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to acquire tropical regions for the mere purpose

to acquire tropical regions for the mere purpose
Of converting them into slave States.
These, believe, are Mr. Linco1a's opinions
upon the matter Of slavery in the Territories,
and coreur in them. Tkey are no Law In
vsations, made to suit the e1igsacies OF the
tion Of Independence aud the Constitution hare.
sanctioned by the venerable .authoritr;of the
wise and good men rho established our instt'
tutions. They nre conformabIs to law, pE1ncl-
pie and wise policy, and their utility is proven
IN practice by the asyet unbroken current Of
only heeause they are right in themselves, but
also because q great and growing majority Of
the people believe them to be right, aud the
sooner they are allowed to prevail in peace and
harmony. the better far ali concerned. 4s-Ksu
those who arc ayairss them no a. Tor
them.
i am aware that small partisans, in their little
warfare against opposing leaders. do some
timea asaail them BY tho trick Of tearing from
their conte1ts some particular Objectionable
phfases, peuned. perhaps, hthe hurry Of com.
position, or. .spoke in the heat OF oral dehate.
and holding them up to tha public a. the lead
ing doctrines Of the person assailed md drawf
ing from them their own uucharitab!e lnteren.
ees. That line Of attack betrays little mind
conscious Of lts weakness, for the falsty OF lts
logic is not more apparent than the Injustice Of
its design. No public man can stand that or
deal. and, however willing men may be to see i
spilled to theiK adversa1ies, all finch from the
tha man H. 4nrse as.s;a ~ faaf;sh th;n1 III;
hardlv ha nta ~ 800 s 49,. =" aSar .,;as msnT
wise ones.
consider Mr. Lincoln sound, safe, national
man. He could not be sectional il he tried. His
his eeoc1anh,csi nos;.;n, eor,ns1 hn +n +. "a:
tnnsj III h;s iia1nle ~ u ~ idsn:
tiied with he creat Ta1,a1 IT 1hs N;ssissin.
nj. near whose cenier be has snent his Vhn1a
fife. That valley Is not , sec,;nn Int consnic;
uously, the bodI Of the nation. and. lsrre as It
is. Il Is moi cenabie If heinz i;v;d.d ;ato sec.
tious, for tbe qreat river ra6not he divided. Ii
| is one and indirisibie. and the Sorth and the
| South are alike necessary 10 its cnm!ort and
prosperity. It's people. loo. in ali the;r inter-
ests and affections, are as broad and genersl as
| the regions they inhabit, They are emjgrauts.
| mixed multitude, coming from every State in
| the Union, and from most countries in Europe
they are unwilling, thetefore. to eubmit to anr
/ one petty local standard. Ther ioye The nation
| es whole. md thev Inra ali ia nar+s for tbav
are boand 10 them ali mt nnir br a faet;n~ -
common interest aud mutual de3endence but
also by The recoliectious Of childhood and Youth
by blood aud friendship, md br ali 1bose social
a1t do,nestic char1ties vh;cb sneate1 i;f. nd
make this worla worth liTin1 in. The Yalfev IL
beginning to feel fts power: and Vii sonn he
| strong enough 10 dictate The law of ths jand
Wheneyer that state Of things shall come tn
pass, it will be most fortunate for The nation to
| find the powers of government lodged in the
hands Of men whose. habits Of thought, whose
/ strait them to use these powers for eeueralaud
not sectional ends.
eive my opinion freely in favor Of Mr. Tin,
| coln and I hone thot. fnr fha cood of ne whoja
/ country, he.mav be elec1ed. Hut Il il mot nv
intentiou to take any active pa1t in the h. can. an
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