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Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln, Fragment, [September 1860]
The protest, before mentioned, placed on the Illinois Journal of the Illinois House of Representatives more than twenty three years ago; the draft of a bill, spread on the Congressional Globe more than eleven years ago; and his declaration in the Freeport debate not quite two years ago, are all in harmony with each other, and show conclusively what Mr Lincoln's views are in regard to Slavery in the District of Columbia. They show that he thinks congress has the constitutional power to abolish it; and that the power might properly be exercised, with substantially such conditions as set out in the bill drawn by himself; and that it ought not to be exercised without such conditions -
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Abraham Lincoln, Fragment, [septembre 1860]
La protestation précédemment mentionnée, consignée il y a plus de vingt-trois ans dans le Journal de la Chambre des représentants de l'Illinois ; le projet de loi, publié il y a plus de onze ans dans le Congressional Globe ; et sa déclaration lors du débat de Freeport, il y a un peu moins de deux ans, concordent tous et montrent de manière concluante quelles sont les vues de M. Lincoln concernant l'esclavage dans le district de Columbia. Ils montrent qu'il pense que le Congrès possède le pouvoir constitutionnel de l'abolir ; que ce pouvoir pourrait être convenablement exercé sous des conditions correspondant pour l'essentiel à celles énoncées dans le projet de loi rédigé par lui-même ; et qu'il ne devrait pas être exercé sans de telles conditions.
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