The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-10-04

thing, that there is a great lack of prir
ciplo on the part of the Douglas leaders
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'TlIE IRREPREssIBLE CONFLICT.
TheDouglas orators and grocery pol
ticians, have = great deal to say about tn
"Irrepressible Conflict" Mr.. Samuel
when here read an extract from . speec
of Mr.. Lincoln, aud made great bio,
about Lincoln destroying the Union an
breaking up things generally, when, hs
he read, as the Democrat has it, 9th
connection" it would have been IL
more than all men must see ia true. Mr.
Lincoln was not stating his wishes, bu
what he conceived to be a fact. We CIV,
the extract from Mr.. Lincoln's speech a
Springfield; June 18th, 1858, from which
Mr.. Ssmuels read. Mr.. Lincoln said:
"MR PRESIDENT, AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE CONVENTION If we could frs,
know where We are. and whittier We arc
tending, we could better Judge what &c
do, aud how to do it. We are now ia,
into the fifth year, since policy was in
itiated with the avowed object, and con
6dent promise, of putting m end to
Slavery agitation. Under the operation
Of that policy, that agitation has not only
not ceased, but has constantly sugmen-
ted. In my opinion, it will not cease.
until crisis shall have been reached aud
passed A house divided against itself
cannot stand l believe this government
cannot endure permanently half slave and
half free. l do not expect the Union to
be dissolved-I do not expec the house
10 fall-but do expect it will cease to
be divided. 1t will become all one thing,
,r oil the other Either the opponents
If Slavery will arrest the further speed
If it, and place it where the public mind
'ha.! rest in the belief that it is in the
course Of ultimate extinction; or it's adj
rocatcs will push it forward, ill it shall
become alike lawful in all the States, old
IS well as ncw-North as we'll as South"
During the debates between Mr.. Lin
,oIn and Mr.. Douglas, at Ottawa, ILL.,, on
he 2lst Of August, 1858 Mr., Douglas
nisrcpresen,ed Mr.. Lincoln's position on
he subject, and Mr.. Lincoln in his re-
'ly, said:
ale has read from my speech in
springfield, 10 which | say tina. "a house
divided against itself Cannot stand" -
Does the Judge say 1t can staud? l
don't know whether he does or not. The
Judge does not seem to be attending to
the just now, but | would like to know
if it is his opinion that house divided
against itself can stand 1.-The does,
then there is question of veracity, not
between him aud me, but between the
Jucgc and an authority of somewhat
higher character.
"Now, my friends, Task your attention
% this matter for the purpose of saying
seriously. | know that the
Judge may readily enough agree with me
hat the maxim which was put forth by
The Saviour was true, but he may allcgc
hat l misapply it, and the Judge has Il
light to urge that. in my application, |
10 misapply it, aud then l have a RICH,
o show that | do not misapply it. When
re undertakes to say that because think
his nation, 30 far as the question OF
slavery is concerned, will all become one
hing or all the other, | am in favor OF
bringing about dead uniformity III the
various States, in all their institutions, he
argues enormously. The great variety
II the local institutions in the States,
'pringing from differences in the soil
differences in the face Of the country, and
IN the climate, are bonds Of Union.
They do net make "a house divided
against itself, but they make house
united If they produce in one section
IF the country what is called for by the
wants of another section, aud this othe,
section can supply the wants Of the FIRST
they are not matters Of dircord but bouds
Of union, true bonds of union. But car
this question Of slavery be considered a.
among these varieties in the institution.
Of the country? leave it to you to ss,
whether, in the history Of our Govern
meut. this institution of slavery has moi
always failed to be bond of unios, and
on the contrary, been an apple of discord
a nd on claimant of ,3,y,o;nn 4, tho b,uso
| ask you to consider whether, so long al
the moral constitution Of mems mind
shall continue to be the same, after th;
generation and assemb!age shall siuk int,
the grave, aud another race shall arise
with the same moral and intellectual de
yelopmcnt We have-whether, if that in
stitution is standing in the same irrita
ting position 10 which it now is, it vii
not continue an element Of division ?
If so, then have right to aay that, II
regard to this question, the Union is
house divided against itself; aud whe1
the Judge reminds me that l have ottel
said to him that the institution Of SLAYER
has existed for eighty years in SOM
States, aud yet it does not exist in som
others, | agree to the fact, and aceoun
for it by looking at the position in whic
our fathers originally placed i.-restric,
ing it from the new Territories where
had not gone, and leeisla,iug to cut o.
its source by the abrogation Of the slave
trade, thus putting the seal Of Legislation
against its spread. The public MUD dt'
rest in the belief that it was in the cours
Of ultimate extinction. But lately,
think-and in this l charge nothing o.
the judges motives---lately, l think
that he, and those acting with him, hav
placed that institution on . new basis
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