The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-09-26

For the "Spirit."
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Mr. ED1ToR:-Agreeabie to promise, I
now resume the task of laying before your
readers the record OF Mr.. Lincoln upon
the slavery question during his political
career am well aware, Mr.. Editor,
that this is question of vital Importance
to the American people; and as we are
upon the eve of the Presidential election,
it behooves every citizen to make himself
acquainted with the past political history
of this aspirant to the Presidency, As
there is no way Of judging of the future
but by the past, l predict the admins
tration of Mr. Lincoln would be charac-
terized with inconsistencies throughout,
As he is the standard bearer of party
which clamor loudly for the abolition of
slavery in our National Territories, and
the District of Columbia, which he (Lin-
coln) is committed to doctrine diamet-
rically to the opposite, by his vote on the
following resolution, @
In the House of Representatives on the
2lst of December 1S4S, Mr.. Daniel
Goff, of New York, introduced the follow.
ing. preamble and resolutions: .0s
WHEREAS, the traffic now prosecuted in
this metropolis of the Republic in human
beings, as chattels, is contrary to natural
justice and the fundamental principles of
our political system, and is notoriously
reproach to our country throughout chris
tendon, and serious hindrance to the
progress of republican liberty among the
nations of the earth; therefore,
Resolved, That the committee for the
District of Columbia be instructed to re-
port bill as soon as practicable prohib-
iting the slave trade in said District.
The above preamble and resolution was
adopted by yeas and nays as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Abbott, Ashmun, Bel
cher, Bingham, Blackman. Blanchard, But
ler, Candy. Cathcart, ColIamer. Conger,
Cranston. Crowell, Cummins, Darling,
Dickey. Dickinson, Dickson, D. Duncan,
Edwards, Embrel, N. Evans, Farran, Far.
reilly, Fisher, Freealy, Fries, Giddings,
Greely, Gof, Gregory, Grinnell, Hale,
Hall, Hampton, M. Hampton, Henley,
Henry. Holmes, Hubbard, Hudson, Hunt,
J. r. Ingersoll, Irwin, j. H. Johnson
Kellogg, King. Lahm, W Lawrence, S.
Lawrence, Loefer, Lord. Lynde, McCel-
land, McIlvaine, Mann, of Pa, Mann, oi
Mass, Marsh, Marvin, Morris, Mullin
Newell, Nicoll. Palfry. Pearlee, Peck
Petit, Pollock, Putnam, Reynolds, Richey
Robinson, Rockhill, Rockwell, of Mass.
Rockwell, of Conn. Rose, Root, Ram
sey, St. John, Sheriff., Sylvester, Singer
land, Smith, Starkweather. Stuart, Strohm
Tallmage, j. Thompson, Thompson
Thurston, Tuck. Turner, Van Dyke, Vim
ton, Warren, Wentworth, White. Wilson
-98. ~
Nays = Messrs. Adams, Barringer
Beale. Bedinger, Bocock, Bolts, Bowlin
Boyd, Boydop, Bridges, Brown, of Va.
Brown, of Pa, Brown, of Miss, Buckner
Burt, Chapmin. Chase, Clark, of Me-
Clark of KY. Cobb, of Ga, Cobb, o
Ala, Cooke, Crisfeld, Crogrier, Daniel
Donnell, Dunn, Evans, Featherston, Flick
lin, Flournoy, French, Fulton, Gaines
Gentry, Goggin. Green, Hall, Hammons
Haralsop, Harmonson, Harris, Hill, Hous
ton, of Ala, Houston, of Del, Inge, G
j, Ingersoli, Iverson, Jamison, johnson
Jones, of Tenn, Jones. of Ga. Kennon
King, La Lere, Leigop, LINCOLN
,Lampkin, McClernard, Mcdowell. Nc
Lane, Meade, Miller, Morehead, Morse
Outlaw, Pendleton, Peyton, Pittsbury
Preston, Sawyer. Shepherd, Simpson
Smart. Stanton, Stephens, Strohm, Thi
badeaux, Thomas. Thompson, Tompkins
Toombs, Venable, Wallace. Wiley, Will
liams, Woodward---8S.
Thus, it will be seen that Mr.. Lincoll
is not only in favor of the continuance o
slavery in said District, but is in favor o
continuing .the traffic in human beings a
chattels" in the "metropolis" of the Uni
ted States, the only place where Congress
has exclusive legislation" And be fur
ther says by his vote on the above reso
luton, that it is agreeable "to natura
justice and the fundamental principles Q
our political system" and is considered
bright spot" upon the fair fame of "ou
country throughout christendom," and
great incentive "to the progress Of repub
lican liberty among the nations of tn
EARTH" and "that the committee for tn
: District of Columbia" should not "repor
a bill prohibiting the slave trade in sail
District" As 81 sit
! This Mr.. Editor is the only official ac
Of Mr.. Lincoln upon the slavery question
but by going back few years in the his
tory Of Mr.. Lincoln we find that he wa
a candidate for the Legislature at on
time, against Old Parson Pete. Cartwright
the issue of that campaign will be explain
ed by the following extract from spcecl
of Peter Cartwright, delivered at Carroll
. ton, Illinois, Aug. End, 1860; II also sa..
f that have twice been elected to the Leg