On the recordOctober 1, 1858
Because we think it wrong, we propose a course of policy that shall deal with it as a wrong.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
In notes for speeches from October 1858, Lincoln outlines the Republican party's commitment to a policy addressing slavery as an inherent wrong.
Share
More from Abraham Lincoln
Apr 3, 1865
Now, therefore, in the name and by the authority of the President of the United States, I do hereby make known that a reward of $1,000 will be paid at this Department for the capture of each of such offenders, upon his conviction by a…
Mar 15, 1865
Men are not flattered by being shown that there has been a difference of purpose between the Almighty and them.
Mar 16, 1865
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and direct that all persons detected in that nefarious traffic shall be arrested and tried by court-martial at the nearest…
Apr 11, 1865
He said, with a great deal of emphasis, and with an expression of countenance I shall never forget: "When a man is sincerely penitent for his misdeeds, and gives satisfactory evidence of the same, he can safely be pardoned, and there is no…
Other voices in this conversation
