Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-13

In Julv. 1865, Dir. DoUGLAs in his canvass for
fbe Senate with Mr.. LINCOLN at Chicago July gth,
1853, (ses Debates IF Lincoln and Dougl1s page }
said:
In other words, Mr.. Lincoln advocsies boldly aud
clesrly war Of sections, a war Of the North
against the South Of free Ssca against slave States
IA war Of DETERMINATION be continued relent-
lessy until one the other shah Re subdued and all
the Slates shall either become free become slave
hr.tIScoLs said to one Of his visitors:
"Dariug the last six years have placed my views
on all public questions fully snd frequently on
record. that those desiring learn them by sim
ply referring to them If my past assertions obtain
no credit present ones will be treated no better"
In his speech at PEORIA Ill, 10 October, 1854.
Dir. LISco.N said: See Holrers Life Of LineOla,
page 279.]
What DO say is, that no man is good enough TO
govern another man, sCitheHt the Others consent L
say this is the leading principle, the SHEET AN
CHOIR OK American Repa5lernism Our Declaration
Of INDEPENDENCE says:
sWe hold these truths to be self-evident-that all
men are created equal; thst they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalensble rights; that
among these are life, LIBERTY. and the pursuit of
happiness. That TO secure these rights Govern
menls are instituted among men, DERIVING THEIR
JUST POWER FROM TIE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED"
| have quoted 50 much at this time merely To
show that according 10 our ancient faith, the pow
ers Of Government are derived from The consent Of
the governed Now, the relation of master and
slave is pro fanto, total UOlation Of this principle
The master not only governs the stape without his
consent but he governs him by set Of rules alto
geiher different from these which he prescribes for
himself. Allow ALL the governed sn EQUAL
VOICE IN THE GOVERNMENT; aad that and
that oDly, is self-gOvernment. q.
In his speech at Springfield. Illinois, in June,
1858, at the close of the Black Republican COnven-
tlsu, which nominated him as candidate for the
United States Senate he said: (See Debates 6etOeen
Lincoln and Douglas, ~
We are far into the fifth year .fince a policy
was initiated with the svOWed object and confident
promise Of putting an end to slavery agitation
Under the operation Of that policy, that agitation
has not only not ceased but has constantly aug
mented. In my opinion, it will rot cease until
crisis shall have been reached and passed "a
house diUided against itself cannot stand" believe
| this Government eAENoT ENDURE PERMANENTLY
half slave and half free. do not expect the Union
TO be dissolved; do not expect the house to fab;
but do expect it will ceGse 10 Be di0ided. 1t will
become all one thing or all the other Either the
opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread
Of it. and place it where the public mind shall rest
in the belief that il is in the course Of ULTIMATE
| EXTINCTION, or It's advocates viii push itforWsrd
till it shall become alike lawful IN all the States,
1
In reply to some structures on his Springfield
speech. Mr.. Lincoln said: 39jtIE}s
81 did not even say that desired that slavery
should be put in course of ultimate extinction.
do say so noW however. So there need be no longer
any officially about that. etLsl.l.
~ hare dlsoays hard slGVvy-T think as much as
any AJOlaioRisL I aisoays believed that eUsTy6Ody
agniast a. and that IL wCs in course Of ultimate er-
| tiRctiOn." ..--.i .....f4 ...sf.- g.
Outhe 10. : day Of July, 1853 he made spdeoh
in Chicago, in which he dec AIRED that Ore-sixta Of
the whole population CT this nstioB" meaning The
four millions Of slaves 'Has KEEP; ia state Of op-
preston and tyranny unea ualled in the weird
Three months after this he stated, al believe the
first man who ever stated that The Declaration of
| Independence did not include the negro was Chief
Justice fancy and the next was Stephen A Doug
lss and now il is the csch-Eo!d of the entire par
ty" 4.H.#r 800. lI.
In October, 1858, be gays THE Republicans H.
sisted that slsvery shsuld so far may be, treated
as q wrong, and of The methods Of lreatipgit as
wrong, is to Ak prsvisions hat it shall grow
larger. They Alss desire policy hat locks to q
peaceful end of slavery-.hs eternal struggle be-
| tween right ami wrong"
October l3 1858, he Gays: eve believe it q
moral social, aud political wreng. We think ii q
wrong not eoD6ning itself to he persons or Ststes
where ii exists but that it is wrong in lis teEden
cy to say Ihe least that extends Itself The VIII lie
nation. We propose urse Of policy which will
deal With it as a wrong
While upon this subject, l can not but express
gratitude that this true view of the suhject-lhis
element Of discord amongst us as believe 1t is is at
| tracing more and more attention. / do not believe
Gov. Seward uttered that sentiment, because had
done so before but because he reflected the sub
iect and saw the truth # it, Nor do believe because
Gov. Seward uttered it, that Mr.. Hickman Of Penn
sylvaDs in ffeTent language, since that time has
| declared bis belief in tho utter aniagonism which
exists between the prir cps of liberty and slavery
| You zee We multiplying.
| Now, while l an Speaking of Hickman, let me
say know but little Of him, but l will say this
much fer him, of all the Lccompon Democracy
that hes been brought TO my notice, he alore has
the true genuine ring Of the metal, and now With
out endorsing any thing else be has said, will ask
this audience to give three cheers for Hickman.
(The audience responded in three rousing cheers for
Hickman.")
On the 9Th day Of October, 1858, the Presi-
dent elect stated that ait had been said that ell Of
this difficulty and agitation in regard to the insi;u-
ton Of slavery, sprung from the mere ambition Of
of politicians. Is that the truth?
There never mas been party in the history of the
country, and there probably never will be- of sufli
Cieni strength disturb the general peace Of the
country. Parties may be divided and quarrel and
quarrel on minor questions, yet such divisions ex-
tend not beyond the parties II Ilselyes Does not
this question make disturbance outside CT Political
circles? Docs it not enter into the churches and
rend them asundsr? What divided The great Meth
dis. Church into two parts. North aud Ssutu9 What
has raised this constant disturbance in every Pres
tylerian General Assembly that meets? What dis
turbed the Unitarian Church in this very city two
years ago? What has Jared and shaken the great
American Tract Soeiety--not yet splitting 1T, but
sure TO divide it in the endl Is this the work Of poll
ticiRnsH Is that irresistible power which for fifty
years has agitated the people and shaken the Gov
eminent, TO be settled and subdued by pretending
that it is exceedingly simple thing and we ought
not TO talk about if? Is il not false statesm sDship
that undertakes to build up q system of policy upon
the basis of caring nothing about the very thing
every body does care most about"
In September, 1856, Mr. LINcoLs said:
That central idea. in cue political system at the
beginning was and until recently continued to be
the equality Of msq. And although it was always
submitted patiently to, whatever inequality there
seemed to be, IS a matter of actusl necessity its
constant working has beena steady progress toward
the PRACTICAL EQUALITY OF ALL MIN.
Let past differences nothing be; and With
ste dy eye on the real issue. let US re-naugurate
the good old central ideas of the Republic. We
do it The human heart is with us G ID is with us.
We shall again be able not TO DECLARE that all the
States States are equal, yet that all citizens,
as citizens, are equsl, but renew that broaGer, bet
ter declaration including both these and nayeh more.
that all are created equal.
In what have done | cannot claim to bavo acted
from any peculiar consideration of the colored
pespe as a seprate aud distinct elassin the commu
nifty but from the simple conviction that all the it,
dviduss of tia. class are members of the commu
sty and in virtue of their manhood, entitled TO
EVERY ORIGINAL RIGHT ENJOYED BY ANY
OTHER MEMBER. We feel, therefore, that sll
LEGAL DISTINCTION between irdividuAls Of the
same community, founded in any such crcums ances
as color origin, and the like hostile 10 the genius
of our iasGtutioHS aud incompatible with the true
history Of American liberty. SLAVERY and oppres-
sion must CEASE or American liberty mast perish.
In Massachusetts, and in most, if not all, tie
New ngland States. the colored man and the white
are absolutely equal before law
la New York the celored man is restrci ed as to
the right Of suffrage by property qualification ln
other respects the same equality prevails.
embrace with pleasure this opportunity of de-
caring my DlsAPPR0BATION Of that clause Of The
Constitution sOhich denies TO portion Of The eolored
people the right Of suffrage.
True democracy makes no enquiry about The color
Of the sfia or place Of nativity any oher similar
circumstance Of condition. IIegsrl. therefare the
EXCLUSION Of the colored people body from the
elective franchise as INCOMPATIBLE Uih the true
Democratic principle