. The writings of Abraham Lincoln. hing to do with it —ifit is of no importance we had better throw it aside andbusy ourselves with something else. But let usinquire a little into this insignificant matter, as it iscalled by some, and see if it is not important enoughto demand the close attention of every well-wisherof the Union. In one of Douglass recent speeches, Ifind a reference to one which was made by me inSpringfield some time ago. The judge makes one 1 Transcribed from the files of the Bloomington Pantographthrough the courtesy of J. L. Hasbrouck, Esq. ;s of liey will do nothi:<o ar
. The writings of Abraham Lincoln. hing to do with it —ifit is of no importance we had better throw it aside andbusy ourselves with something else. But let usinquire a little into this insignificant matter, as it iscalled by some, and see if it is not important enoughto demand the close attention of every well-wisherof the Union. In one of Douglass recent speeches, Ifind a reference to one which was made by me inSpringfield some time ago. The judge makes one 1 Transcribed from the files of the Bloomington Pantographthrough the courtesy of J. L. Hasbrouck, Esq. ;s of liey will do nothi:<o are not very [undecipher-oxious] \o the charg-re your eye upon very truly, A. Lincoln. KR 8, 18 ? out negroes. k them consider•^Sant matter—3 to little or nothing and: tremely foolish,hat if the great questionnuch trouble is insignifiching to do with itthrow it ase. But let usicant matter, as it ist is not important enoughtion of every well-wisherrecent speeches, Iwas made by meudge makes one lington Pantograph. Abraham Lincoln 391 quotation from that speech that requires some littlenotice from me at this time. I regret that I have notmy Springfield speech before me, but the judge hasquoted one particular part of it so often that Ithink I can recollect it. It runs I think as follows: We are now far into the fifth year since a policywas initiated with the avowed object and con-fident promise of putting an end to slavery the operation of that policy that agitation hasnot only not ceased but has constantly my opinion it will not cease until a crisis shall havebeen reached and passed. A house divided against itself cannot stand. Ibelieve this government cannot endure permanentlyhalf slave and half free. I do not expect the Unionto be dissolved. I do not expect the house to fall,but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It willbecome all one thing or all the other. Either theopponents of slavery will arrest the further spread ofit an
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