made；that　after　a　court　has　decided　that　it　cannot　take
  jurisdiction　in　a　case；　it　then　has　decided　all　that　is　before
  it；　and　that　is　the　end　of　it。　　A　plausib1e　argument　can　be　made
  in　favor　of　that　proposition；　but　I　know　that　Judge　Douglas　has
  said　in　one　of　his　speeches　that　the　court　went　forward；　like
  honest　men　as　they　were；　and　decided　all　the　points　in　the　case。
  If　any　points　are　really　extra…judicially　decided；　because　not
  necessarily　before　them；　then　this　one　as　to　the　power　of　the
  Territorial　Legislature；　to　exclude　slavery　is　one　of　them；　as
  also　the　one　that　the　Missouri　Compromise　was　null　and　void。
  They　are　both　extra…judicial；　or　neither　is；　according　as　the
  court　held　that　they　had　no　jurisdiction　in　the　case　between　the
  parties；　because　of　want　of　capacity　of　one　party　to　maintain　a
  suit　in　that　court。　　I　want；　if　I　have　sufficient　time；　to　show
  that　the　court　did　pass　its　opinion；　but　that　is　the　only　thing
  actually　done　in　the　case。　　If　they　did　not　decide；　they　showed
  what　they　were　ready　to　decide　whenever　the　matter　was　before
  them。　　What　is　that　opinion？　　After　having　argued　that　Congress
  had　no　power　to　pass　a　law　excluding　slavery　from　a　United　States
  Territory；　they　then　used　language　to　this　effect：　　That　inasmuch
  as　Congress　itself　could　not　exercise　such　a　power；　it　followed
  as　a　matter　of　course　that　it　could　not　authorize　a　Territorial
  government　to　exercise　it；　for　the　Territorial　Legislature　can　do
  no　more　than　Congress　could　do。　　Thus　it　expressed　its　opinion
  emphatically　against　the　power　of　a　Territorial　Legislature　to
  exclude　slavery；　leaving　us　in　just　as　little　doubt　on　that　point
  as　upon　any　other　point　they　really　decided。
  Now；　my　fellow…citizens；　I　will　detain　you　only　a　little　while
  longer；　my　time　is　nearly　out。　　I　find　a　report　of　a　speech　made
  by　Judge　Douglas　at　Joliet；　since　we　last　met　at　Freeport；
  published；　I　believe；　in　the　Missouri　Republican；　on　the　9th　of
  this　month；　in　which　Judge　Douglas　says：
  〃You　know　at　Ottawa　I　read　this　platform；　and　asked　him　if　he
  concurred　in　each　and　all　of　the　principles　set　forth　in　it。　　He
  would　not　answer　these　questions。　　At　last　I　said　frankly；　I　wish
  you　to　answer　them；　because　when　I　get　them　up　here　where　the
  color　of　your　principles　are　a　little　darker　than　in　Egypt；　I
  intend　to　trot　you　down　to　Jonesboro。　　The　very　notice　that　I　was
  going　to　take　him　down　to　Egypt　made　him　tremble　in　his　knees　so
  that　he　had　to　be　carried　from　the　platform。　　He　laid　up　seven
  days；　and　in　the　meantime　held　a　consultation　with　his　political
  physicians；　they　had　Lovejoy　and　Farnsworth　and　all　the　leaders
  of　the　Abolition　party；　they　consulted　it　all　over；　and　at　last
  Lincoln　came　to　the　conclusion　that　he　would　answer；　so　he　came
  up　to　Freeport　last　Friday。〃
  Now；　that　statement　altogether　furnishes　a　subject　for
  philosophical　contemplation。　　I　have　been　treating　it　in　that
  way；　and　I　have　really　come　to　the　conclusion　that　I　can　explain
  it　in　no　other　way　than　by　believing　the　Judge　is　crazy。　　If　he
  was　in　his　right　mind　I　cannot　conceive　how　he　would　have　risked
  disgusting　the　four　or　five　thousand　of　his　own　friends　who　stood
  there　and　knew；　as　to　my　having　been　carried　from　the　platform；
  that　there　was　not　a　word　of　truth　in　it。
  ＇Judge　DOUGLAS：　Did　n't　they　carry　you　off？＇
  There　that　question　illustrates　the　character　of　this　man　Douglas
  exactly。　　He　smiles　now；　and　says；　〃Did　n't　they　carry　you　off？〃
  but　he　said　then　〃he　had　to　be　carried　off〃；　and　he　said　it　to
  convince　the　country　that　he　had　so　completely　broken　me　down　by
  his　speech　that　I　had　to　be　carried　away。　　Now　he　seeks　to　dodge
  it；　and　asks；　〃Did　n't　they　carry　you　off？〃　Yes；　they　did。　　But；
  Judge　Douglas；　why　didn't　you　tell　the　truth？〃　I　would　like　to
  know　why　you　did　n't　tell　the　truth　about　it。　　And　then　again　〃He
  laid　up　seven　days。〃　　He　put　this　in　print　for　the　people　of　the
  country　to　read　as　a　serious　document。　　I　think　if　he　had　been　in
  his　sober　senses　he　would　not　have　risked　that　barefacedness　in
  the　presence　of　thousands　of　his　own　friends　who　knew　that　I　made
  speeches　within　six　of　the　seven　days　at　Henry；　Marshall　County；
  Augusta；　Hancock　County；　and　Macomb；　McDonough　County；　including
  all　the　necessary　travel　to　meet　him　again　at　Freeport　at　the　end
  of　the　six　days。　　Now　I　say　there　is　no　charitable　way　to　look　at
  that　statement；　except　to　conclude　that　he　is　actually　crazy。
  There　is　another　thing　in　that　statement　that　alarmed　me　very
  greatly　as　he　states　it；　that　he　was　going　to　〃trot　me　down　to
  Egypt。〃　　Thereby　he　would　have　you　infer　that　I　would　not　come　to
  Egypt　unless　he　forced　methat　I　could　not　be　got　here　unless
  he；　giant…like；　had　hauled　me　down　here。　　That　statement　he
  makes；　too；　in　the　teeth　of　the　knowledge　that　I　had　made　the
  stipulation　to　come　down　here　and　that　he　himself　had　been　very
  reluctant　to　enter　into　the　stipulation。　　More　than　all　this：
  Judge　Douglas；　when　he　made　that　statement；　must　have　been　crazy
  and　wholly　out　of　his　sober　senses；　or　else　he　would　have　known
  that　when　he　got　me　down　here；　that　promisethat　windy　promise
  of　his　powers　to　annihilate　me；　would　n't　amount　to　anything。
  Now；　how　little　do　I　look　like　being　carried　away　trembling？　　Let
  the　Judge　go　on；　and　after　he　is　done　with　his　half…hour；　I　want
  you　all；　if　I　can't　go　home　myself；　to　let　me　stay　and　rot　here；
  and　if　anything　happens　to　the　Judge；　if　I　cannot　carry　him　to
  the　hotel　and　put　him　to　bed；　let　me　stay　here　and　rot。　　I　say；
  then；　here　is　something　extraordinary　in　this　statement。　　I　ask
  you　if　you　know　any　other　living　man　who　would　make　such　a
  statement？　　I　will　ask　my　friend　Casey；　over　there；　if　he　would
  do　such　a　thing？　　Would　he　send　that　out　and　have　his　men　take　it
  as　the　truth？　　Did　the　Judge　talk　of　trotting　me　down　to　Egypt　to
  scare　me　to　death？　　Why；　I　know　this　people　better　than　he　does。
  I　was　raised　just　a　little　east　of　here。　　I　am　a　part　of　this
  people。　　But　the　Judge　was　raised　farther　north；　and　perhaps　he
  has　some　horrid　idea　of　what　this　people　might　be　induced　to　do。
  But　really　I　have　talked　about　this　matter　perhaps　longer　than　I
  ought；　for　it　is　no　great　thing；　and　yet　the　smallest　are　often
  the　most　difficult　things　to　deal　with。　　The　Judge　has　set　about
  seriously　trying　to　make　the　impression　that　when　we　meet　at
  different　places　I　am　literally　in　his　clutchesthat　I　am　a
  poor；　helpless；　decrepit　mouse；　and　that　I　can　do　nothing　at　all。
  This　is　one　of　the　ways　he　has　taken　to　create　that　impression。
  I　don't　know　any　other　way　to　meet　it　except　this。　　I　don't　want
  to　quarrel　with　himto　call　him　a　liar；　but　when　I　come　square
  up　to　him　I　don't　know　what　else　to　call　him　if　I　must　tell　the
  truth　out。　　I　want　to　be　at　peace；　and　reserve　all　my　fighting
  powers　for　necessary　occasions。　　My　time　now　is　very　nearly　out；
  and　I　give　up　the　trifle　that　is　left　to　the　Judge；　to　let　him
  set　my　knees　trembling　again；　if　he　can。
  End　of　Volume　3