The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22
wv sFlaming Friend''-.-The Ir-
reprcssible Conflict Again, &c.

fusion ol my rhIuluS FRIEND, IN tue CH-
ion, in reply to my article on the "irrepres-
sible conflict" and Jefferson. He has argued
the case in the most approved Democratic
style, and blackguarded me soundly.
Omthe merits of the question, think I
have the advantage Of the gentleman-in
Safeguarding he certainly has the advan-
tage of me. So will make bargain with
him. If he will frankly admit that the doc
trines of his Democratic party are dametri-
cally in opposition to the principles of JEFF
ferson, will admit that he has superior
merit in blackguardieg. Anyway shall
yield the field to him in this respect and
come Immediately to the points in issue.
claim, LIST. That there is AMI there must
necessarily b. an irrepressible conflict be-
tween freedom and slavery.
! Cd. That Jefferson believed there was
such conflict, and that the opinions ex
pressed by Seward and Lincoln were not
substantially different from the opinions OF
Jefferson.
Sd. That Jefferson was not only oppos-
ed to the extension of slavery, but that he
was opposed to its very existence.
e.. To prove what claim, qaoted from JEFF
ferson, and gave the gentleman the book and
page. He did not, and dare not, deny that
I quoted correctly; but he admits by impli
cation, when he replies:--
"Then ransack no more the private riescs
Of his pirate life, but observe his public
course, and political principles that stand out
in such bold relief on the records of your
country's history that Jeflerson's "private
views" were what | claimed Jefferson, then
in the "prioate piescs efhis prioate l}e' did
believe there was an irrepressible conflict
between freedom and slavery--was opposed
to slavery extension and ITS very existence "
But these were only his '.pricCte oie,cs'-his
public views and public acts were different
as the gentleman claims Is not This mis-.
fortune for us? 1t seems that Jefferson did
not express his ''prioate oie,os" publicly
| d
privately and asserted another. If this
were true it would be strong argument to
prove he was a modern Democrat; but it is
absolutely false. L, shows what | before
claimed, that these Sham Democrats have to
I blacken the character of Jefferson to bring
him down to their level. They cannot view
Jefferson as great statesman, but as dirty,
little politician expressing one view in PR.
vate, and the opposite contrary, to his belief
in public.
But were these simply tile pricate rie,os Of
jefferson? We will call on the witness
stand his Bographer. Hear his answer. Ed
soin Williams testitfes GIN Statesman's Nun
ual, Vol. page 143, ain 1871 Mr.. Jefferson
wrote his Notes on Virginia. This
little work was soon after published both ir
French and English. He died the 4th o
July, 1926" So it seems that Jetfe sol
permitted his 'pripate ote,rs" to become
public views both in French and English Al
years before his death.
Next witness Danid Webster, an 1871
lie (Jefferson) published his Notes on Vir
GINA, work which attracted attention il
Europe as well as America, dispelled many
misconceptions respecting the continent, anc
GAGE its author place among men distin
guished for Science" (Websters speeches
Vol. l, page 400
Next witness Thomas Jefferson, ''The fol
lowing Notes were written in Virginia il
1871. They are nan offered to TIL
PUBLIC in their original form and langua re. ,
Advertisement to Notes ON Virginia, pub
lished in 1879 Does the gentleman wisl
further evidence? hope that no Democra
will have the effrontery to SANDER Jefferson
hereafter by charging that his private views
were different from his public views-espe
cially in the face Of such an abundance O
proof showing that he so publicly expressed
his "private views of private life"
While we have Jefferson on the stand
suppose we ask him few questions and fine
out what his views on the slavery question
really were, just for the amusement of my
Flaming Friend
QUEs.-What do you think, Mr.. Jefferson
of extending slavery into free Territory?
ANs.-"On the 1st of March, 1884, a.
Chairman of committee | reported bill t.
Congress to prohi5it slarery from all Terri
tory ceded or to be cested by individual States
to the United States.
On the 10th April, voted for this bill.
(See Jour. Cong. 17s4). "This will SHOW
you whether consider Congress has tn
power and should exert it, to prohibit slave
ry from free territories.
CUES. What do you think of Squatte
Sovereignty.
ANS. "You will find nothing in my writings
speeches or acts, to show that | ever knew
or heard of such thing"
CUES. Is there an irrepressible conflict be
tween Freedom and Slavery
ANS. "The Dhole commerce between mas
ter and slave, is perpetual exercise of tn
most boisterous passions, the most unremit
ting despotism on the one part, and degro
ding submission on the other. Wit
the morais of the people, their industry
also destroyed. * * Indeed, tremble Go
my country, when reflect that God is Just
that his Justice cannot sleep forever. tina