Republican (nationalist), former Representative Abraham Lincoln clarifies his position on slavery in a campaign debate against Democratic (constitutionalist) Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois: “I do not now, nor ever did, stand in favor of the unconditional repeal of the fugitive slave law. … I do not stand today in favor of the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.”
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Authority:
Article I of Amendment
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References:
Current U.s. National Debt:
“Second Debate with Stephen A. Douglas at Freeport Illinois,” Abraham Lincoln, Collected Works, edited by Roy P. Basler, seven volumes, (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1953), 3:38, 40.
The Real Lincoln — LewRockwell.com.htm
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