The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-11-28
Lincoln an Abolitionist---ths Proof
From his own Lips.

We hear n great deal about Lincolns "Con
servatiSm," says the New York Express, ant
about his determination not to interfere viii
slavery in the States, if elected, but all tina
kind Of talk comes from Black Republican
organs, whose LIE it is, to play the "conser
vatiye" tune IN tie great commercial cities
! where Abolitionism is most at discount. Ii
any body desires to know what Mr. Lincoln's
views really are, the better way is to heal
what he has to s.y himself Well then, on
a certain memorable occasion, the Ohio ne
| groes saw lit 10 compliment Gov. Chase with
silver pitcher, as testimony Of their esteem
| for one who had 50 much affection for them,
The ceremony took place at Cincinnati, and
Mr. Abraham Lincoln was pigsent In the
/ course Of an address to the negroes 8Ir. Lin
coin expressed the eansiction that the indi-
vidusls Of that class (that is, the negro class)
! are members Of the community, and in virtue
of their manhood, entitled to eUeyy original
right egjoyet By eay other member He went
on to say
We feel, therefore, tnat all Ieqqg distinction
between indlviduts Of the same communitv,
founded in any such circumstances as color.
origin, and the like are hostile TO the genius
OF our institutions, and Incompatible with the
true theory Of American liberty. Slavery and
oppression mast cease or American liberty
must perish.
embrace with pleasure this opportunity
OF declaring aty tisoRprojaiion of that clause
OF the Cons tuition which denies 10 a portion
OF the co'are! p-oDIe the right OF suffrage
True Democracy makes no inquiry about
the color of the slsin r.place of nativity, or
any other circumstance ofconditjon. regard,
therefore, the ec}asioa Of the coiorei people,
as body, from he elective franchise as in
conaDaliNc with true Democratic principles.
But this is not all ; October 15, 1854, at
Peoria, we find Mr.. L DIN declaring
That no man is good enough to govern an
other man ,eitioat the o'i2. s consent saw
this is the leading principle. the SHEET AN
CHOIR of .1uaatcua R-p"RjcmF8na x
= hemastey net only
governs the s7aUe without his consent, but he
governs him by a set of rules altogether diff
tyrent from those which he pre%eribas Tor him
self. Allow ALL the COVER ed an EQUAL
VOICE IL THE GOVERNMENT r. and that
only is seIf-gnvernnent.- Life Of
Lincol,a, page 279.
Next we find Nr. Lincoln, on the 18th of
June, 1858, at Springfield, Ill, setting forth
his "Irrepressible Cogtict as follows;
We are now far into the fi.til year since
policy was initiated with the avowe1 object
and confident promise o. puttns an end TO
slavery agitation. UnIar the operation of
that policy that az jtation has not only ceased,
but has constantly augmented. In my opin-
ion, it viii not &c taa unttl Il crisis shall have
been reached and passed.. "a house divided
against itself cannot st nd | believe this
Government cannot endure permanently half
slave and Fhalf ire. | do not expect the
Union to be dissolved; DO not expect the
house To fall but % expect it VIII cease to
be dividel 1t viii become all one thing or
all the other Il ther the opponents Of
slavery will arrest the further spread Of it,
and place it where the public mind shall rest
in the belief that it sin the course Of ultimate
extinction, or its advocates will push it for
ward until il shall become alike lagS. .ui in al
the States, old as wei as new, North as well
as South.
Still later, in speech al Chicago, July 10,
1853, we find Mr. Lincoln declaring
If were IN Congress, and vote should
come pom question whether slavery should
be prohibited in new territory, ia spite Of
The Dret S50tt dsoisiol WOULD VOTE THAT
IT SHOULD.
Enough, enough t9 show that Mr.. Abraham
Lincoln is, at present, just as much an Aboli-
ZIONIST and "Irrepressible Confict'' man as any
of his followe rs With such 4 Inan at the
head oi the Government, it requires 10 great
effort Of the imagination to realize tie disas-
ters that must ensue. The whole power
and patronage of the Government would be
directed into such channels as would be most
likely to lead to interference with slavery in
the States, springing ISsURREcIToS, REVOLT
TIoN, and cIvII. WAR, upon the country before
we are scarcely aware OF it.