Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-13

Forakcr's FalsChOods.
Ex-Governor FoaAKxR Is still the worst
of the Republican leaders, as is abundant
L. proved by the speech which he made in
Butler county, o.. last Saturday. He cares
naught for the truth. His object Is the
deleat Of tho Democratic party and tho
humiliation Of the southern States, and he
cares not in what manner or by whose as
sistanco that object is accomplished so 1t
be accomplished. In his speech of Satur-
day last he arraigned the Democratic party
rs a party Of slavery and disunion. and
laudod the Republican party as the party
Of union and freedom.
Mr. FORAKER knows that be misrepre-
sonts the facts of history. The Republic
tan National Convention Of 1860 which
nominated Mr.. LINCOLN for President of
the United States laid down q platform
upon which every Democrat Of the land
might have stood If there had been no
other question involved in the presiden-
tial election Of that year than the question
as TO whether slavery should be perpetu-
nted in the States or not. In the most
unanbiguous language that convention
declared that the Republican party had
no wish nor intention 20 abolish slavery.
but would If successful in the presidential
election respect the rights of the southern
States and DO nothing looking TO disre-
gard of the sovereignty of the several
States. as that sovereignty, # sovereignty
Ct could be denominated. had existed from
the foundation of the government.
.,a
most emphatic manner that it was his pur-
pose to treat the southern States and the
southern people as the coequals in every
respect OF the northern States and the
northern people. Toexpress his intention
be employed the strongest form of speech
that he could possibly have used. He de-
clared that if he could save the Union by
abolishing slavery he would emancipate
the slaves. but that if be could save the
Union by perpetuating slavery he would
perpetusts slsvery-thGt is, protect 1t in
The several States
In the great contest between Mr.. LIN
co1S and Dir. DOUGLAS before the people of
Illinois as candidates tor the United States
Senate Mr.. LINCOLN everywhere and on all
interfering with the institution of slavery
in the several States, and declared that if
elected United States senator he would
o. such respect the rights Of property of
The Shareholders of the South.
In fact. so far as the rightfulness of
slavery was concerned, there was no diff
terence between the utterances of Mr..
LINCOLN aud the utterauces of any good
Democrat. There were four candidates for
President in the field in 1sGO-DoUGLAs.
BILL. BRECKENRIDGE. and LINCOLN. MIR.
DoUGIAs was in favor of "squatter SOW
ereignty that is, in favor of permitting
che people Of each several Territory to
decide for themselves when their Territory
came into the Union as State whether
they would have slavery or not Mr..
BREcKINRIDGE claimed for the southern
people as much right TO move into the
Territories and have their right to their
slaves respected therein as the ORTIZ
ern people had to move into the Terri
tories and have their right TO their pro-
perty respected therein; that southern pro-
perty was as much entitled to protec-
tion as northern property. Mr.. BELLS
platform consisted of only these
words The Union. the Constitution,
aud the enforcement OF the laws" But
his party was conservative and in favor
If protecting slavery as it existed IN 1860
We have the highest respect for Mr..
LINCOLN. He suffered more than any other
man because of the FonAKERs Of his party.
In the celebrated conference Just before
the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
he offered TO the South new ultlmatum.
He said in substance. Let the enancipa-
ton proclamation stand, and l ask no
more. Write what you will" de had
changed his mind in regard 10 slavery.
His word was pledged to millions of slaves.
But there was probably no question even
then In hts mind as 70 whether slavery IT.
self were right or wrong. He was scrupu-
Jous to keep his word with the slaves be
had emancipatod, Cor, asthe fact then was,
had attempted to emancipate,) but he
probably never had a thought on the
subject of the rightfulness or wrongful
ness of slavery itself. HIS election had
caused dissolution of the Union and he
desired to see that Union restored.
History will clear up oil these points for
our descendants. OLIVER CROMWELL was
FOR long years regarded in England as JEFF
DAVIS is now regarded by the people (nO,
the Republicans of the North. OLIVER
CROMWELL is now deemed worthy Of
place in Westminster Abbey. JEFF DAVIS
will. II this Union is perpetuated. be
classed before many years have passed
over our heads as q great man. The peo-
pie Of the world. acting for posterity, have
already rendered that verdict. In 1860
DOUGLASS, BRILL, and BEFckMR1Dax re-
ceived about million more votes from
tho people tran LINCOLN did. He was a
minority President.