On the recordJuly 10, 1858
The adoption of the Constitution and its attendant history led the people to believe so, and that such was the belief of the framers of the Constitution itself.
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Lincoln argued that the historical context of the Constitution's adoption indicated that its framers and the people expected slavery to eventually be abolished.
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