The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-31
Lincoln,s PoliticnIOpimIons.

There are hundreds of voters in this
County and District, whosare fully persund-
ed that change in the Administration of
the General Government is all imperative
necessity, and are willing to use ali proper
efforts to effect this result. Many who are
the political friends of Mr.. Bell, seeing the
apparent impossibility of his election, are
anxious to cast their votes against the De-
mocracy if they can do so without compro
missing their well established political opin-
ions They acknowledge the ability and
honesty of Mr.. Lincoln, and admire his his
tory, and that energy of character which
has raised him from the lowest ranks of
the people to be the worthy champion of II
great national party. But they have heard
the charges, ofJ-repeated by the Democrats,
that he was an Abolitionist, i'll favor OF the
social and political equality OF the negro,
hostile to the peace of the South, in favor OF
the dissolution of the Union, ana many
kindred charges.
We propose to make few extracts from
the speeches and the public expressions OF
opinion of Mr.. Lincoln, to show clearly that
he is, so far from being an Abolitionist, a
conservative Henry Guy Wig, and eminent
" entitled to the support of all those who
really desire the overthrow of the corrupt
Democracy We hope readers Will
peru5e his sentiments clrefully and we
have no fears then as to their opinions Of
Abram Lincoln.
What he thinks Of .SIauery and The South.
In Mr. Lineoln's first joint debate with Mr.
Douglas, Mr. L. read from Que of his speech
es as follows:
Before proceeding, let me say | think |
have no prejudice against the Southern peo-
pie. They are just what we would be in
their situation. If slavery did not now
exist among them, they would not introduce
it. If it did now exist amongst H., we
should not instantly give it mp. This be
lieve of the masses North and South.
Doubtless there are individuals on both
sides, who would not hold slaves under any
circumstances and Others who would glad
ly introduce slavery anew, if it were ont
of existence We know that some South
ern men do free their slaves, go North, and
become tip-top Abolitionists; while some
Northern ones go South, and become most
cruel slave masters.
"When Southern people tell us they are
no mors-responsible for the origin OF slave
~ than we, | acknowledge the fact. When
it is said that the institution exists, and
that it is very difficult to get rid OF il, in
any satisfactory way, can understand and
appreciate the say ing. surely Will not
blame them for not doing what should not
know how to do myself. If all earthly
power were given me- | should not know
what 10 do, as to the existing Institution.
My first impulse would be to free all The
slaves, and send them to LIberia-;u their
own native land But u moments refiec-
ton would convince me, that whatever OF
high hope las | think there isl there may
he in this in the long run, its sudden eXecu-
ton is impossible. If they were all landed
there in a day, they would all perish in the
next ten days; and there are not surplus
shipping and Surplus money enough in the
world TO carry them there in many times
ten DAYS What then? Free them all, and
keen them among US as underlings? Is it
unite certain that this betters their condi-
ton? ! think | would not hold one in slave
~ ut any rate; yet the point Is not clear
enough To me to denounce people upon.
. What next? Free them, and make them
politically aud socially our equals? My
own feelings will not admit OF this; and if
mine would, we we'll know that those OF
the great mass of white people will not.
Whether this feeling accOris with justice
aud sound judgment, is not the sole ques-
uou, IT. indeed. it is any part of it. \
universal feeling whether well or ill-fuund-
ed, cannot be safely disrcgarded. We can
not, then, make them equals. IL does seem
10 ne shat systems Of gradual emancipation
might he adopted; but for their tn'dines
in this, ! via not undertake 10 judge our
brethren Of tie South
No Interference 5otth Sta0s Statss--