, 1860-05-15
mr 439colns9 Apostrophe on the Dec.
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1sratton of independenee.' ' ~
:. We hare been requested to republ,sk7por.
ton Of ona Of. Mr Linco!n's campaign apesches
IN 1sss, embracing an eloquen. inopeonspffm tn.
the Declatation IT Independence. R9ru. NJ
E. follows: - 81 II
I Tho Declaration Of independence wak ak4sa 4oRsa,
ed b5.ttc cJepteseniatiyes. American liberty
hom thirteen Statts Of the eoafederaey-twelTs
Of which were sfaveholding communities. We
need not discuss tue way or the reason of their
becoming slayehofding communities. 1t is sutf-
essat ssE aaF aFpuFFosatsas AZ q ii eEsa,ls7
deplored the evil and that they placed proyi5-
he ndh dsent: as by fugpsfse ssse
oif its source: This was the abolition Of the
/ s'are trade: So ogeueraf MAS the conviction
!. thf public determination abolish the Afri-
can SLAVE trade. that the provision which have
referred to as being placel in the Constitution,
declared that it should not be abolished
tional provision was necessary to prevent
the people, through Congress, from putting
stop'to the tratic Immediately 1t the close Of
the war. Nov, if s1ayerJ had been good
thing, would the Fathers Of the Republic have
taken step calculated to diminish its benefcent
ooon wholly from thefr pos:e,ity? These CON-
!munltles, b. their representatives ia old 1nde-
pendcnce Hall, said to the whole world Of men,
We hold these truths to be self evident that
all men are created equal; that they are en-:
dowed By their Creator With certain inalienable
rights; tut among these are life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness" This was their ma.
jestc Interpretation of the economy Of the uni-'
serse. This IVES their lofty, aud wise, an j nIb:c
understanding Of the Justice Of the Creator to
His creatures CApplause.] Yes, gentlemen,
to dA His creatures, te. the whole great family
Of man. In their enlightened belief, nothing
stampetwit ith the Dizine image aud likeness was
sent into tbe world to be troddep- On, and de-
graded. and. imbfutetl by its fellows. They
grasFed not only the whole race Of man then
living, buf they reached forward and seized
upon the farthest posterity. They erected a
beacon to guide their children and their child
LENS cLildFen, and thu. countless myriads who
should inha6it the earth in other ayes. Wise
statesmen as they were, they knew the tendency
ofprosperny to breed tyrants, and so they es-
tab!ished tuese great self evident truths. that
when in the distant future some man, some fac
tion, some Interest, should set up the doctrine
that none but rich mea, Or none but white men,
liberty aud the pursuit Of happiness, their pos
teEitY might look up again to the Declaration Of
Independence, and take courage 10 renew the
battle which their fathers began-so that truth,
end Justice, and mercy, and all the humane and
CbElstiaa TirtueA might not be axtinguishel
itVa4 tAE iaAI4 Su kuAk lo u1l4 uEEEAtlGF NQut4
dare to limit and circun=cribe the g1ea: princi-
pies o,which the temple Of liberty was being
built, loud eheezs.] -
Now, my couutry1nenif you have been taught
doctrines Conflicting With the great landmarks Of
the Declaration Of Independence; If you have
listened to Suggestions which would take away
from its grandeur, mud mutiate the symmetry
of its proportions; if you have been inclined to
believe that I'LL men srs not created equal in
those inalieuable rights enumerated BY our
chart Of liberty. let me aatreat you come back.
Return to tho fountain whose waters sprius
close BIZ thf blood. Of the Revolution. Think
nothing ofme-take no thought for the political
fate Of any man .whonl>ocser-but como back
TO the truths TINT arc iu the Declaration Of In
dependence. Xou may do anything with ME
you chuose| iGyou will but heed tle.e sacred
principles. You may, not only defeat n,e for
the Senate; but you may take me and put me to
death While pretending no Indifference to
earthly houors, do clatoa 10 be actuatei in this
contest by something higherthau an an xiety for
,o1ice- I charge 7ou to drop every paitry aud
insignificant thought fur any nuns success. It
IS nothing; am nothing; Judge Dougl4s is
nothing Eut Do not ds.troy TINT Immortal tn.-
Ieaa Of Fnfaaaity-tA< federation Of Am<ritan
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