SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
THE ELECTION OF 1860
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Question
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He was for slavery
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He was against slavery
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He did not care about slavery
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He was a slave
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Detailed explanation-1: -Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it. I think Slavery is wrong, morally, and politically. I desire that it should be no further spread in these United States, and I should not object if it should gradually terminate in the whole Union.
Detailed explanation-2: -August 1, 1858: On Slavery As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is not democracy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lincoln was morally opposed to slavery and politically opposed to any expansion of it. At issue was its extension into the western territories. On October 16, 1854, in his Peoria speech, Lincoln declared his opposition to slavery, which he repeated as he sought the presidency.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lincoln strongly believed slavery was “a great evil.” He did not, however, join with the small minority of Northern abolitionists who wanted to outlaw slavery immediately. Lincoln preferred to emancipate the slaves gradually by compensating their owners with federal funds.