Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, delivered in Springfield, Saturday evening, July 17, 1858.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02955 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Pamphlet Date: 17 July 1858 Pagination: 8 p. 24.2 x 16.7 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses the disadvantages faced by the Republican Party in the upcoming election. Traces the development of his attitudes toward slavery and equality, expressing his conviction that the South's reliance on slavery was engaged in a conspiracy to nationalize slavery and strip White people as well as Black people of their civil rights. States that the Kansas-Nebraska bill was the beginning of this. Urges that slavery be placed on the course of "ultimate extinction." Attacks Stephen Douglas and defends himself by stating that he supports the principles of equality put forth in the Declaration of Independence. This speech preceded his debates with Douglas.
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