Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-06-07
A FALSEHonD REVIVED.

A FALSEHOOD REVIVED.
At the Douglas demonstration in New
York city on Tuesday last, Col. Richard
son of this State. is reported to have said:
"What great measure did he Abraham
Lincoln J advocate in Congres? A Voice
lie opposed the Mexican war" =
Yes. fellow-citizens, when a citizen OF his
own State. under the gallant Scott. was
pushing that little column into the Valley
of Mexico, and displaying a bravery, a
strategy and skill, such as the world
never saw, he { Mr. Lincoln) was making
speeches against his couutrymen, and in
favor Of. Mexico. Kisses. 1t retired
him from the political arena, and the Whig
party refused to return him Congress, for
the Wing party was not the Mexican
party
This falsehood was originated and put
afioat during the memorable canvass be-
tween Lincoln and Douglas in 1858. 1t
/ first appeared in the Chicago Times, was
copied into all the Democratic papers of
the State, and was repeated by Douglas in
his debate with Lincoln at Ottawa, and
/ anu sit ~ iCStOIs Il nc l. KISS AND
BusE proved its falsity by extracts from
the Congressional Globe, showing that after
Mr. Lincoln took his seat in Congress, he
voted for every bill that was offered to
raise supplies for the American army in
Mexico. 1t was also denied by Mr.. Lin
coin both at Ottawa and at Charleston,
and at the latter place he brought on the
stand Hon. 0. b. Ficklin, his Democratic
colleague in Congress, and compelled him
to give reluctant testimony to the falsity of
the charge. See Lincoln and Douglas
Debate, page 15S- 1t was further proved
that Nr. Lincoln's immediate predecessor
in Congress. Hon. John Henry of Morgan
County, then on the stump in behalf oil
Mr.. Douglas, and still rabid Pro Slave
ry Democrat. did give the votes falsely at
tributed- to Mr.. Lincoln.
So overwhelming was the proof not only
that Mr.. Lincoln did not vote against sup
plies, but that he did on all occasions and
with commendable alacrity vote for them.
that the more respectable portion of the
Democratic journals of this State frankly
and honorably retracted the charge, doing
Mr. Lincoln full justice in the premises;
but the Times, and Mr.. Douglas himslf.
continued throughout the canvass to repeat
unb!ushingly the falsehood Among the
Democratic journals of tae former class
was the Mattoon Gazette. then q Jealous
Douglas organ. That paper said
I'm the article that was published in the
Gazette, in June, in relation to the next
canvass, we took occasion to call the at
tention of the public to the Congressional
record of Mr. Lincoln.
We used the following language towards
him in that article:
"While in Congress, when our brave
soldiers were fighting the battles of the
country, and imploring supplies from the
Government, he votel against granting
them, leaving them at the mercy of for
eign enemy"
1--WE made the charges against him, in
relation to voting against supplies, upon
the information of an intelligent gentle
man, who assured us that the record stood
against him. Having heard it before, we
doubted it not, when assured positively by
gentleman of intelligence such as our in
| formant. The political friends of Mr..
Lincoln called our attention to the record,
and upon examination, are find Mat instead
of Mr.. Lincolait scas JouS HENRY of Nor
gau, who was his insneediote predecessor, scho
qave. tie uote 1t affords us unfeigned
pleasure to be able to say, upon examina-
ton, that our former fellow citizen gave
no such vote, and further that his record
acW "pass muster Nth The best men of
any party during his Congressional term
We do this in no mincing way; we want
! tftl understood that we intend the p!as-
terto be fully as broad as the wound, and
that so far as we have been instrumental in
doing injustice to Mr. Lincoln. zee make
The retruetion fully"
In another column we give an extract
from one Of Mr. Lincoln's speeches in
Congress on the Mexican war, from which
| 1t will be seen that his views on that sub
ject coincide with those of the Whig party
with which he acted. He believed the
war was unconstitutionally begun-that il
was entered upon in violation Of right and
jnstiee, for the sole purpose of maintaining
/ Democratic ascenlancy in the Federal
/ IGovernment; and like all Wings of that
| day he condemned the act which precipi-
tated the war. After it was begun. howey.
I er he Disseminated between the country
and the President of corrupt party, and
his recorded votes in Congress prove him
always to have been patriotically devoted
4 to the former. The revival of this infa+
nous SANDER, after its thorough and com
i plete exposure in the canvass of 1858
shows to what desperation the nomination
Of Abraham Lincoln has driven the shan
Democracy. COL Richardson. however
was not very circumspect in his languag
! in starting the falschood again on it