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with　the　present　head　of　the　dynasty；　and　that　he　has　regularly

voted　with　us　on　a　single　point；　upon　which　he　and　we　have　never

differed。　　They　remind　us　that　he　is　a　great　man；　and　that　the

largest　of　us　are　very　small　ones。　　Let　this　be　granted。　　But　〃a

living　dog　is　better　than　a　dead　lion。〃　Judge　Douglas；　if　not　a

dead　lion；　for　this　work　is　at　least　a　caged　and　toothless　one。

How　can　he　oppose　the　advances　of　slavery？　　He　don't　care

anything　about　it。　　His　avowed　mission　is　impressing　the　〃public

heart〃　to　care　nothing　about　it。　　A　leading　Douglas　Democratic

newspaper　thinks　Douglas's　superior　talent　will　be　needed　to

resist　the　revival　of　the　African　slave　trade。　　Does　Douglas

believe　an　effort　to　revive　that　trade　is　approaching？　　He　has

not　said　so。　　Does　he　really　think　so？　　But　if　it　is；　how　can　he

resist　it？　　For　years　he　has　labored　to　prove　it　a　sacred　right

of　white　men　to　take　negro　slaves　into　the　new　Territories。　　Can

he　possibly　show　that　it　is　less　a　sacred　right　to　buy　them　where

they　can　be　bought　cheapest？　　And　unquestionably　they　can　be

bought　cheaper　in　Africa　than　in　Virginia。　　He　has　done　all　in

his　power　to　reduce　the　whole　question　of　slavery　to　one　of　a

mere　right　of　property；　and；　as　such；　how　can　he　oppose　the

foreign　slave　trade；　how　can　he　refuse　that　trade　in　that

〃property〃　shall　be　〃perfectly　free；〃unless　he　does　it　as　a

protection　to　the　home　production？　　And　as　the　home　producers

will　probably　not　ask　the　protection；　he　will　be　wholly　without　a

ground　of　opposition。



Senator　Douglas　holds；　we　know；　that　a　man　may　rightfully　be

wiser　to…day　than　he　was　yesterday；　that　he　may　rightfully　change

when　he　finds　himself　wrong。　　But　can　we；　for　that　reason；　run

ahead；　and　infer　that　he　will　make　any　particular　change；　of

which　he　himself　has　given　no　intimation？　　Can　we　safely　base　our

action　upon　any　such　vague　inference？　　Now；　as　ever；　I　wish　not

to　misrepresent　Judge　Douglas's　position；　question　his　motives；

or　do　aught　that　can　be　personally　offensive　to　him。　　Whenever；

if　ever；　he　and　we　can　come　together　on　principle　so　that　our

cause　may　have　assistance　from　his　great　ability；　I　hope　to　have

interposed　no　adventitious　obstacles。　　But　clearly　he　is　not　now

with　us；　he　does　not　pretend　to　be；he　does　not　promise　ever　to

be。



Our　cause；　then；　must　be　intrusted　to；　and　conducted　by；　its　own

undoubted　friends；those　whose　hands　are　free；　whose　hearts　are

in　the　work；　who　do　care　for　the　result。　　Two　years　ago　the

Republicans　of　the　nation　mustered　over　thirteen　hundred　thousand

strong。　　We　did　this　under　the　single　impulse　of　resistance　to　a

common　danger；　with　every　external　circumstance　against　us。　　Of

strange；　discordant；　and　even　hostile　elements　we　gathered　from

the　four　winds；　and　formed　and　fought　the　battle　through；　under

the　constant　hot　fire　of　a　disciplined；　proud；　and　pampered

enemy。　　Did　we　brave　all　then　to　falter　now；now；　when　that　same

enemy　is　wavering；　dissevered；　and　belligerent？　　The　result　is

not　doubtful。　　We　shall　not　fail；　if　we　stand　firm；　we　shall　not

fail。　　Wise　counsels　may　accelerate；　or　mistakes　delay　it；　but；

sooner　or　later；　the　victory　is　sure　to　come。









SPEECH　AT　CHICAGO；　JULY　10；　1858。



IN　REPLY　TO　SENATOR　DOUGLAS



DELIVERED　AT　CHICAGO；　SATURDAY　EVENING；　JULY　10；　1858。



（Mr。　DOUGLAS　WAS　NOT　PRESENT。）



＇Mr。　LINCOLN　was　introduced　by　C。　L。　Wilson；　Esq。；　and　as　he　made

his　appearance　he　was　greeted　with　a　perfect　storm　of　applause。

For　some　moments　the　enthusiasm　continued　unabated。　　At　last；

when　by　a　wave　of　his　hand　partial　silence　was　restored；　Mr。

LINCOLN　said；＇



MY　FELLOW…CITIZENS：On　yesterday　evening；　upon　the　occasion　of

the　reception　given　to　Senator　Douglas；　I　was　furnished　with　a

seat　very　convenient　for　hearing　him；　and　was　otherwise　very

courteously　treated　by　him　and　his　friends；　and　for　which　I　thank

him　and　them。　　During　the　course　of　his　remarks　my　name　was

mentioned　in　such　a　way　as；　I　suppose；　renders　it　at　least　not

improper　that　I　should　make　some　sort　of　reply　to　him。　　I　shall

not　attempt　to　follow　him　in　the　precise　order　in　which　he

addressed　the　assembled　multitude　upon　that　occasion；　though　I

shall　perhaps　do　so　in　the　main。



There　was　one　question　to　which　he　asked　the　attention　of　the

crowd；　which　I　deem　of　somewhat　less　importanceat　least　of

proprietyfor　me　to　dwell　upon　than　the　others；　which　he　brought

in　near　the　close　of　his　speech；　and　which　I　think　it　would　not

be　entirely　proper　for　me　to　omit　attending　to；　and　yet　if　I　were

not　to　give　some　attention　to　it　now；　I　should　probably　forget　it

altogether。　　While　I　am　upon　this　subject；　allow　me　to　say　that　I

do　not　intend　to　indulge　in　that　inconvenient　mode　sometimes

adopted　in　public　speaking；　of　reading　from　documents；　but　I

shall　depart　from　that　rule　so　far　as　to　read　a　little　scrap　from

his　speech；　which　notices　this　first　topic　of　which　I　shall

speak；that　is；　provided　I　can　find　it　in　the　paper：



〃I　have　made　up　my　mind　to　appeal　to　the　people　against　the

combination　that　has　been　made　against　me；　the　Republican　leaders

having　formed　an　alliance；　an　unholy　and　unnatural　alliance；　with

a　portion　of　unscrupulous　Federal　office…holders。　　I　intend　to

fight　that　allied　army　wherever　I　meet　them。　　I　know　they　deny

the　alliance；　but　yet　these　men　who　are　trying　to　divide　the

Democratic　party　for　the　purpose　of　electing　a　Republican　Senator

in　my　place　are　just　as　much　the　agents　and　tools　of　the

supporters　of　Mr。　Lincoln。　　Hence　I　shall　deal　with　this　allied

army　just　as　the　Russians　dealt　with　the　Allies　at　Sebastopol；

that　is；　the　Russians　did　not　stop　to　inquire；　when　they　fired　a

broadside；　whether　it　hit　an　Englishman；　a　Frenchman；　or　a　Turk。

Nor　will　I　stop　to　inquire；　nor　shall　I　hesitate；　whether　my

blows　shall　hit　the　Republican　leaders　or　their　allies；　who　are

holding　the　Federal　offices；　and　yet　acting　in　concert　with

them。〃



Well；　now；　gentlemen；　is　not　that　very　alarming？　　Just　to　think

of　it！　right　at　the　outset　of　his　canvass；　I；　a　poor；　kind；

amiable；　intelligent　gentleman；I　am　to　be　slain　in　this　way！

Why；　my　friend　the　Judge　is　not　only；　as　it　turns　out；　not　a　dead

lion；　nor　even　a　living　one；he　is　the　rugged　Russian　Bear！



But　if　they　will　have　itfor　he　says　that　we　deny　itthat　there

is　any　such　alliance；　as　he　says　there　is；and　I　don't　propose

hanging　very　much　upon　this　question　of　veracity；but　if　he　will

have　it　that　there　is　such　an　alliance；　that　the　Administration

men　and　we　are　allied；　and　we　stand　in　the　attitude　of　English；

French；　and　Turk；　he　occupying　the　position　of　the　Russian；　in

that　case　I　beg　that　he　will　indulge　us　while　we　barely　suggest

to　him　that　these　allies　took　Sebastopol。



Gentlemen；　only　a　few　more　words　as　to　this　alliance。　　For　my

part；　I　have　to　say　that　whether　there　be　such　an　alliance

depends；　so　far　as　I　know；　upon　what　may　be　a　right　definition　of

the　term　alliance。　　If　for　the　Republican　party　to　see　the　other

great　party　to　which　they　are　opposed　divided　among　themselves；

and　not　try　to　stop　the　division；　and　rather　be　glad　of　it；if

that　is　an　alliance；　I　confess　I　am　in；　but　if　it　is　meant　to　be

said　that　the　Republicans　had　formed　an　alliance　going　beyond

that；　by　which　there　is　contribution　of　money　or　sacrifice　of

principle　on　the　one　side　or　the　other；　so　far　as　the　Republican

party　is　concerned；if　there　be　any　such　thing；　I　protest　that　I

neither　know　anything　of　it；　nor　do　I　believe　it。　　I　will；

however；　say；as　I　think　this　branch　of　the　argument　is　lugged

in；I　would　before　I　leave　it　state；　for　the　benefit　of　those

concerned；　that　one　of　those　same　Buchanan　men　did　once　tell　me

of　an　argument　that　he　made　for　his　opposition　to　Judge　Douglas。

He　said　that　a　friend　of　our　Senator　Douglas　had　been　talking　to

him；　and　had；　among　other　things；　said　to　him：



〃。。。why；　you　don't　want　to　beat　Douglas