〃2d。　　Will　you　vote　for　and　support　a　bill　abolishing　slavery　in
  the　District　of　Columbia？
  〃3d。　　Will　you　oppose　the　admission　of　any　Slave　States　which　may
  be　formed　out　of　Texas　or　the　Territories？
  〃4th。　　Will　you　vote　for　and　advocate　the　repeal　of　the　Fugitive
  Slave　law　passed　at　the　recent　session　of　Congress？
  〃5th。　　Will　you　advocate　and　vote　for　the　election　of　a　Speaker
  of　the　House　of　Representatives　who　shall　be　willing　to　organize
  the　committees　of　that　House　so　as　to　give　the　Free　States　their
  just　influence　in　the　business　of　legislation？
  〃6th。　　What　are　your　views；　not　only　as　to　the　constitutional
  right　of　Congress　to　prohibit　the　slave…trade　between　the　States；
  but　also　as　to　the　expediency　of　exercising　that　right
  immediately？〃
  CAMPBELL'S　REPLY。
  〃To　the　first　and　second　interrogatories；　I　answer　unequivocally
  in　the　affirmative。
  〃To　the　third　interrogatory　I　reply；　that　I　am　opposed　to　the
  admission　of　any　more　Slave　States　into　the　Union；　that　may　be
  formed　out　of　Texas　or　any　other　Territory。
  〃To　the　fourth　and　fifth　interrogatories　I　unhesitatingly　answer
  in　the　affirmative。
  〃To　the　sixth　interrogatory　I　reply；　that　so　long　as　the　Slave
  States　continue　to　treat　slaves　as　articles　of　commerce；　the
  Constitution　confers　power　on　Congress　to　pass　laws　regulating
  that　peculiar　COMMERCE；　and　that　the　protection　of　Human　Rights
  imperatively　demands　the　interposition　of　every　constitutional
  means　to　prevent　this　most　inhuman　and　iniquitous　traffic。
  〃T。　　CAMPBELL。〃
  I　want　to　say　here　that　Thompson　Campbell　was　elected　to　Congress
  on　that　platform；　as　the　Democratic　candidate　in　the　Galena
  District；　against　　Martin　P。　　Sweet。
  ＇Judge　DOUGLAS：　Give　me　the　date　of　the　letter。＇
  The　time　Campbell　ran　was　in　1850。　　I　have　not　the　exact　date
  here。　　It　was　some　time　in　1850　that　these　interrogatories　were
  put　and　the　answer　given。　　Campbell　was　elected　to　Congress；　and
  served　out　his　term。　　I　think　a　second　election　came　up　before　he
  served　out　his　term；　and　he　was　not　re…elected。　　Whether　defeated
  or　not　nominated；　I　do　not　know。　　＇Mr。　Campbell　was　nominated　for
  re…election　by　the　Democratic　party；　by　acclamation。＇　At　the　end
  of　his　term　his　very　good　friend　Judge　Douglas　got　him　a　high
  office　from　President　Pierce；　and　sent　him　off　to　California。　　Is
  not　that　the　fact？　　Just　at　the　end　of　his　term　in　Congress　it
  appears　that　our　mutual　friend　Judge　Douglas　got　our　mutual
  friend　Campbell　a　good　office；　and　sent　him　to　California　upon
  it。　　And　not　only　so；　but　on　the　27th　of　last　month；　when　Judge
  Douglas　and　myself　spoke　at　Freeport　in　joint　discussion；　there
  was　his　same　friend　Campbell；　come　all　the　way　from　California；
  to　help　the　Judge　beat　me；　and　there　was　poor　Martin　P。　　Sweet
  standing　on　the　platform；　trying　to　help　poor　me　to　be　elected。
  That　is　true　of　one　of　Judge　Douglas's　friends。
  So　again；　in　that　same　race　of　1850；　there　was　a　Congressional
  Convention　assembled　at　Joliet；　and　it　nominated　R。　　S。　　Molony
  for　Congress；　and　unanimously　adopted　the　following　resolution：
  〃Resolved；　That　we　are　uncompromisingly　opposed　to　the　extension
  of　slavery；　and　while　we　would　not　make　such　opposition　a　ground
  of　interference　with　the　interests　of　the　States　where　it　exists；
  yet　we　moderately　but　firmly　insist　that　it　is　the　duty　of
  Congress　to　oppose　its　extension　into　Territory　now　free；　by　all
  means　compatible　with　the　obligations　of　the　Constitution；　and
  with　good　faith　to　our　sister　States；　that　these　principles　were
  recognized　by　the　Ordinance　of　1787；　which　received　the　sanction
  of　Thomas　Jefferson；　who　is　acknowledged　by　all　to　be　the　great
  oracle　and　expounder　of　our　faith。〃
  Subsequently　the　same　interrogatories　were　propounded　to　Dr。
  Molony　which　had　been　addressed　to　Campbell　as　above；　with　the
  exception　of　the　6th；　respecting　the　interstate　slave　trade；　to
  which　Dr。　　Molony；　the　Democratic　nominee　for　Congress；　replied
  as　follows：
  〃I　received　the　written　interrogatories　this　day；　and；　as　you
  will　see　by　the　La　Salle　Democrat　and　Ottawa　Free　Trader；　I　took
  at　Peru　on　the　5th；　and　at　Ottawa　on　the　7th；　the　affirmative
  side　of　interrogatories　1st　and　2d；　and　in　relation　to　the
  admission　of　any　more　Slave　States　from　Free　Territory；　my
  position　taken　at　these　meetings；　as　correctly　reported　in　said
  papers；　was　emphatically　and　distinctly　opposed　to　it。　　In
  relation　to　the　admission　of　any　more　Slave　States　from　Texas；
  whether　I　shall　go　against　it　or　not　will　depend　upon　the　opinion
  that　I　may　hereafter　form　of　the　true　meaning　and　nature　of　the
  resolutions　of　annexation。　　If；　by　said　resolutions；　the　honor
  and　good　faith　of　the　nation　is　pledged　to　admit　more　Slave
  States　from　Texas　when　she　（Texas）　may　apply　for　the　admission　of
  such　State；　then　I　should；　if　in　Congress；　vote　for　their
  admission。　　But　if　not　so　PLEDGED　and　bound　by　sacred　contract；
  then　a　bill　for　the　admission　of　more　Slave　States　from　Texas
  would　never　receive　my　vote。
  〃To　your　fourth　interrogatory　I　answer　most　decidedly　in　the
  affirmative；　and　for　reasons　set　forth　in　my　reported　remarks　at
  Ottawa　last　Monday。
  〃To　your　fifth　interrogatory　I　also　reply　in　the　affirmative　most
  cordially；　and　that　I　will　use　my　utmost　exertions　to　secure　the
  nomination　and　election　of　a　man　who　will　accomplish　the　objects
  of　said　interrogatories。　　I　most　cordially　approve　of　the
  resolutions　adopted　at　the　Union　meeting　held　at　Princeton　on　the
  27th　September　ult。
  〃Yours；　etc。；R。　　S。　　MOLONY。〃
  All　I　have　to　say　in　regard　to　Dr。　　Molony　is　that　he　was　the
  regularly　nominated　Democratic　candidate　for　Congress　in　his
  district；　was　elected　at　that　time；　at　the　end　of　his　term　was
  appointed　to　a　land…office　at　Danville。　　（I　never　heard　anything
  of　Judge　Douglas's　instrumentality　in　this。）　He　held　this　office
  a　considerable　time；　and　when　we　were　at　Freeport　the　other　day
  there　were　handbills　scattered　about　notifying　the　public　that
  after　our　debate　was　over　R。　S。　Molony　would　make　a　Democratic
  speech　in　favor　of　Judge　Douglas。　　That　is　all　I　know　of　my　own
  personal　knowledge。　　It　is　added　here　to　this　resolution；　and
  truly　I　believe；　that　among　those　who　participated　in　the　Joliet
  Convention；　and　who　supported　its　nominee；　with　his　platform　as
  laid　down　in　the　resolution　of　the　Convention　and　in　his　reply　as
  above　given；　we　call　at　random　the　following　names；　all　of　which
  are　recognized　at　this　day　as　leading
  Democrats：
  〃Cook　County；E。　B。　Williams；　Charles　McDonell；　Arno　Voss；
  Thomas　Hoyne；　Isaac　Cook。〃
  I　reckon　we　ought　to　except　Cook。
  〃F。　C。　Sherman。
  〃Will；Joel　A。　Matteson；　S。　W。　Bowen。
  〃Kane；B。　F。　Hall；　G。　W。　Renwick；　A。　M。　Herrington；　Elijah
  Wilcox。
  〃McHenry；W。　M。　Jackson；　Enos　W。　Smith；　Neil　Donnelly。
  La　Salle；John　Hise；　William　Reddick。〃
  William　Reddick！　　another　one　of　Judge　Douglas's　friends　that
  stood　on　the　stand　with　him　at　Ottawa；　at　the　time　the　Judge　says
  my　knees　trembled　so　that　I　had　to　be　carried　away。　　The　names
  are　all　here：
  〃Du　Page；Nathan　Allen。
  〃De　Kalb；Z。　B。　Mayo。〃
  Here　is　another　set　of　resolutions　which　I　think　are　apposite　to
  the　matter　in　hand。
  On　the　28th　of　February　of　the　same　year　a　Democratic　District
  Convention　was　held　at　Naperville　to　nominate　a　candidate　for
  Circuit　Judge。　　Among　the　delegates　were　Bowen　and　Kelly　of　Will；
  Captain　Naper；　H。　H。　Cody；　Nathan　Allen；　of　Du　Page；　W。　M。
  Jackson；　J。　M。　Strode；　P。　W。　Platt；　and　Enos　W。　Smith　of　McHenry；
  J。　Horssnan　and　others　of　Winnebago。　　Colonel　Strode　presided
  over　the　Convention。　　The　following　resolutions　were　unanimously
  adopted；the　first　on　motion　of　P。　W。　Platt；　the　second　on
  motion　of　William　M。　　Jackson：
  〃Resolved；　That　this　Convention　is　in　favor　of　the　Wilmot
  Proviso；　both　in　Principle　and　Practice；　and　that　we　know　of　no
  good　reason　why　any　person　should　oppose　the　largest　latitude　in
  Free　Soil；　Free　Territory　and　Free　speech。
  〃Resolved；　That　in　the　opinion　of　this　Convention；　the　time　has
  arrived　when　all　men　should　be　free；　whites　as　well　as　others。〃
  ＇Judge　DOUGLAS：　What　is　the　date　of　those　resolutions？＇
  I　understand　it　was　in　1850；　but　I　do　not　know　it。　　I　do　not
  state　a　thing　and　say　I　know　it；　when　I　do　not。　　But　I　have　the
  highest　belief　that　this　is　so。　　I　know　of　no　way　to　arrive　at
  the　conclusion　that　there　is　an　error　in　it。　　I　mean　to　put　a
  case　no　stronger　than　the　truth　will　allow。　　But　what　I　was　going
  to　comment　upon　is　an　extract　from　a　newspaper　in　De　Kalb　County；
  and　it　strikes　me　as　being　rather　singular；　I　confess；　under　the
  circumstances。　　There　is　a　Judge　Mayo　in　that　county；　who　is　a
  candidate　for　the　Legislature；　for　the　purpose；　if　he　secures　his
  election；　of　helping　to　re…elect　Judge　Douglas。　　He　is　the　editor
  of　a　newspaper　＇De　Kal