Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06


the Supreme Court to tho contrary in al
the territories we now possess. or n,ay
hereafter acquire? Whether he and hi,
party are ir favor Of returning n
Their master the fugitive slaves thai
may esGApeE In short, will give the
senator an opportunity now 10 say
MR.. WAD2. Mr. Pr,sirlent----
M2,- DoUoLAs. One other question, and
| will give way.
/ MR. WADE Very well.
DIR, DouCLAs. viii give The Senator
an Opportunity OF saying now whether il
is not the policy Of his partyso exert all
the powers Of the Federal Government
under the Constitution, according to their
inter pretatlon of the instrument, 10 res
tram ard cripple the institution of slave
ry, with view 10 its ultimate extinction
IN all the States, old as well as new south
Is well rs north.
Are not these the views and n,Irnoses
oil the party, as proclaimed by their lead
erS, ans understood by the people. in
speeches, addresses, sermons. newsneners
ana public meetings. Now, ! viii hear
his answer
Mr.. WADE. Mr.. President. all these
questions are most pertiuently answered.
III ths speech the Senator is protesting to
answer II he will read my speech. he
VIII md my sentiments upon all those
questions.
Mn DoUGLAs. Mr. President. did
not expect an unequiyocal answer. |
Know too well that the Senator will not
de"y ihat each o. these iOterrogltlries do
express his individual policy and the poll
icy ot Tue R"l noncan party as ho under
STANDS 1t. ! should not have propouuded
The iuterIogatorIes to him If he had not
accused me aud the northern Democracy
o! having mlsropresenlod thg policy OF
the Republican party, and with having
deceived tho southern people Ly sucn
misrepresentation. The most obnoxious
sentiments ever attributed TO the Re-,
publican party, and that not in the South,
but IN northern Illinois and the strong
holds OF AOo.tlon!sm. was that they iu>
tended to exercise the powers of the Fll.
era! toyernmsuL with view TO the ulli
mate extinction Of slavery in the south
ern States. have expressCd my belief.
and would be gOd 20 be corrected if am
IN error, that 1t is The policy OF that party
TO exclude slavery from all the Territories
we now possess or may acquire, with a
view OF surrounding tho slave States with
a Gordon OF abolition States, and thus con.
lne the !nSti,uI ION within such narrow
UNITS That, when the number increases
beyond the capacity of tle soil TO raise
ood for the subsistence, he institution
must end in starvation. colonization. or
ierVIie instruction. have often eXyos. !
al ihA nnnpp,tfla. a. - tkt. ~
,ealed to ;he people OF Illinois 10 know
whether this mode Of getting rid Of the |
,yl!s OF slavery could DO justified in the |
Iatne OF civilization, humauity,and Chris.
lanlty! | Lave often used these argu-
nents IN the strongest abolition portions |
" the North but never in the South. |
'le truth is, lave always been very
mid and gentle upon the Republicans !
Vhen addressing n southern audience; Tor
seemed ungenerous 10 say behind tuell
'acks, and where they dare not 20 to re-
'Iy to me, those things which wss in
he habit OF saying to their faces, and in
he presence Of their lead DIS, where they
,ere in The majority.
But inasmuch As | do not get a direc,
Aswer from the Senator who makes thi,
- - EI ettAltlNb N'lt ANbl AANIi btlllONlttA,I
) to the purposes of that party to use the
over Of The Federal Government under
heir construction ct the Constitution,
nth view 10 the ultimate extinction OF
IaYery in the States, will :uGn to the
ecord Of their President elect, and see
hat he says ON that subject. The Re.
nOtcan3 have gone to the trouble 70
).ieCt aud publish in pamphlet form, un.
ef the sanction OF Mr.. Lincoln. The de
atcs which took place between him and .
lyseltln the senatorial canvas OF 1853
may not be improper here 10 remark
lat this pubiIcati3n Is unfair towa'd DIS me,
n the reason that Mr.. Lincoln personal,
revised and corrected his own speech
), without giving me an opportunity to
Jrrect the numerous errors in mine. In {
,much as the publication is made under
ie sanction Of MI. Lincoln himself, ac,
,U,panicd by a letter from him that he
rs revised the speeches by verbal ccrrec.
ons, and thereby approved them, it be,
,lnes important TO show what his views
g, since he is in the daily habit Of refer
ug TO those speeches for his present !
liuions. l
Mr.. Lincoln was nominated for United q
ales Senator by a Republican State con. 3
'ntion al Springfield in June, 1858. AM L
cipating the nomination, lie had care,
lily prepared a written speech, which he
,livered on the occasion, and which, by
der of the Convention, was published
nong tho proceedings as combining the =
aiform Of principles upon which the .,
nyass was to be conducted. More i'm !.
,clance is due to this speech than to :
Gee delivered dndsr the excitement Of :
bate in Joint discussions 10y the eXigen- "
es of the contest. The first few para !
aphs which ! will now read, may Ie ta- ).
N as fait statement of bis opinion and z
aings upon the slavery question. Mr. a
ncoln said ... /,
"Mr. President and Gentlemen oC the ;
invention, Il we could first know whore
are and whittier we are tending, We il
ud better judge what TO do and how to c
it. We are now far into the 9Th year a
Ice a Yolicy was initiated with the a II
wed object and confident promise OF
tting an end to slavery agitation. Un' Il
A. Tho ouaraliOn ,,f that pDlipv. that auI- 80