M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-01-24
Lincoln and his Prin cipIes.

gone to Matching. We have a Repub'
LEANS word for it, that he has heard
him Choking frequently. Toodles
can't see why we publish Lincolr's
position now after the election. We
cay, merely to let the people of Vim
ton, without respect to party, know
how you and your party lied before the
election. The Journal says "it is O
popularity Of human nature, especial
ly the lower grades OF the human spe,
cies,") &c. Has the editor any refer.
ence to himself, in this tenn slower
grade" when respectable porker NJ
street refused to share the gutter with
himl Perhaps The swine was leetla
helsvatea.
But TO the record OF Mr.. Lincoln. -
We said before We vOucled Tor all We
published. The obnoxious resolutions
Mr.. McBeth now cOntradicts by Mr.,
Lincoln himself, four years after they
were published, in these words:
"As to these resolutions that he took
such II length Of time toread, as being
the platform Of the Republican party
in 1854, ! say ! aerer had aaything
to do qc,th them. y woald
not 60 in. lbelieve it is also true that
Invent away from Springfield when
the Convention was in session, to at.
tend court in Tazewell county. 1t is
true they did place my name, though
without authority, upon the commit.
tee, and atterward wrote me to attend
the meeting OF the committee, bW /
refused TO do so, and | never haG any
thing to do with that organization"
Now, reader, wherein, in Coils
name, does Mr.. Lincoln deny that he
is not in favor Of the doctrines OF that
resolution. Lincoln says he "heyer
had anything to do with them-be-
lieves he went away" &c. Did he
know he went away, or only believe
he went away-never had anything to
do with that organization3 What
does this moan? Fad anything to do
with that organization Does he
mean to deny that he has acted with
the Republicans, the only organization
outside of the Democratic in the State
Of Illinois ? How Goesit happen that
Mr.. Lincoln never before denied the
authorship of these resolutions until
he WAS canvassing the State four years
after, and why does not McBoth, like
an homes! man, give Mr.. Lncoln'S
views Of ultraism in this same Ottawa
speech. In the next breath almost he
ntters some as strong abolitiouism rs
some oc Giddings'.
McBcth, or rather, as we believe, a
certain legal gent, who we will demon
inate Quirk, as he fills the bill in that
parsonage Of the firm OF Quirk, Gam
mon & Snap, says "we are certain
no one but knave or a fool could
misconstrue or misinterpret" the fol-
lowing. Now, as we know you to be
a knave and tool both, We hope your
Republican friends will pardon you
for publishing the following: II do not
now, nor never did, stand (why did
you leave the word pledged out . in
favor ofthe unconditional repeal ofthe
Fugitlve.slave Law" do not now,
or ever did, stand pledged against the
admission Of any more Slave States
into the Unon," and SO on the end Of
the Journal quotations. Now. look
ut them, reader, and ask yourself the
question, What does Lincoln mean?
Is it that he is in favor of admitting
any slave State into .he Union 2 No
sir. Is it that he is opposed to admit
ting them, by his answers above q
No, sir. What then2 Why, simply
that he is not pIedysd to admit or re.
jcct! Aint that it, reader! Just
scratch that word pledged out, and
then read, and you would have it as
any honest man would talk. We re.
spectfully invite any gentleman OF The
Republican party to ell on us, and
we will show you ourcopy Of L.ncoln's
Debates and what he Gays, as he in.
tended to be understood.
Mr.. Lincoln was nominated for y.
S. Senator by Republican State con.
vention in Springfield in June, 1858.
Anticipating the nomination, he had
carefully prepared a written speech,
which be delivered on the occasion,