On the recordJuly 10, 1858
If I were in Congress, and a vote should come up on a question whether slavery should be prohibited in a new Territory, in spite of the Dred Scott decision, I would vote that it should.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “If I were in Congress, and a vote should come up on a question whether slavery should be prohibited in a new Territory…”
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During a debate, Lincoln declares his intention to vote for the prohibition of slavery in new territories, even if it contradicts the Dred Scott decision.
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