Letters and Addresses of Abraham Lincoln |
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... oppose as those that sup- port me . While acting as their representative , I shall be governed by their will on all subjects upon which I have the means of knowing what their will is ; and upon all others I shall do what my own judgment ...
... oppose as those that sup- port me . While acting as their representative , I shall be governed by their will on all subjects upon which I have the means of knowing what their will is ; and upon all others I shall do what my own judgment ...
Page 82
... opposition to it in his love of justice . These principles are an eternal antagonism , and when brought into collision so fiercely as slavery extension brings them , shocks and throes and convulsions must cease- lessly follow . Repeal ...
... opposition to it in his love of justice . These principles are an eternal antagonism , and when brought into collision so fiercely as slavery extension brings them , shocks and throes and convulsions must cease- lessly follow . Repeal ...
Page 87
... do crucify their feelings , in order to maintain their loyalty to the Constitution and the Union . I do oppose the extension of slavery because my judgment and feeling so prompt me , and I am under 87 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... do crucify their feelings , in order to maintain their loyalty to the Constitution and the Union . I do oppose the extension of slavery because my judgment and feeling so prompt me , and I am under 87 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Page 89
... oppose it . I am very loath in any case to withhold my assent to the enjoyment of property acquired or located in ... opposition to the admission of Kansas I shall have some company , but we may be beaten . If we are , I shall not on ...
... oppose it . I am very loath in any case to withhold my assent to the enjoyment of property acquired or located in ... opposition to the admission of Kansas I shall have some company , but we may be beaten . If we are , I shall not on ...
Page 90
... for the Wilmot proviso as good as forty times ; and I never heard of any one attempting to unwhig me for that . I now do no more than oppose the extension of slavery . I am not a Know - nothing ; that is certain . 90 LETTERS AND ADDRESSES.
... for the Wilmot proviso as good as forty times ; and I never heard of any one attempting to unwhig me for that . I now do no more than oppose the extension of slavery . I am not a Know - nothing ; that is certain . 90 LETTERS AND ADDRESSES.
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