, 1860-03-17

We print to-day n tclcgra;hic abstract Of the
remarks oi lion. William Kellogg Of Illinois,
on the question q! issao between himself and
Horace Greeley Of tho New York Tribune. 1t
will he remembered that Mr.. Greeley in a let
ter 10 Lis paper assai.ed Mr.. K severely for a
1ac.iau to adjourn made hy The latter during
CHA Of tho carly days Of tho contest for
Speaker; that Mr.. K retor.ed and in his de-
fence charged that Mr.. G. was during the Le.
compton struggle engaged in sccret attempt
to secure Mr.. Douglns' return to the Senate by
means Of Republican votes, and that he llad
an interview with Mr. D., in which treaty for
that purpose was cocc!udcd; that MI. Gree
leg denied this accusation; that his donial was
supported by letter from Mr. Douglas; and
tl,at Ar. Kellogg pledged himself to make his
charges good. THO speech which We print
herewith, il the last more in the game.
In relation to lhs matter in controversy,
We have this to say: The politician who does
Eot know tina, during the Lecompton struggle,
Ir. Douglas repeatedly declared to leading
Republicans that be mad broken with tho
Democratic party; that he had "checkcd lis
baggage through" that ale had crossed the
Rublcon and burned his boats;" that "hcrc-
after he should bs found in opposi-
ton 10 tho soush'-wlo does not
know the plausible justification Which
he put forward to su:isty Republicans tia: tLs
hansas-scbraska bill was really lree-sol
1ncasure-who is uoawaro Of tho fact that it
was the Senator's habit in those days to Illus
tratc by the map the effect Of his future mea-
Aures for clTcumscribing the institution Of Slay-
ery-wha does not know that his excuse for
running the Pacific Railroad Southwest from
the Missouri River was that it would carry
into all the country through which it passed =
nood Of emigration that would make Slavery
impossible iu any State along Tho route-the
politician who does not know these things is
rot acquainted with the secret history Of that
struggle nor with the real rcasors which im-
PEELED certain lending Republicans to cspousc
Mr.. Douglas cause in opposition to
tho well known wishes and settled
policy Of tho members Of their par.y
in Illinois. We yiolate no condolences
when We say that these things nre true, and
it's believed many that nothing but the pre-.
mature action of tho Senator's Illinois friends
IN their April Convention in 1858 in reai1irm'
ing tho Cincinnati Platform and violently at
lacking tho Republicans. prevented the con.
summation Of the bad bargain and the diaso,
luton Of our party in this State. We men
ton no names, because NC have slways Lo
Loved that tho parties in the trade, save Mr.
Douglas, were honest IN their cndeayors tt
promote Republican SUCCESS, and that, though
un~ise and easily cheated, they labored viii
patriotic intent. Our complaint is not TIM
they were wheedlcd By Mr.. Douglas; bu
that when the course Of tic Illinois Rcpubli
cans had been determined upon with erca
unanimity, they were not suffered to max,
their fight for Mr.. Lincoln without the in,
pertinent Interference from without, by ghic!
they were distracted and finally beaten. "
have always believed that Illinois WIS capahl
Of electng her own Senato7s without outs3d