I say, then, there is no way of putting an end to the slavery agitation amongst us, but to put it back upon the basis where our fathers placed it; no way but to keep it out of our new Territories,--to restrict it for ever to the old States where it now exists.
During a debate, Lincoln articulates his belief that the only way to resolve the national conflict over slavery is to return to the Founders' original intent of restricting its expansion.
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