The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12

Oi me Didck EhepuOiicah party OF ILL.,
n0is, on the 18th of September, 1856,
Nv. Lincoln said: ? 4.
The central idea, in our political
opinion, mt the beginning was, and un.
I'll recently continued to be, the quality
J Of men. Aud, although it has alwnys
submitted patiently to whatever inc
quality there seemed to be as a matter
Of actual necessity, Its constant work.
ing hah been a steady progress toward
the practical equality ofall mon.
Let past differences be as nothing
and, with steady eye on the real issue,
let ne re- inaugurate tho good old cen
trail idea of the Republic. We can do
it. The human heart Is with US God
IL with US. We shall again be able not
only TO declare that all the States, as
States, are equal, but renew the broad
er, better declaration, including both
these and much more that all men are
created equal. +.
IN FAVOR OF MICRO R~oUALlrT.
Yet again, in his spcech at Chicago,
on the 10th OF July 1858, Mr.. Lincoln
said :
1 should like to know il taking the
Declaration o.. Independence, which
declares that all men are equal upon
principle, .andsmsking exceptions TO 1t,
wkelo willit stop2 II one. man says
it docs not mean a negro, why not an
other say il does not mean some other
man2 II that declaration IS not truth,
let us get the statute book where we
find il and tear 1t out. Who ID so bold
as to do .t2 LCries Of No, no!"1 Let
us stick to il, then; let us stand firmly
by Il, then. y = y Let US discard
all this quibbling about this man and
the other man-this race and the 9TH
or race being inferior, and therefore
they must be placed in m inferior 20
sition -discarding the standard that
we left us. Let US discard all these
things, and unite M one people thro'
out this land, until We shall once more
stand up declaring that all men are
created equal. 4 X y l leave you
hoping that tho lamp of liberty will
burn IN your bosoms until there shall
no longer be II doubt that all men are
created free and equal. See Debates
between Lincoln and Douglas" revis-
cd by Mr.. AR. Lincoln after his nom
%ination for the Presidency, pages 20
and "a.
rnE "IRREPREssIBLE CONFLICT
We believe Mr.. Lincoln claims to be
the author of the 'irrepressibly on
fitt" ilea. Al least We find him giving
it %utteranee in his speech NJ SPRING
field, ILL.,, on the 18th of June, 1865
We quote from the volume of debates
between Lincoln and Douglas, pnge /.
Mr.. Lincoln said
We are now far into the fifth year
since a policy was initiated with the
avowed object and confident promises
Of puttinh An end TO slavery agitation.
Under the operation Of that policy,
that agitation has not only not ceusod,
but constantly augmented. In my
opinion. il will not cease until Il crisis
shall have bceL reached and passed.
"A house divided against itself cannot
stand" ! believe this Government
cannot endure permanently half slave,
and half free.
That il, that t cannot endure AZ
Washington formed i, and MS it exis
ted Tor seven Y years. Mr.. Garrison
wal VI exactly Of the same opinion,
and though Mr.. Lincoln docs not say
all that Mr.. Garrison does, yet the per.
: son must he short-sIghtcd who cannot
soc what Mr.. LincOln's real meaning
e is And II any proof were needed of
j. the identity OF their principles, it is to
b" found III the fact that Mr.. Lincoln
has at last op-nly come to GarrIson's
platform.
LINCOLN IN FAVOR " THE ABOLITION Oh
SLAVERY AND II HIGHER LAW
In'his lenth 81 July speech, in Chi
crgo ace Debates, pah, 49, Mr.. Lin
""in IA reply tosome structures on his
J Spr nsHc,d speech, said
l-dji not even say that I desired
that slavery should be put in course OF
ultimate extinction. ! do say 80 now.
however So there need DO no longer
any difficulty about that. 1t may be
, written down IN that speech.
I / have always hated slavery. ! think
. as much M any abo%ltionist-I have
. been IN Oil line Wnig--I ave alwuys