On the recordJuly 10, 1858
What were they but a clear indication that the framers of the Constitution intended and expected the ultimate extinction of that institution?
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “What were they but a clear indication that the framers of the Constitution intended and expected the ultimate extinction…”
Editor's note · Context
Lincoln concluded a series of rhetorical questions by asserting that the actions of the Constitution's framers clearly indicated their expectation for slavery's eventual demise.
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