The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-06-28

allied 70 hvow MS opiIiisi.s CT puphc HuaHs
upon all fitting occasions.
This know may subject him to the carp
iug ceusure of that class Of politicians who
mistake cunning for wisdom and cod
or ingenuity; but such men rs Lincoln must
&C. IN keeping with their own characters,
snd hope Tor success only by advancing the
-ru n prudently and maintaining II bravery.
AT his old political antecedents are, IN my
Judgment, exactly right. being square Up
10 the old Wing standard. And as to MS
views about "the pestilent negro question:
1 arm not aware that he has gone one PIP
beyond the doctrine publicly and habl,aany
avoved hg the aseat lights OF the !" mig
n.r,v. CLAY. Webster. and their fellows anu
indeed sustained and carried on! oy "s
Democrats themselves, IN their "'se'
better days. =, br;ef his
,;.;ans unon t6st subject: 1. Slavery is
domestic institution within the States which
choose to have il, and it exists within those
states beyond the control Of Congress- z.
Congress has supreme legislative power over
all he Territories. and may, at its discre-
ton. allow or forbid the existence OF sia-
yery within them. 3. Congress, in wisdom
and sound policy, ought not so to exercise
it's power, directly or indirectly, As to plant
and establish slavery in any Territory there,
tofore free. 4. And that it is unwlse and
impolitic in the Government Of the United
States to acquire tropical regions Tor me
mere purpose OF converting them into oia'e
States.
These I believe. are Mr.. Lincoln's opin'
ions upon the matter of slavery IN the Ter
ritories, and concur In them. Ahey arc
no new inventions. made to suit the e1igen-
cies of the hour. but have come down to US
II t.
Constitution have. sanctioned by the veneer
able authority of the wise and good men
who established our Institutions. They are
comfortable 10 law. principle and wise pol
icy. and their utility is proven in practice
bv the as &c. unbroken current OF our pollt-
ioal history. They will prevail. not only
because they are right in themselves, but
also because great and still growing ma
iorty of the people believe them to be
right; and the sooner they are allowed to
prevail in peace and harmony, the better
FIR all concerned, as well as those who are
against them as those who are for them.
am aware that small partisans, in their
little warfare against opposing leaders, do
sometimes assaiI them by the trick of tear
ing from their contekts some particular OBJ
jectionable phrases. penned. perhaps. in the
hurry OF composition. or spoken in the heat
of oral debate, and holding them up to the
public as the leading doctrines Of the per-
son ass,iled. aud drawing from them their
own uncharitablc differences. That line OF
attack betrays little mind. conscious of its
weakness. for the falsily Of its logic is not
more apparent than the injustice Of its de-
sign. No public man can stand that orde-
~, and, however willing men may be to
see it applied to their adversaries. all finch
e., he n1.oItn hop
In fact, the man who never said a foolish
thing, will hardly be able to prove that he
ever said many wise ones.
consider Mr.. Lincoln a sound, safe. ma
tional man. He could not be sectional if he
tried. His birth. his education, the habits
Of his lie. and his geographical position
compel him to be national. All his feelings
and interests are identified with the great
valley of the Mississippi. near whose center
he has spent his whole life. That valley is
not section, and, large as it is. it is not
capable OF being divided into sections. for
the great river cannot be divided. 1t is
one and indivisible, and the North and the
South are alike necessary to its comfort and
prosperity. Its people. too. in all their in
terests and affections, are as broad and gen
eral as the regions they inhabit. They are
immigrants. mixed multitude, coming from
every State in the Union. and from most
countries in Europe; they are unwilling.
therefore, to submit to any one petty local
standard They love the nation as q whole.
and they love all its parts. for they are
bound to them all. not only by feeling Of
common interest and mutual dependence.
but also by the recollections Of childhood
and youth. by blood and friendship. and by
al those social and domestic charities which
sweeten life. and make this world worth
living in. The Valley is beginning to feel
its power, and will soon be strong enough to
dictate the law Of the land. Whenever that
state OF things shall come to pass. it will be
moss fortunate fos The nation to find the
powers Of Government lodged in the hands
OF men whose habits Of thought. whose po-
sition and surrounding circumstances con-
strain them to use those powers for geneal
and not sectional ends.
give my opinion freely in favor of Mr..
Lincoln, aud hope that. for the good Of the
whole country. he may be elected. But it
is not my intention to take any active part
in the canvass. For many years past l
have had little 10 do with public affairs. and
have aspired to no political office; and now.
in view IT the mad excitement which con-
vulses the country, ard the general disrup-
ton and disorder Of parties and the ele-
meuts which compose them, I am more
than ever assured that FOR me. personally.
there is no political future, and 1 accept the
condition with cheerful satisfaction Sill
cannot discharge myself from the lifelong
duty 20 watch the conduct Of men in power,
and TO resist. so far a mere private man
may. the fearful progress Of official corrup-
ton, which for several years past has sadly
marred and defiled the fair fabric of our
Government
II Mr.. Lincoln should be elected, coming
IN as new man at the head of a young
party never before in power. he msy render
great service to his country. which no
Democrat could render. He can march
straight forward in the discharge Of his
high duties, guided only by his own good
judgment and honest purposes. without any
necessity TO tsmporize With established abu-
ses, 10 wink at the deiiuquencies Of old par
~ friends. or to unlearn and discard the
bad official habits that have grown up un-
h., v,,sc - r.