The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-06-21
z ,11n Richmond, Wayne County Indiana June 2s 1850

new territory unless slavery is 6rst prohib-
tied therein?
Answer. / am not generally opposed to
honest acquisition OF territory; and, in any
given case. would OF would not oppose
such acquisition, accordingly as l might
think such acquisition would or would not
sggrasate The slave question among our
selves-"-De6ates Of Lincoln and DvaSlas
-p IS.
Now. on these Mr.. zLincoln's answers to
Mr. Douglas questions, Senator Benjamin.
slave holder. and representing a slave
holuing constituency, makes this conmen;a-
~:
1T is impossible. Mr.. President. howeser
We may differ in opinion with the man. not
to admire the perfect eandor and frankaess
with which these answers were given; no
e4usrOcdtson-nO ecassoR.'
That is the character of the man; and
venture to say that there is not voter in
the State Of Pennsylvania " ho will not in his
heart Of hearts endorse every ans wer given
by Mr.. Lincoln.
What is Mr. Lincoln's position on ano,h
er question which is regarded a matter of
great interest in Pennsy lvanial How does
he stand in regard 10 The protection OF
American industry? Fellow citizens, few
days ago friend Of mine remarked to me
that in 1S44. he was down in the. southern
part of Indiana making speech Tor Henry
Clay. While he was addressing the crowd
a stranger came in. and when my friend
lad concluded, this stranger was called up
on to speak, .and,'' said my friend, ''be
made OF 9 of the clearest, fullest. most con-
elusive arguments 10 favor Of Clay's great
American system that l ever listened to-"
Who was that man. who sixteen years ago
was supporting your interests? 1t was ''old
Abe Lincoln" He does not assume a tar
iff guise to-day; he does not avow such
principles now to get votes in Pennsylvania.
or in Massachusetts,, or in any manutactur.
III State Of the L nion. But for a long Pc
riod of years he has been tariff man from
principle. He is disciple of Henry Clay.
Loud appiause) He has borne the flag of
Clay from county to county, from district TO
district. all over the State Of Illinois. In
1S44, when Mr.. Clay was a candidate 70,
the Presidency. Mr.. Lincoln the
State electoral ticket. and no man in the
contest did better, more hearty, more ef-
fective service for the Sage OF Ashland.
than did the man whom we now proudly
present to YOU as our can didate for the Pres
idency.
Before conclude these hurried and inter-
rupted remarks, l must call your attention.
gentlemen, to an important circumstance
connected with Lincolns nomination. 1t is
this. Since the organization of the old Whig
party no candidate opposed by the Democra.
cy has been elected to the Presidency. unless
such candidate had been in some manner
particularly identified with Indiana. We
| could not elect Clay-we could not elect
| Fremont for neither of them had ever lived
in Indiana. or been identified with her his
tory. But we elected General Harrison,
| for he had been the Governor of Indiana
| Territory, and had fought the battle of Tip
pecanoe on Indiana soil. We elected Gen
| eral Taylor. for he had. as major in tie
| United States service, defended our western
| border. and commanded our Indiana volun-
! teers in the war Of 1912.
Aud we can elect Lincoln, for we pre-
| pared him in Indiana. when he was boy,
for the high duties Of that responsible posi-
ton. Tie read to the Presidency runs
through Indiana. and ''Old Abe is- on j,
far ahead OF all competitors. cloud ap-
| plause.)