The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-07-21
who are AboIitionists!

The everlasting howl of the Democracy
against the Republican party is, that it is
an Abolition party and this stale SANDER
is made to fill all gaps where argument and
truth are not convenient to their statements.
Corner a Democrat in debate-detect him
in falsehood-and what follows Why, he
sneaks out by yelpinq, g abolition" This
game is now well understood, and the
raking up of the musty records of defunct
locofoeoism has admonished this class of de-
chalmers that with intelligent people this
cry has no power-except to convict them
of dishonesty and TO expose their own black
record. We have in various articles shown
up the pr oof of their former occupation by
all their prominent statesmen of the ground
now substantially held by the Republicans.
This was in the day Of Jefferson, Monroe,
Jackson, Polk and other men, who if living
now, would, forsooth, be called g Black Re-
publicans" BUT the demagogues OF this
day repudiate the old platforms, and hav-
ing degenerated into mere slavery propo-
gandists, denounce as sbolitionists all those
who stand by the old land marks. F ~
So long as this dishonest and senseless
course was confined to the Democracy, we
were reasonably content. Nothing better
was expected of them. But when we find
the old wings who prefer Bell and Everett
joining in this false cry against the Repub-
Iicans. We confess to natural surprise. In
charity 10 some, We conclude that they do
it from ignorance. Our charity is not so
large as to cover others who know better,
but do not choose to be candid. They well
know that Lincoln is as good x wing as
Bell or Everett, and that he stands on the
old Wing ground-the ground occupied by
Clay and all the leading statesmen of that
once great and grand old party. They
know, too, that the great mass fthose who
support. Lincoln are conservative men, who
stand where they always stood-and are as
patriotic and honest, TO say the least, as they
are themselves, or as the rank aud file who
tram under their banners.
Let US look at this question more closely.
If Lincoln is an abolitionist, what is Ev-
erett2 We will turn to their records and
Try them by their own testimony.
NR. EvERETTs RECORD.
In 1887 the following resolutions were
adopted by the Massachusetts Legislature:
Resolved, That Congress bias, by the Con-
stftution, power 10 abolish Slavery and the
slave trade in the District of Colum bia, and
that there is nothing in the terms or cireum-
stances of the acts of cession by Virginia
and Maryland, or otherwise, enforcing any
legal or moral restraints on its exercise.
RESOLVED, That Congress ought 10 take
MEASURES to efctfhe abolition Of SlGcery in
the District Of Columbia.
RssoIued, That the rights of humanity,
the claims of Justice and the common good
alike demand the suppression by Congress
Of the slave trade carried on in and through
the District
RESOLVED, That Congress has, 6y the Con-
sttution, po1oer ID abolish .SlaUerg IN the Ter
ritories Of tie United States.
RESOLVED, That no new State should here
after De admitted into the Union, aDhoss Con-
stitutio1 Of Gopey1anasnt shall permit the ca
istence Of Domestic Slavery therein.
RESOLVED, That Congress has, by the Con-
stitution, poioer to abolish the traffic in star
ery bettDsen the different States Of the Union
ResoLvsd, That the exercise of this power
IS ueMduoeU ny 'He PiihSlPioo VI humanity
and justice.
In 1889 the Hon. Nathaniel Borden of
Massachusetts propounded to Mr.. Everett
the following heterogeneous
lst. Are you in favor of the immediate
abolition, by law, of Slavery in the District
of Columbia, and of the slave traffic be-
tween the States of the Union
I'd. Are you opposed to the admission in
to the Union of any new State, the Consti-
tuition OF which tolerates domestic slavery ?
The following is Mr.. EFerett's reply:
WASHINGTON, D. c. Oct, q, 1889.
DEAR SIR:-On Saturday last, only re-
ceiyed your letter ofthe 18th, propoundiug
to me certain heterogeneous, and earnestly
requesting an answer