Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-12-01
COMMUMCATTONS.
A Few Plain Questions 10 LincoIn's


A Few Plain Questions TO LincoIn's
Apologies.
Editors Union and american:
The apologist for Mr. LINCOLN contend if let
alone he viii make conservative President, and
the constitutional rights of eacn State will be OBJ
served. q doubt not, according to Black Republic
can construction, this would be done.) Now If Mr.
Lincoln or his party intend to deal fairly with us he
or his apologist can have objections to answering
the following interrOgatories.
First. VIII he, as President order out the military
in aid of the execution of the Fugitive Slave Law
if it should be necessary, and would he elieve this
to be his duty under an oath to support the Constr
tutions tRe
Second. If Congress should become abolitionized
before his term OF Office expired viii he veto re-
peal of the Fugitive Slave Law.
Third. viii he veto the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbia by ar act of Congress, or in
the arsenals and dockyards in the Southern States?
Fourth. VIII he veto an act abolishing the inter-
State slave trade?
Fifth. An act excluding the slave owner from the
common Territories with his property?
Sixth. Does he believe the Territories to be the
common property of the people Of all the States,
and that each citizen has the right enter any of
said Territories and carry with him whatever is
recognized as property in his State, there to be
placed upon an equal footing with other property,
and entitled to the same protection?
Seventh. VIA he veto bill passed by Congress
admitting slave State into the Union?
And lastly Win Mr.. LINCOLN or his apologst ex-
plain what is meant by the following paragraph
taken from speech made by him in his canvass
with Judge DOUGLAS in Illinois: ID --.ss
:. believe this Government cannot endure perma-
nently. half slave and half free. l do not expect
the Union to be dissolved do not expect the house
to fall but do expect II will to be dUided. 1t
viii become all one thing or all the other. Either
the opponents Of slavery IoA arrest the further spread
Of L, and place it where the public mind viii rest
the belief it is in the course of ultimate extinction
or its advocates will push it forward until it shall
become alike lawful in all the States-old as well as
new, North well as South
If the States are to become all free or all slave
States and he expects the house 1oi cease to be d.
Uided," what course will he, as President, pursue
in regard to this conflict? VIII his influence be for
or against US. and by what process does he expect
the +" house to i" cease to be divided"
The above paragraph is partly explained by the
following extract from speech made by Mr.. LIN
coin in Chicago. 10th July, 1853:
Il have allDqys hated SaUery as much as any Abo-
ZIONIST. have always been an Old Line Wing. l
have always hated it, and always believed it to be
in course OF ultimate extinction. If were in Con-
gress and vote should come up on a question
whether slavery should be prohibited in Ter
ritOry in spite of the DEED Scott Decision would
vote that il should f.. --tt.t
In view Of the circumstances under which Mr..
LINCOLN was elected think every Southern man,
before he is asked to submit TO his Administration,
il entitled to an answer to the above ouesons Tha
propounded them in my right as one of the people
and would be glad if you will give them place in
your paper. Respectfully, R. W. HAYWOOD