Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-31
The Banner and Lincoln. Negro Equality
and the Cincinnati Gazette.

our midst bCld to justify or palllate his past
political hereses. During the canvass Col. BAIIIE
PEYToN the leading BELL eector for this State, did
not hesitate to announce that any man who would
accent office under LINCOLN in this State, deserved
20 be tortured TO terrible death. Since the cleo
ton. however, since the secession of some of the
Southern States since the secession of those States
Immediately South of us upon whose industrial re-
sources the prosperity of the farmers, mechanics
merchants and laboring men of Tennessee all depend
we find Mr.. BELL and others endeavoring to per
suade the people that Mr.. LISGoLS does not hold
extreme views on the subject of slavery" Hence we
have deemed 1t our. duty to devote more of our
space to exposition of tie expressed sentiments
of the Black Republican chief since his election
than before. To show the views entertained by
Mr.. LINCOLN, we have quoted extracts taken by us
from his letters and speeches. In one or two in
stances we have been indebted for extracts that we
have published to the New York Express, the lead
ing BELL EVERETT paper in the Northern States. We
have charged and proved that Mr. LINCOLN holds that
the doctrine of the Declaration of independence is
that all men, black and ,os, are ''created equal"
that al men, black and 'oLiie, ''are endowed by
their creator with certain unbelievable rights;
that among these are life. liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness. That to secure these rights
governments are instituted among men, deriving
their Just powers from the consent Of the governed
In reply to our charge that LINCOLN believes The
white man and the negro created "equal" and each
alike endowed "by their Creator loih certain UNAIN
ABLE rights liberty among Tie Number, find in the
Banner of yesterday the following
The disunionists rely strongly upon frightening
the people of Tennessee out of the Union by telling
them that the 4th of March Lincoln will be inaugu-
rated and then they viii be subjugated and gene
rally ruined They tell the people, too, that Lincoln
believes in "Negro Equality" though he and his
gans have repeatedly denied the accusation. The
Cincinnati Gazette Republican paper, in its issue
of Monday takes the following notice Of this charge
given by the UNION AND AMERICAN Of this city:
"NR. LINCOLN on NEGRO EQUALITY.
"The Nashville UNION AND American publishes
what purports to be (but is not) an extract from
speech OF Mr. Lincoln, show that he is in favor OF
negro equality The quotation is bogus. lie new
uttered anything susceptible of such construc-
ton but the contrary, has expressly and repeat
edly denied holding any such sentiment One
ample will suffice In his debate with Douglas at
Ottawa, H., in 1853 Mr. Lincoln said
i will say here, while upon this subject, that
have purpose directly indirectly 10 Interfere
with the institution of slavery IN the United States
where it exists believe have no lawful right to do
so. and have no inclination to do so. have no pur
pose TO introduce political and social equality between
the white and black There physical differ
encc between the two which in my judgment will
probably forbid their ever living together upon the
footing of perfect equality; aud inasmuch as 1t be
comes necessity that there must be difference. |,
wei as Judge Douglas am in favor of the race to
which belong having the superior position"
This Mr.. Lincoln repeated at Columbus, in Sep
TENDER, 1859 as expressing his opinions on this
question. debates Of Lincoln and Douglas p. 24Ol
Now, if our Nashville contemporary desires TO
represent Mr. Lincoln fairly and truly, it should
quote this extract and state the character Of the
bogus one to which 1t has no doubt inadvertently,
given currency"
We hope our readers will take the trouble to read
again. carefully, this defence of Mr.LNCoIN. He is
a Black Republican but shall have the amplest jus
tice at our hands. The Banner says that LINCOLN
and his organs have repeatedly denied the accuse
ton that he believes in Negro Equality. We de-
mand the proof if there is any further to be found
than that produced by the Cincinnati GaJele The
Gazette says extract from speech Of LINCOLN is
bogus. As we do not know to which extract the
Gazette refers we not prepared to verify it by
referring to the book and the page. If we have
been misled by our BEIL-EvERETT contemporary,
the New York Express, in attributing to LINCOLN
extract from some other Black Republican we shall
make the correction when the Gaaete informs
us Of the extract and tell US who is the real
author. But to recur 10 the proof produced
by the Cincinnati Gazette, and paraded before :he
public by the Banner Examine this extract from
Mr.. LINCoLN's speech at Ottowa. lie says he has
mo purpose to introduce political and social equal
ty between the white and black races" but does he
deny their right human beings political and 40
cialequalitys he admits there is a physical differ
sui ;g 5,dsr will
probably forbid their ever Erdg together upon the
footing of perfect equality. There is physical dit
ference between the white man and negro which,
at least, causes vast difference the odor Of the
two but does Mr.. LINCOLN anywhere assert that
the two races are not by the Declaration Of In
dependence and the law of God equally entitled to
political rights? To prove what we have asserted
we invite the attention of the Banner and the GIN
cunati Gazette to the extracts which we pub
lish below. The Debates of LINCOLN and DoUGLAs,
to which we refer were published by the friends Of
Mr. LINCOLN after he had revised his speeches
In his speech at Chicago July 10, 1855, Mr.. LIN
coin said: debates LINCOLN and DOUGLAS. PIP %,
"a
81 should like to know if taking The old Declara-
ton Of Independence which declares that all men
are ,Irg. upon principle, and making exceptions 10
il where viii It stop! If one man says II does not
mean "a uegro WHY not another say 1t does not mean
another man: II that declaration is not the truth
let Us get the statute book in which we md IT, ana
tear it out Who is so bold TO do 1t! II 1t Is not
true. let Us tear out! (Cries of no, no. Let US
stick TO It then-let US stand firmly by q he'.
Let us discard all tins clubbing about TINS man
and the other man, this race and that race, anu inc
other race being inferior and. therefore, they must
be placed in an Inferior position discarding the stan
dard that we have left Us. Let discard all theSS
things and 1utfe as people throughout tbs tdRd
until ace shall more stand nd declaring that all
men are created equal leire you hoping that
the lamp Of liberty nil burn In ya,r 6oSpls alntl there
shall no longer be doubt that al men are created free
Gndequdl'
In reply to Judge DOUGLAS. Oct. = 1855 at Gales
burg. H., Mr.. LINCOLN said: Debates p l7S)
The Judge Douglas has alluded to the Declara-
tion of Independence, and insisted that negroes are
not included in that Declaration; and that II is
SANDER unon the trainers OF that instrument TO sun
nose that negroes were meant therein: and ne asks
Won. is il possible TO believe that Mr. Jefferson
who framed the immortal paper, could have sup
posed himself applying the language Of that nsru-
mont to the negro race, and yet held a portion of
that race in slayery% have only 10 remark upon
tbis mart of the Judges speech. that believe that
the entire records of the world, from the dase of
the Declaration Of Independence up to within three
vears $40. may be searched in VAIN for one single
sfiirnatlon. from one single man, that the negroes
are mot included in the Declaration OF lndepen-
dence.'
In the same speech Mr.. LINCOLN admits that 1t IS
an inpossibility to produce perfect social and po-
Itcal equality between the white and black races
"This." he saws, "sou have seen IN my printed
speeches and with it have said that IN tsr right to
life. LIBERTY, and the pursuit. Of happiness, as pro-
claimed by that old Declaration, THE INFERIOR RACES
ARE aUR EQUALS" We conclude to-day with tne Ioi-
lowing extract from LNcOLN's letter, dated Aprli
9th 1852 in reply te invitation to attend iest-
val in honor Of the anniversary of JEFFEEsoNs