. Life of Abraham Lincoln; being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to . d as Mr. Douglas in theOttawa debate had asked Mr. Lincoln several questions, which he had promptlyanswered, Lincoln prepared four questions to be asked of Douglas at Freeport. The third question was: If the Supreme Courtof the United States shalldecide that states cannotexclude slavery from theirlimits, are you in favor ofacquiescing in, adopting, andfollowing such decision as acode of political action? Douglas, s
. Life of Abraham Lincoln; being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to . d as Mr. Douglas in theOttawa debate had asked Mr. Lincoln several questions, which he had promptlyanswered, Lincoln prepared four questions to be asked of Douglas at Freeport. The third question was: If the Supreme Courtof the United States shalldecide that states cannotexclude slavery from theirlimits, are you in favor ofacquiescing in, adopting, andfollowing such decision as acode of political action? Douglas, said Lincolnsfriends, will reply by affirm-ing this decision as anabstract principle, but deny-ing its political application. If he does that he cannever be president, said Lin-coln. That is not your look-out; you are after the sen-atorship. No, gentlemen; I amkilling larger game. TheInittle of 18(10 is worth a hun-dred of this. Douglas evaded the ques-tion. The senator had statedthat he did not care whetherslavery was voted into or outof the territories; that the;il: the Declaration of Independence was not intended toMr. Lincoln replied to these propositions, at Freeport, as. CHARLES .STMXEI; One of Amerioas greatest orators ami nnantislavery advocates. He was born Lsjl, negro was not his einclude the negro,follows: ■ The men who signed the Declaration of Independence said that all men arecreated eciual, and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This was their majestic interpretationof the economy of the universe. This was their lofty and wise and noble under- ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 129 standing of the justice of the Creator to his creatures—yes, gentlemen, to allhis creatures, to the whole great family of man. In their enlightened belief,nothing stamped with the divine image and likeness was sent into the world tobe trodden on and degraded and imbruted by its fellows. They grasped not onlythe whole race of man
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