp, Judge I.odkN, Cover
nor Moons, General SHIELDS, RonERr Surn,
of Madison, aud 20 others
Again, in 1889, while in the Legislature Of
Illinois, Mr.. LINCOLN voted iavorably to the
abolition Of slavery in the District Of Colum-
bia. And in Congress at the session Of 1913
3, he voted for the abolition of slaveryiu the
District.
Since the "new era of the introduction Of
the Nebraska bill" Mr.. LINCOLN has ceased
to be ''quiet about his Abolitiouism, and his
sentiments since that time, notwithstanding
he has tried 20 conceal them, are well rnder-
stood upon that subject Mr. LINCOLN and
his friends threw Henry CLAY overheard in
lsls, because Mr. Clay was opposed to Abo-
litionism.
The Republican party say that Mr.. Douo-
LAS and his friends abused Henry CLAY all
his life, and now claim TO be his especial
friendS 1t is well known that Mr.. CLAY and
DouoIAs differed on the tariff and bank ques-
tons, but they always agreed on the slavery
question 1t is to these two statesmen that
the country is principally indebted for the
passage of the compromise of 1850. Those
measures we're advocated by such men as CLAY,
WEBSTER, DoUGLAs, CAss, BELL and BENToN,
and opposed by SEWARD, Hale, GDDINGs,
CHASE, LINCOLN, LovEJoY, JEFFERSON DAVIS,
and the men who now form the Republican
and Secession parties. Mr.. CLAY having ad-
vocated the doctrine of non intervention in
1850, and secured its adoption IN the com
promise measures Of that year, it is highly
proper that the Democratic party should now
claim him as their friend upon this question
In regard 10 the charge that Mr. DouGLAs
abused Mr.. CLAY all his life, we simply say it
is false The Republicans can not show one
word where DoUGLAs abused Mr.. CLAY. While
on the other hand. we can show that Mr..
DOUGLAS always held Mr. CLAY in the highest
esteem In closing speech in the Senate OF
the United States, on the compromise meas
ures of 1850, delivered March Il, 1850, in the
presence of Mr. CLAY, Mr.. DOUGLAS refers to
eloquent language:
"Mr President, it was my desire to have
said something of the resolutions introduced
by the distinguished and venerable Senator
from Kentucky, (Mr. Clay but find have
trespassed too long upon your kindness.
cannot do less. however, in justice to my owr
feelings, than to declare, that this nation
owes him debt of gratitude for his service:
to the cause of the Union on this occasion
care not whether you agree with him in al
that he has proposed and said, you cannot
, doubt the purity of the motive, and the self
sacrificing spirit which prompted him to eX
hibit the matchless moral courage of standing
undaunted between the two great hostile fac
tons, and rebuking the violence and excesse'
of each, and pointing out their respective er
rors, in spirit of kindness, moderation anC
frmness which made them conscious that hC
: was right; and all this with an impartiality Sc
hot hax tolI 10 usbi -
section of the Union he belonged. He Sc
the ball in motion which is to restore peace
and harmony to the Union He was the pi
oneer in the glorious cause, and set a noblt
{ example, which many others are nobly mita
2 ting. II Appendix to Congressional Globe
vol %, part /, LIST sess. 3lst Cong, lS49-'jO
at page 1851
i In speech before the Legislature of Ker
tucky, after the compromise of 1850, MI
: Clay, speaking of the Democratic party, said
"Out of our late heated discussion and di
: visions, one good result has been produced
The people generally, Wings and Democrats
: have been more thrown together in free an,
friendly intercourse Both have learned t
appreciate each other For myself l say
/ alike with true heart pleasure, that during tn
late arduous and protracted session, ! was il
conference and consultation quite as often,
, not oitener, with the Democrats than Wings
: and found in the Democratic party quite a
= much patriotism, devotion to the Union
probity and honor as in any other party.
In speaking Of the fact that the Wing part
was becoming abolitionized, and of his devo
ton to Wing principles, Mr.. CLAY, in the sam
. speech, said;
8 "But if it (the Wing party is to be merge,
u into a contemplate abolition party, and
/ aboHonism is to be engrafted upon the Whil
s creed, from that moment / renounce the part
= and cease to be Whig; and if | am alive
= will give my humble support to that man 70
d the Presidency who, to whatever party he ma
s belong, is not contaminated by fanaticism
IS rather than To one who, crying out all the tim
4 that he is Wing, maintains doctrines utterl
subyersive of the Constitution and Of tn
q Union"
II With such a record can there be any dout
where HENRY CLAY's sympathies would be
he was now living2 He certainly should nj
J. support LINCOLN, with his abolition principle
n and irrepressible conflict doctrines