Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-02-06
For the Daily State Sentinel.
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The Republicans express great surprise at the
state of excitement existing in the South. They
can't for the life of them see why the Southern
people are unwilling to submit to their rulel They
have done and said nothing to offend theml Oh,
no. They have said and done nothing looking
like an invasion their right to hold slaves. Oh
no! Well, let US see.
Mr.. LINCOLN, their President elect, made a
speech in Springfield, Illinois, the 18th of June,
1858, which, after being revised by himself, was
published in the volume of debates between him
and Mr.. DOUGLAS. In that speech (page u he
said:
1--WE are now far into the fifth year since pol
icy was initiated with the avowed object and con-
fdent promise of putting an end to the slavery
agitation. Under the operation of that policy,
that agitation has not only not ceased. but has
constantly augmented. In my opinion it will not
cease until crisis shall have been reached and
passed A house divided against itself can not
stand believe this Government CAN NOT EN-
DURE PERMANENTLY half SIaUe and haLftree lido
not erDect the Union TO be dissoI1ed; do not er
pect The house 10 fall; but do expect it tciH CEASE
TO BE DIVIDED. IT WILL BECOME ALL ONE THING
OR ALL THE OTHER. Either the opponents Of Slavery
riH ARREST the further spread Of II, and place II
UHcTc Tue puUtC UttHu oftUtt ftSt WI OeHJ dtut
is in the course of ULTIMATE EXTINCTION,
or its advocates will push it forward till it shall
become alike lawful in all the States, old as well
as new, North as well as South"
Again, on fhe 10th of July, in Chicago, Ode
bates. p. 49, Mr.. Lincoln said:
III hace aI,cays hated Slavery, think, as much
as any Abolitionist-I have been an old line
Whig-I have always hated it; but have always
hoo until this nj rho
duction of the Nebraska bill began. | always
believed that everybody was against it, and that
it was in course of ultimate extinction"
Mr. Seward, the Premier of the new Admins
tration, in his great Rochester speech, said
Thus, these antagonistic systems are contin-
ually coming into closer contact, and collision re-
suits Shall tell you what this collision meansg
They who think it is accidental, unnecessary, the
work of interested fanatical agiiators, and there
fore ephemeral, mistake the case altogether. 1t
is an rreDressibLe conflict beiceen opposing and
during forces and it means that the United States
must and tciI, sooner or later, become entirely a
slaveholding nation, or entirely free-labor
ton"
In ais celebrated speech at Cleveland, Ohio in
l54s, Mr.. Seward used tins emphatic language:
"Slavery can be limited to its present
bounds. 1t can be ameliorated. II can be-,
and II must be ABOLISHED, and you and
can and must do Il. The task is as simple
and easy as its consummaton will be benihcent,
and its rewards glorious. 1t only requires to fol-
low this simple rule of action; TO do everywhere
and on every occasion what we can, and not to ne
glect or refuse to do what we can, at any time,
because at that precise time and on that particular
occasion, we can not do more. Circumstances
determine possibilities Extend a
to- bo Ia his
limbs at your door, and defend him as you would
your paternal gods.
Correct your own error that slavery has any
constitutional guarantees ,rhich may not be re-
leased, and ought not to be relinquished."
"You will soon bring the parties of the country
into an fectire aggression upon Slavery"
Again, in a speech in the Senate, March 1858,
Mr. Seward said:
"TAe interests of the tchite race demand the uL-
INNATE EMANCIPATION of all men. Whether that
consummation shall be allowed to take effect,
with needful and wise precautions against sudden
change and disaster, or be hurried on by uioLeRce
is all that remains for you to decide"
Why, during the last Presidential canvass. in
his speech in Boston, Mr.. Seward boldly pro-
claimed:
"What a commentary upon the history of man
is the fact that eighteen years after the death OF
John Quincy Adams the people have for their
standard bearer Abraham Lincoln, confessing the
obligations of the higher Lap which the Sage OF
Quincy proclaimed, and contendng for veal OF
VICE. for life or death, in the Irepressible conflict
bet,oeen freedom and slarery. l desire only to
say that weare in the last stage of the conflict be
fore the great triumphal Inauguration of this pol
icy into the Government of the United States.'
Oh, it is great wonder that the South is ex-
cited and alarmed over the success of such jealous
friends as these.-the one as President of the
United States, clothed with the vast powers Of
the Government, and the other occupying the
position of his chief counsellor. 1t is strange
] isn't il? VIM