New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-07

One Of those pauper newspapers which Mr
Buchanan has 80 literally provided with money
from the National Treasury, The PennSyirGRian,
brings the following charges against NJ. Lincoln:
" On the 5th of October, 1854, the first Republican
State Convention in the State OF Illinois, held 1T
Springfield Abraham Lincoln of it; mem
ters. and Chairman Of the Committee on Resolutions.
At that Convention, Abraham Lincoln, beside repn-
dating all association with the American party, read
tie following resolution tie Slavery question: which
was unanimously adopted?
EtaIted Ilaihe times impeaiyily demand the reorgan
names aud Iredlecon unite Ourselves tog Their in deter
the liberty and Constitution Of he country. and will hereafe
met Of the fon wing purposes To bring tue administration Of
Government aok TO The control OF rst principles To es'oe
Nebraska Kansas to the potion OF Free Territories that
tie Constitution OF tie United States vests in the States and not
n CorgIess nc power 70 gde iHr inc % F 20
Slave law reic Slavery to those States in which il exists
ppn to sbol.h sey in 5e District Of coIu5 to es:
clude Slavery al the Territories which the Geuegal
ment has eacluye uI dicion ard to arrest the ac
quen ent Of amy Territories unless The practice OF slavery
therein forever shall have been prohibited"
Z his Is Dearl, all borrowed from speech made
by Mr.. Douglas at Ottawa, ILL.,, 10 Aug. 81, 1858.
Ii was answered by Mr.. Lincoln, who showed that
there was no Republican other Convention at
Springfield in the FAD Of Is54, with which he
IiDcoln) had any connection. AS for this reso-
luton, he had never heard of it till 1t was read by
bis antagonist. II was afterward ascertained
AID was stated by Mr.. Lincoln in a subsequent
speech that the resolution thus attributed to him
was really the work of public meeting in Kane
County. Of which be had been ignorant until alter
Judge Douglas had sfirued that its resolutions
had been drawn up by him (Liucon), and adopted
at Springfield.
Mr.. Lincoin'q statement Of the truth--follOwing,
as il did, in that memorable debate, immediately
upon the false accusation of bis inscriptions
adyersary-could not well be unknown, even to
Mr. Buchanab's pauper journalists. However,
they are ore the less ready to repeat the charge,
adding from their own imagination, that Mr. Lin
coin himself read lie resolutions in Convention,
of which, as il seems, he was not only not men,
Der, but which was held st all
Mr. Lircola concluded his exposure of this false
hood with the followi G impressive words:
" allu6e to this extraordinary matter in this can
for furiher purpose Than anything yet adj
Nanced Judge Douglas id not make his statement
upon that aeon OF matters that he believed TO
lie true but lie stated them roundly being true, i'll
such form pledge lis vcTaitv tor their truth.
When we cors id, Who Judge Douglas is-that he ia
Gistirgu he'd Senator Of tie United States, that he
bias served neary tw Give years such, that his char
tttF II not al All i ltu az III; OfultlN ochH'or oI tuo
United Safes hut that hs name has become OF almost
Worldwide IepOwD-it is most eXtrao rdnary thar be
should far forget the Suggestions of ju 'tice TO
adversary, Of prudence 10 himself, to venture
upon the assertion of that which the slightest nyesti
cation would have shown him to be wholly false. |
Csp only account for his having done so upon the
supposiiion that that evil genins which has attended
him through his lie, giving to hm apparent aston
shng prosperity, ouch as to lead very many good men
to doubt there being advantage in virtue over vce-I
say OILY account for 1t the supp0siti0n that
al evil genius has at last made up its mind to forske
him"
Do not these PuDgent sayings apply with quite
as much force to these advocates of the Democratic
party who repeat the uItruth as TO its original
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