The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-03-12
LINCOLN
As Lawyer
and Debater
wNrNrfn FastM rteN
CiAPrER XIV
jsdr Doag. Tn, 70 Besne Re
poiA3an.

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torN Rad Representatives nhlrh marx
I'd ihe Intervals u ghai here's struggle
l1ie~H s~eilpps parties sad factions
abich followed IL i enoagl 60 say
here nAat NJ Douglas sss foaBd
speaking apd voting witt Inc Erpuh
ilcsnt npan rreff i,hase ~ the qucs
uah lie had tui anr " Two follow
.Is IA tie ssnais aBd metre haudfiil
"a ihr b0aee. yet ihrss wen" faithful
10 Ut, lead anlll = GBsl conference
commlii~e and The Tnglish liil AFFORD
81 az opportunity fuf some ~ them ~
escape Tar himself h. hcofued all
compromises. voted against tho lag
llsh biii and returned 30 Illinois 20
sss the votes ~ the people upon D
winters record wholly and consistent.
~ anti Democratic The fact is men
tlosed not to obscure the fame u the
statesman nor 10 inpugn the honesty
Of the politician bat because Il bad an
important Influence upon the canvass
~ the ensuing summer
During the winter Mr Douglas held
fF.aacut consultations With the lead
sS Vt The Republican party Their
meetings were secret aud fof thar rea-
500 the more significant 49, this
means hsriaDay ~ action WAS secured
Tor the l,reseui and something prard
o. f0r the future Mr. Douglas covert
ID announced himself az convert 10
ne Republicans. Declared Ills nnrom
promising enmiiy a. 'tbe slave pow
~ aud said that however hr might
tr dislTtsied then, be would ~ seen
lighting their battles IN 1854 but for
ST. time ha thought II wise 10 conceal
bin ultimate intentions he could
mansgs the Democracy more eiIcctn-
sily Nv remaining with them until bet
ies opportunities should occur lie
insisted that hs would never he driven
from the party, but would remain 10 II
until he exposed the administration
aud the dlsunionists, and when be
went out be would 80 Of his own ac.
cord lie WAS Ia the habit u remark
Ing iha, II was policy Tor him 10 re
main ia the party IN order 10 bold Ger.
tain u the rank and file, ~ that " he
went over from the Democracy TO any
other party he would h. able TO take
the crowd along with him. aud when
hs got Them ali over be would cut
iowa The bridges aud sink the boats
When asked IL be knew precisely
where bis present course was taking
him be answered repeatedly u do,
and | have checked sill my baggage
aud taken through ticket"
He was a proseiyte not TO be despis
ed His weight might he sufficient 10
TON the scale 10 the presidential elec-
ilcn The Republicans We're naturally
pleased with his proicstAilons OF
friendship and more than pleased With
his proffcrs OF active service. but he
was not content with this alone. He
10 conyince many Of his late
that the kansas-Nebraskn
tlll Itself vas actually conceived IN
The interests Of ani!slayery and ihat
the device was the most cunning OF
political tricks. intended 10 give back |
10 Freedom" all the vast expanse OF |
territory whjcu the Missouri line had
dedicated forever TO slavery MT.
Douglas plan Tor destroying the Mis-
soun line" said one Republican, land |
thereby opening the way for the march |
II freedom beyond the limits forever |
prohibited by that line aud the open
iUg % " free states Ia territory which |
n Was conceded belonged TO the slave |
STATES aud lts march westward. EN-
from the british possessions 10 Meyi- |
90. struck ne as the most magnificent |
scheme ever conceived by the human /
mind. This character Of conversation,
10 frequently employed by Mr. Doug
las with those with whom he talked, |
spsde the deepest impression upon /
shs5s minds. enlisted them ia his he |
half aud changed IN almost every In.
stance their opinion OF the man" In
support Of this view Mr. Douglas could 1
point 10 Kansas, where the battle un |
der bis Din was being fought out The
FIRE state men had, perhaps from the
very beginning, lcen IN majority and /
could taka possession OF the territory /
W the new state, rs the case might he.
Whenever they could secure q fair i
vote. The laboriDg classes o. the north |
were the ns,ursi settlers o. the west !
rrn territories. II these failed IN nam. 4
isrs the enormous and increasing En-
r0pcan Immigration wss ~ their hack, /
mud II both together failed the church
~ aid societies and antlslasery or
were nj hand 10 raise, arm 4
and eqnip great bodies Of cmlgruss /
a- they weuid regular forces for q pub /
Ne purpose. The south bad no such 4
facilities It's social, political and ma
ierial conditions made sudden ego 4
i~s of It's voting population 10 new
sgs~sries thing impossible II might
sesd Lerr man with few negroes
and there another II might insist We
h.msn,iy upon Its supposed rights IN /
fhe common territories aud le ready I
10 naht fos them, bot Il could never
cos~s the surface Of those territories
ahh c~zy farmsirads o. crowd them
with intelligent and muscular white
Inen, aud yet these last would iueeita
~ give political character 10 the ris
Ing communities such clearly were
10 h. the results OF 'popglsr sovereign
IT, - Mr. Douglas had on 20 that
fiase maiasslned II under the Nei,rasiga
,tft
Il signihed sir right ~ ife people Of
= territory 10 form and regulate their
iomestic Institutions 81 their own
NAY" ahrn and not before ihry came
10 frame a state constitution. The
Missouri the. "a the contrary. had