Complete works of Abraham Lincoln . nation, who ad-vocated the introduction of Kansas into theUnion under the Lecompton constitution. I have asked his attention to the evidencethat he arrayed to prove that such a fatal blowwas being struck, and to the facts which hebrought forward in support of that charge—being identical with the one which he thinksso villainous in me. He pointed it not at anewspaper editor merely, but at the Presidentand his cabinet, and the members of Congress 292 Abraham Lincoln [Aug. 27 advocating the Lecompton constitution, andthose framing that instrument. I must againb
Complete works of Abraham Lincoln . nation, who ad-vocated the introduction of Kansas into theUnion under the Lecompton constitution. I have asked his attention to the evidencethat he arrayed to prove that such a fatal blowwas being struck, and to the facts which hebrought forward in support of that charge—being identical with the one which he thinksso villainous in me. He pointed it not at anewspaper editor merely, but at the Presidentand his cabinet, and the members of Congress 292 Abraham Lincoln [Aug. 27 advocating the Lecompton constitution, andthose framing that instrument. I must againbe permitted to remind him, that although myipse dixit may not be as great as his, yet it some-what reduces the force of his calling my atten-tion to the enormity of my making a like chargeagainst on, Judge Douglas. Abraham LincolnReproduced from cm Ambrotype taken by C. Jack-son, in Pills field, Illinois, October i, jSjS,dnrinji the Lincoln-Don alas Debates. TheOriginal is ozined by Miss H. Gilmer,of Pitlsfield, [858] Reply at Freeport 293 Mr. Douglass Reply in the Freeport JointDebate. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Thesilence with which you have listened toMr. Lincoln during his hour is credit-able to this vast audience, composed of men ofvarious political parties. Nothing is morehonorable to any large mass of people assembledfor the purpose of a fair discussion, than thatkind and respectful attention that is yieldednot only to your political friends, but to thosewho are opposed to you in politics. I am glad that at last I have brought to the conclusion that he had betterdefine his position on certain political questionsto which I called his attention at Ottawa. Hethere showed no disposition, no inclination, toanswer them. I did not present idle questionsfor him to answer merely for my laid the foundation for those interrogatoriesby showing that they constituted the platformof the party whose nominee he is for the did not presume
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