The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-06-14
LANCASTER, OHIO, THURSDAY, JUNE IA, 1860.


have organic acts provided for the Terri.
tories of Kansas and Nebraska--that be.
ling precisely the point which nobody dis
puted. Having established this premise
to his satisfaction, Mr.. Douglas lunch
ed forth into an argument wholly apart
from the positions takeniby Mr. Lincoln
He had about half finished at six O'Clock
when an adjournment totea was Effected.
The speaker insisted stffhously upon his
right toiresume in The evening, but we
believe the second part Of that speech has
not been delivered to this dag. After
the Springfield passage, the Two speakers
went to Peoria and tried it again with
identically the san I esuts. A friend
who listened to the Peoria debate inform.
ed us that after Lincoln had finished.
Douglas "hadn't much, to say"--which
we presume TO have .besn Mr.. Douglas
view Of the case also. ff the reason That
lie ran away froni'iiis tnAp gonist and kept
out Of his way during the remainder Of
the campaign.
During this exciting campaign Mr..
Lincoln pressed the Slavery issne upon
the people of Central and Southern Iii.
nois, who were largerly made up of the
emigrants from Kentucky. Tennessee,
Virginia and North Carolina, with all the
powers Of his mind. He felt the force of
the moral causes that must influence the
question, and he never failed to appeal
to the moral sentiment Of the people in
aid Of the argument drawn political sources
and TO illuminate bis themo with the lofty
aspirations ofah eloquence, pleading for
the rights of humanity. A revolution
swept the State. For the first lime ma
jority Of Illinois was opposed to the Dem!
cratic administration of the Federal Gov
ernment. A United States Senator was
10 be elected in the place Of Gen. SHE Ids,
who Lad yielded to the influence of his
less scrupulous colleague, and against
his own better judge, had voted for tie
Kansas. Nebraska act The election came
on, and a number Of bollos were taken,
the almost united opposition voting stead
! lily for Lincoln, but the anti. Nebraska
Democrats for Trumbull Mr.. Lincoln
became apprehensive tLat those men who
had been elected as Deniocrats, though
opposed to Judge Douglas, would turn
upon some third candidate, Of less de-
cided convictions tn an Judge TrumbulI
and possibly elect a Senator who had lit
lie or nothing in common with the then
incohate Republican party. 10 prevent
such consumaton, lie went personally
to his friends, and by strong persuasion
induced them to vote for Trumbull. He
thus secured, by an actof generous self.
sacrifice; triumph for the cause Of right,
and an advocate of 1t on the floor Of the
Senate, not inferior, in earnest zeal for
the principles OF Republicanism, 10 any
member of that body. h1sf
Some of his IriUTc-ou the floor of.the
Legislature wept like children when con-
strained by Mr. Lincoln's personal ap
peals to desert him and Unite on Trum.
bull. 1t is proper ID cay in this connec-
ton, that between Trum'u and Lincoln
the most cordial relations have always ex
listed and that the feeling Of envy or nv
airy is not to be found in the breast Of
either.
From his thorough conviction of the
growing magnitude of the slavery ques
ton and of the need of strong effort to
preserve the Territories to freedom. Mr.
Lincoln was among the first to join in
the formation Of the Republican party, d.
though the public opinion around him
was strongly adverse to that movement.
He exetted himself for the organization
of the Republican forces in Illinois, and
attended the first Republican Convention
held in the State. This was in Bloom
ington, in May, 1886. His speech in that
Convention was of surprising power and
eloquence, and produced great effect. In
the contest Of that year, Mr.. Lincoln was
at the head of the Illinois electoral ticker
and labored earnestly, thoIgh vainly, to
wrest that State from; the grasp of the
.pro slavery Democracy, with The "walk'
ing magazine Of mischief as Douglas
has been appropriately called, at i:s
head.
We need not refer to the Great Cam
psign .of l948, so fresh in the recCllec'
ton OF all readers, farther than 10 subjoin
The result of the vote ON members of the
Legislature, to-wit;
For Abraham Lincoln. ...............,12 125,215
, For Stephen A. Douglas. ....,l2l.l9O
, BY reason, however. of the fragrant ap'
porlionment of the State in Legislative
Districts, by which majority Of the mem
bers are always elected bya minority o
t the people, Mr.. Douglas was, as Is wei
, known, returned to tie Senate.
In private life OUT candidates is litter
ally unimpeachable. Among all who
know him his most acceptable and at thC
same time appropriate sor6riquct, is tha
/ by which he is most widely known:
"HoNEST OLD ABE"
BEAurrFUL PGRAGKGPu,--Sir Humph