Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-06-09
MR.. L1NcoLN's PRo,sLAvERY OPINIONS

tic Information respecting his views Of slavery and
questions relating thereto. 1t is known,os course,
that he is a Republican, and therefore opposed to
the extension of slavery but whether he belongs
to the Radical or the so-cnlled Conservative wing
Of the party--wbether, in other words, he APP
proves or loathes the Fugitive Slave La~w--wheth
er he is for admitting the Blacks to their full rights
as citizens, or for treating ;lem as a separate
caste. is not generally known, at least in this part
of tie country. We propose, therefore to eulight-
en- our readers on these points.
We have before US a pamphlet, entitled Political
Debates between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon.
Stephen A. Douglas, in the celebrated Cam paiGu
of 1858, in Illinois including the preceding
Speeches Of each, at Chicago, Springfield, ect j;
also the two great Speeches of Mr.. Lincoln in
Ohio, in 1859. as carefully prepared by the Report
crs Of each party, and published at the time Of
their delivery The preGa Q contains a letter from
Mr.. Lincoln, in reply to one from the Republican
State Central Committee Of Ohio, requesting Of
him copies of his speeches for publication in 'au-
thentic and permanent FORM in which, under date
Dec. 10, 1859, he says; L transmit you the copies.
The copies l send you are as reported and printed
by the respective friends Of Senator Douglas and
myself; at the iime-that is, his by his friends,
nnd mine by mino. 1t would be an unwarranta-
BILE liberty for us to change a word or a letter in
his, and the changes | have mlde in mine are, you
perceive, verbal only, and very few in number. l
wish the reprint to be precisely az the copies l
send, without any comment whatever"
As the debates recorded in this p~amphle. relate
almost exclusively to the question of slavery, and
as Mr.. Lincoln undoubtedly won the Presidential
HA,,;,.as.. - l. -..A L. AoaL. - Nhor, ro M o
expect to find therein a fair and deliberate state
ment of his opinions on every phase of this great
question.
Promising that Mr.. Lincoln habitually speaks
OF slavery as a moral and political evil, and con-
tends that the National Government ought TO pre-.
vent its extension to new Territories, and that he
displays great ability as we'll as candov in expos
ibg the fallacies and sophistries of his antagonist,
we shall present extracts from bis speeches con-
tanning his opinion upon matters in respect to
which he differs not only from Abolitionists, but
from the radical wing of the Republican party.
POLITICAL DIsFRANcHIsEMENT OF THE BLACKS.
In his speech at Ottawa. ILL.,, August 81, 1858,
Mr.. Lincoln said
Il have no purpose to introduce political and 80
cial equality between the white and the black
races. There is a physical difference between the
two, which, in my Judgment, will probably for
ever forbid their living together upon the footing
If perfect quality, ard na,muoh as itbecomes a
necessity that there mus: be a difference, l, as
we'll as Judge Douglas. am in favor of the race to
which l belong having the superior position"
Again, on the 9th of September, 1858, at Char
lesion, H., Mr.. Lincoln said
Il will say then that AN not, nor ever have
been, in favor Of bringing about in any way the
social and political equality of the white and black
races--that l am not nor ever have been in favor
Of making voters or jurors OF negroes, nor oil
qualifying them to hold Office. nor to intermarry
with white people and l will say in addition to
this, that there is a physical difference between
the white and black races which l believe will
forever forbid the two races living together on
terms of social and political equality: Aud mas.
much as they cannot so live, while they do re-
main together, there must be the position of supe
Tior and inferior, and | as much as any other man
am in favor of having the superior position as
signed to the white race
Again, in a subsequent speech on the same day
in The same place Mr.. Lincoln said:
Judge Douglas has said to you that ne has moi
been able to get from me an answer to the ques
tion whether | am ia favor of negro citizen ship
So far ae | know, the Judge never asked me thu
question before. He shall have no occasion to ev
or ask it again, FOR | tell him very frankly that
an not in favor of negro citizenship. 4
Ny opinion is that the different States have tht
power to make a negro a citizen under the COnsti
tuition Of the United States if they choose. Thu
Dred Scotk daniS;on daoidao that thau hama M
that power. If the State of Illinois had that pow
er l should be opposed to the exercise of it,
That we n ay do Mr.. Lincoln no injustice, WI
add, that while he thus avows his opposition to al
lowing a negro to become a citizen, be declares
that there is no reason in the world why the ne
gro is not entitled to all the natural rights euumer.
a:ed in the Declaration Of Independence, the right
to life, liberty and the pursuit OF happiness. ]
hold be continues, that he is as much entitled ia
these as the white man.
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE Law.
At Freeport, H., August 27, 1853, Senate,
Douglas said : 4 wish to know whether Lincoln
to-day stands, as be did in 1854. in favor of tn,
unconditional repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law 2
To which Mr.. Lincoln responded:
dc not now, nor ever did, stand in favor O
the unconditional repeal of the Fugitive Slav
Law
Again, on the Same occasion, Nr. Lincolr
said:
In regard to the Fugitive Slave Law, I hav,
never hssitated to say, and l do not now hesitate
70 say, that l think, under the Constitution OF Oh,
United States. the people of the Southern State
are entitled to a Congressional Fugitive Slave law
Having said that, | have had nothing to say in re
gard to the existing Fugitive Slave Law
further than that think it should have been fran
cd so as to be free from some of the objection
that pertain to it, without lessening it's efficiency
And. iaasmuch as we are not now in an agitation
in regard to an alteration or modification Of tina
law. | would Got be the man to introduce it as
new subject ofsgitadon upon the general question