In my humble sphere, I shall advocate the restoration of the Missouri Compromise so long as Kansas remains a Territory; and when, by all these foul means, it seeks to come into the Union as a slave State, I shall oppose it.
Writing to Joshua Speed, Lincoln declared his intention to advocate for the restoration of the Missouri Compromise and to oppose Kansas's admission as a slave state.
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