, 1860-07-31

LINCOLN, ~ An s,MnS n1s3s,wSE Msr ANaf-1H-
The STATE Register is distressed. Daringthe
continuance Of the troubles in Kausas. caused
by the irruption Of Douglas mel' into that Ter
rity, Nr. Liuc-ln put lis name to the following
paper; aud opposite it tic sum Of SIS, as lis
contribution 10 tic cause Of ropulur soyer-
cisntj:
.'Wc. the undersigned, citizens Of Saneamon
county, and State Of Illinois, agree to par the
several sums set opposite our names rcfpect-
iEc'Y. to STEPHEN 7. Logan, On demand made by
him. Said noney to be appropriated bF him for
the defence Of the peaceful Inhabitants Of Kan.
sas Territnry. against the invasion or armed
violence Of persons not inhabitants Of said Ttr-
ritnry, nor acting By the authority Of the Uni-
ted States, srentst7 he sAdn b. saft.ftd that tie
said moneg il NEEDED, for that object aul that it
will be applied to no other.
lie did well; and We regret that he had not
the ability to giva thousand times the sum
that LIE named; and that Lis contribution and
the contributions OF his friends and nciglbors
wcro never called for.
II is too late now for any Northern man TO
deny the facts Of Kansas history, or to get aside
tho proof which las been furnished, that tho
oulrages np2n tile Free State men Of that Ter
ritory were the most infamous and sckc! irg
that any men in this country hayo been called
upon to endure 1t wcro easier to prove that
Parllanent never passed the stamp act, or that
tho battle Of Yorktown was never fought, than
toconyince the American people That the course
of Democracy in Kansas was not marked by
outrage, arson, murder, and I'll the other crimes
that bordcr-meu know how to commit each
made mare horzib'e by the intensity Of the po-
lit;cal hatc which was their cause If not SO
ii The proceedings were rcgu1ar-;f all waa
ialr--I the Free State men were the real ruff:
iaus and those babcs OF blood, Bufcrd's and
Titus Econndrcls from Gcorgin aud Virginia
were tho pcraocutcd parties-if in q w3rd,
there was no cause for political CT private i'll
te1tcreuce-how will the Hegis:tt justify it.
opposition to the Lecompton C,nstltu.iou-!he
1innl outrage in which the frauds and murders
Of three years eliminated? FlereGre, Il
Kansas history presents no justification fo1
Mr.. Lincoln's humble gift did Douglas cat Lis
own words, bring ignonipy upon his OWE
votes, belle all his professions aud broak uF
the Democratic party? Why, the Rsgis.er'*
circulation aud Douglas popularity depend
to-day upon their supposed zeal in opposition
to Kanzas outrages and frauds. Take away
the saving grace Of anti-Lecomptonisn,, and
the Eegister would collapse and Douglas Ct
down like stoae- But they are eleventh
hour recruits after oil, doing unwilling service
willie Mr., LINCOLN has been valiant so:diel
from the day o. the first invasion Of Missouri
ans, down 10 the present time uo saw from
tho first not only the object Of the repeal @
tue Missouri Compromise, but the crown;ne
aim Of the villains who used the power whicl
this repeal gave them to Cypress and butcl,c,
q free and peaceful people. To him and ne1
liSe him must be attributed that preparation
of the popular mind which made tho ccnsum
nation OF the 1ecompton iniquity impossible
We honor him for his gift; and we tako grca
| pleasure in giving wido publicity to the fac
that he las been an Ant-L -Leconptou man frol
the beSianing; that his money and his per
sonal services have ever been at the dispose
cf the cause Of freedom and good gurcrnmcn
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