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Senator Douglas, to that Of Mr., lin
coin, ana Of all the others whose names
have been mentioned, and. II there has
been a mistake. II ought TO be correct
cd, We are convinced that there has
been q mlstalye--that injustice has been
done, and therefore we ask that the
matter be reconsldorcd,
WHAT DOUGLAS SAID,
The answer of Senator Douglas at
Freeport, TO the question under con-
sideraticn was, after repeating It., as
follows
81 answer omphatlcaly. 40 Mr., Lin
coin has heard me answer a hundred
times from every stump I'm Illinois, mat
In my opinion, a territory can, by law
ful means, exclude slavery from their
limits prior TO the formation OF q state
constitution Mr. Lincoln knew that
had answered that question over and
over again lie heard me argue the
Nebraska bin ON that issue IN 1854, in
1855, in 1855, and he has no excuse for
pretending to be IN doubt as 10 my
position on that question. IL matters
not what the Supreme court may here
after decide, as to the abstract ques-
tlon whether slavery may or may not
30 into a territory under the cOnstltu"
ton, the people have the lawful means
to introduce II or exclude II az they
please, for the reason that slavery can
not exist day or an hour anywhere
unless It Is supported by local police
regulations.
LOCAL POWER EXERTED.
"Those police regulations can only be
established by the local Legislature, ana
| II the people are opposed to slavery
| they WIN elect members to that body
| who will, by unfrlendly legislation, ef-
fectualy prevent the introduction Of 1t
| In their midst. II, on the contrary, they
are for II, then Legislation VIII favor
| IT'S extension, Hence, no matter what
! the decision OF the supreme Court may
be upon that abstract question, stlll
the right of the people to make slave
| territory or free territory Is perfect
| and complete under the Nebraska biil.'
Thus we see that the senator am
swered, as II is claimed was predicted
by Mr.. lincolns friends, at the alleged
conferences held at Mendoza and Dixon,
and on flying railway train.
1t win be observed that in this reply
the senator says;
II answer emphatcally, as Mr.. Lin
coin has heard me hundred times
from every stump In Illinois !,
ole heard me argue the Nebraska bill
on that principle all over the state III
1854, in 1865, IN 1856 etc.
NO NEW DOCTRINE,
This of itself should have satisfied
everyone that ever knew Senator Doug
las that IN replying to the question n,
had enuncated no new doctrine, pu'
the same he had proclaimed many
times before. Everyone who knew Sen
ator Douglas knew that he was lneap
able of making that statement unless
Il had been substantially true. In th'
three years that had elapsed he hat
probably emnciated that doctrine more
than a hundred times-certainly many
times.
Fortunately we are not left to rel,
upon the senator's unsupported state
ment In regard to this matter W.
haVe--I will not say the eyidence--w'
have the proof that In the same cam
paign, six weeks before the question
was asked him at Freeport, senate
Douglas In the presence of Mr. LIN
coin and a large audience proclaime'
port. and we also have the proof tina
: on Inc following day before anothe
audience he again proclaimed the sam
| doctrine.
That CAMPAIGN OF 1853 between Lin
: coin and Douglas was opened by MI
, Lincoln with his prophetic address be
fore the Illinois state republican con
= ventiOn on June II In which, after ex
! claiming that "a house divided agains
itself cannot stand" he declared ina
"Thls government cannot endure per
manently half slave and half free' et'
SPEECHES AND REPLIES.
= IIpon his coming home from Wash
3. inpton some time thereafter senate
r Douglas was, on July >, given a pupll
reception at Chicago, when he replied
: MI. IAncoln's Sprlnteld address N,
I Lincoln was present and heard IN
! Chicago address, and on the next eve
3 ming the 10th, he made speech !
Chicago replying to the senator,
ON Friday, July lG, Senator Dough-
r smoke nj Bloomington, ana MI LII
l coin was present, but he himself spoR
h at the same place In the evening (Ths
e snrineleld speech, In which the senate
,sed almost the precise language upo
p this natter as at Bloomington, wa
p nublished in full In the Illinois STA
: Register on Monday the 18Th. see me
$ If the Illinois State Register III u
state library at Springfield
l. senator Douglas speech at BLOOMING
r. tom. II viii be observed was maze =
Inc 1Gth of July. The Freeport deDa
II WAS held on the 9th Of August n
i weeks later. Not being limited IN un
d At Bloomington and Springfield as
r Inc Joint debates, the senator cou
i elaborate his views fully
. DOUGLAS UTTERANCEs'
y let us see what Senator Dougl'
e said upon the question under conslde
alton six weeks before II was pr
nounded to him at Freeport IN the pre-
ence of MIR. Lincoln and large auu
" ence at Bloomington and when ne !
ID heated on the next day at Sprlhsue'
t, This Is what he said;
"Mr, Lincoln is alarmed for fear IN
"A ,rdor the pred Scott decision slave
L. vii 90 into oil the territories OF u
Y. fInited states, An / have TO say Is tins
ne Win or without that decision, slave
re (, an 90 lust where the people want
a. and not one inch further You ma
RI had experience upon that subject in Z
n. Soae of Kansas. You have been tolu
~ he Republican party that from IN
10 yhen the Kansas Nebraska bill passe
IA Gown TO last winter, that slavery w
or sustained and supported in Kansas
the laws Of what they call 'bogl
I'd legislature. And how many slaves we
n, tbere in the territory at the end
1g last winter? Not as many AT I
e. cnd Of that period as there were
n. the dav the Kansas Nebraska bill pas
~ ed There was quite number
N. slaves in Kansas, taken there unc
no the Missouri compromise, and In sp