New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-18
uoUcLas ON DOUGLAS.

,pcakng, slip was Nance" hiu'' GUY ''"' ~
Norfolk Aryps asking him two questions, to
which be responded as follower
Mr DorsLAs-Iho mt qursin i' II AtrhSm Lincoln be
ed President Of the United States vil the southern S,sie
he lied In g. edirs from the Ution1 To this Ie~plaioa
aa,-er iGrest urrlau'e The election Of Han to the
Pre- iicy by the people, IN conformity tho Con
uiou Of the United States would no, ju''i'y any attempt as
di.-oviug tis glorious oafdeTaey lAnlaus nov l"i
read to sou iho qucsnf ard then answer r.
Qus4on II they tbs Southern Saes .ecede from the Union
upen he in,ueurstop Of Abaham Lneo b,oe he commits
o. overt act 1s.nsi it conslu ons ,hs viii you advise o.
',incirao rosistlhc by force tSNhtit stces'ion
VOICES" No no {" "Ptll II IN say no, Douslss."
MI pouGL,- answer eDphstra ally hst IT is tie duty OF TIE
Pr, eu. Of United States all other in suic' ry Ger
hu Eto,cs ne ier' + ne trid State a. IG''edtp Con-
9rnc, Cont, eypotnd thar. lbe,r' Audi a. IL du,
by my oath Of tde TO the tonstituo would co al IN
as power aid tho Ut Of the urd states IN nam
Ia a,,o re spprende Of rae isv. agd oil yrsstdEce 70 h
cone cfern uhs, qoater nish, iGood In oheI w'Te'
think thu Psilcnt Of the United States, whoever h- may be
should all attempts b'ak tire Union. hy re'iaree to
h. laws Old Hictory tItad the nultc' IN leJ% lap
tAu,+ Tie be oit.d but ct The sane tine, be
remembered the duty Of every citizen Of every state and
yey tubs funciiyusIy nar tain aid VI dchie
the hts every citizen AID the right. every State IL De
Union hold that The c, n,tiiui,n lssa remedy for e'e
srysnce that may within ,be huiis o the inisn sm
.rv faux Ia answering thee qur,tior' not a. favor q
nv. much TO such wood call fr resistance irot Eny
quarter eciowedsc the nhsrpt and inai pah!e rsht'o
Irvo eu whenever icvsi becomes TOO 10 10
bfns Acknowledge th. right u every men 20 rebel ann
rhAnsr the Of Gove NJ under wLch he lives
e. proves GestI Give 10 tie eads or wLch Wa e''aOh'd
Ta, il gbt howevsr 10 10 Tss0ed ia uni he opss
ton, Of the Government become more Eirynu' ush h'
eone1ne ce Of rev luon. And iheItfoeis aJ a We
,pr,,o Of lre l.I, Of The ULi ID States wbo'e Pich
o,, ref. my iudgr. hottie TO The Con.,itiiop anf
~ ftio &C
,sts blow al our CONSTITUTIONS our ighis t. OF 'uoh
grievance would justify revolution OF secession lChtt
Hence ssy whoever my be tre ed IFe eat Of The 1irso
s,,, hs ss,l BE- 1IoIhcd s sIU's If oHh" ~" e"s""I
foi p,,,o.a,ir, pUperS n lie ilptssuds thea New
noub him ST al fJe r.qr u tho law. pOlsd jobs
wh.p be- voitd yeEr Laws stoiu o. IihuSs J
fr or viii sustain wfh all efsy se Pidcu' ~tei.V
be ia, be N As y,re II ~ ne P,Es'' eJota An h'n ~
"a, co..fi.H ID, you'd taxi o,, ueh ie,uie in hang
a. hln, II hs tsn'eetdrd "se Powe - Eel paAsie IN
IN, ls that you tsgel JDhu brown hen r Ms gully q.
murder .id sss.t the state Of Nhsi"A hsHs". q
storm .4.rsH
The Inconsistencies Of Dou,les are 40 nu.
merous, 80 hagran., so incessant, that there ~
| no merit 40 triumph IN exposing tlrmi yet We
ask every reader TO cnu'ross the a'oye drcara-
! tinps of Douglas, the candidate, IN Augu't la9i
| with the uttoEaDces Of DcuGlus the S'nat"r IL
| March instant. Just corsicer his recent bahb!r
about Mr. Lincoln. inaugural, bis pretended
| doubts az to ,s meaning, and t1s PrepoIirr
o,ing conclusion that Il presaees lroce pc'icy,
in the light shed upon it by the foregoing ez.
tract. All the present complications were fore
.haduwed IN the two questions - witch be 90
| frankly replied at Norloh; nnd lie tiers plai"ly
Indicated his perfect conviction that 1t ~oiid
be Dir. Lipcolns sworn duty, If chosen Pies-
dent toenfyrce md TX. cute the aws-tbat II would
! be the equally Imperative cuiy OF every good
citizen 70 support him IN 80 dong; aud that, II
u bloody collision should en.uc, tho war" would
BE- made, not by tho President, intent on ex-
ecuting the laws but by Those who resisted aud
! violated them. Such we've Ito clearly altered
! convictions of BIZ. Douglas when be had 10 mo-
tive for misleading bis h,arers: viewed IN their
! light, how does be- appear nocf
! Tie simple truth that the President is bound,
is sworn, 10 the extent OF oil .he power placed
! in bis Lauds, to epforce al tie laws Of tie
| ,,aed States and collect tho revenues III every
section snc rsrt Of the Unor--aod that, If hes
resisted in 80 doing whoever re'is's, aud not b.
is the instigatOr Of war, Is just az w,ll Known
10 Mr.. Douglas as to any oil u, as The above
| extract proves. His tax Of Mr. Lncons bag-
| inu a chico between a War and Peace policy,
| is a CONSCIOUS fraud, and We cite tue above as
a proof of IT, The President an1iously desires
! peaee-ple ads for peact--is Wiling to DO all ID
! hi, power for pescc--but to indicate The dutrs
Of bis post while retaining the Office, Is not
within his power, save at the cost Of being per
iureJ, Infamous ard de,pised. Ii be - Pn'i
dent, it is hls duty 10 collect the Revenue, aliAe
| IN Is ston aud Saganuah, Ne" -iork aud No"-
| Orleans. To take tho salary OF President and
| occupy the White House, having every ono free
10 obey or defy the laws as be MAJ see 1T, Is to be
! a sham President--is TO obtain money uuds false
pretenses Mr. Douglas would Tot do THE, wefe
he tho Piesiuent; aud what le would deem
| dishouoruGle in his owl case, It Is dslonorabie
| in him TO commend TO unother. II cIsl war aud
| boodsbed resuJt--as we upprehend they musi-
! from Nr. LlDcolns earnest Efforts to perform tue
duties imposed On bun by tue Constitution nnd
| by the People the blame must rest ON those
who wantony, wickedIy defy bis authontJ-and
40 sayy Dir. Dooglas above. We exhOrt every
reader to keep tho above extracs at hand, aud
read i. over whenever Mr. Douglas deelalrs
apainst what he now calls the policy Vi
&" Coercion" IL will doubtless come often IN
play between this time and next December"
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