The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-12-06


specchat Chicago, Illinois, in which !
find this significant language
81 should like to know if taking the
old Declaration Of ofIndcpcndcncc which
declares that all men are equal upon
principle, and making exceptions to it,
where will it stop! If ono man says it
does not mean negro, why not ano-
ther say IT does not mcah another maD?
II that dccIa@tonis is not hhe truth, lot
us get the statute book in which we
find it, and tear it out, Who is 50 bold
rs to do it? II it is not true, let us tear il
ont, (Crics Of no, nO.) Let us stick TO
1t thcn--'ct us stand firm by ii then,
L"tus discard all this quiobing about
this man and the other man, this race
and that race, and the other race being
inferior, and therefore they must be
| placed N an inferior position, discard
ing the standard that we have left us
Let us discard all these things and
unite aS one people throughout this
land until we shall once more stand up
declaring that all men are created
equal. leave you, hoping that the
lamp OF liberty will burn in your bos-
ems until there Shall no longer be
doubt that all men are created free and
equal
Fellow citizens, are there any who
can doabt now: Are there any Of You
still willing to try him? Arc they
still saying "wat;' Irso, | earnestly
lsk, is itpossibIe that proof could be
made strong enough, clear enough full
enough, for your measure Of convic-
ton? In these declarations Mr.. Lin
coin is straining his utmost capacity to
speak pIainly-clearIy, There rs no
dnplicity in this pleading. 1t is imam.
bISnous and to the point. The cone
Loo, g., ,,,,a'', ', ., ,, '''' AWAY '"S
Ieve!, on rather degrade you 70 the
fam, II, ,,...,', ' '",
yon, then, can you, ought you, will you
l.,o,I,1, u,, ti...I, , "'
infamous Iro,no. l,,,,. ,.,;I ,,,I, r' wv
doctrine thot Il Womb hn r;,,h, IN ,ho
sight # God and Just men for the slave.
while the master slept, to cut that
'''"NV'[ ''ro"'' escape ana he lrGr'
.,v. nntI,i,,, ,I,litinn ~ v,I,, h"n'
already said Of Hannibal ITomlin for
lrcportS being trucJ my charity, rs we'll
as my NHoW'eIS' Oh human nature Tor
Ln, ,''''' ,,. ,'U"'"' ~ Wv v'-''''I9 '''''''
kind orho.,nsni +, hi, ,l,r,I,,,,,a,,,,I I'n
shows the blood of his sire and dams
might now, my countrymcn, multi.
ply cyidenccas tolhcuuwaruntcl policy
which is to be pursued by the Lincoln
administration by review Of the DO.
Iitical records Of the friends of Lincoln
such a. Seward. GrccIy. Simmer Will
son 4 Co.,. t. SAY nothin~ of fine uar,,t
and pop gun speakers and writer's who
flooded the country witha rehearsal Of
the sayings and dongs Of Lincoln and
his staff. But | will content myself
with a few extracts from Il few hirh in
command in the Black Republican par-
ty and viI,c,mnnnco with w II : ..w-
ard. the author Of tbc "irreprcssjbIc
conHir, with which N, IincoIn he. /
came SO mnch c,onored Mr.. Seward,
IN his i.rcnros,ibln sncerh dclivcred ot
Rnrhnst,r in Or,nhnr lSlS assumes
tb, rr,und thot tLo.o Nnnric,n St,t,s
cannot remo.n hoIr sI,ve.o h,Ir free
hul bcym,,st h, ,lI slovc or all rrcr-
that he confidently homes and beIcvcs
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