It was a violation of both law and the sacred obligations of honour, to overthrow and trample underfoot a solemn compromise, obtained by the fearful loss to freedom of one of the fairest of our Western domains.
Lincoln condemns the repeal of the Missouri Compromise as a breach of legal and honorable obligations, leading to a loss for freedom.
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