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Lincoln Defends Equality and Denounces Douglas Conspiracy Charges
In a heated speech, Lincoln counters Douglas’s charges about a slave nation, defends equality and national unity, and attacks perceived plots to permanentize slavery. He cites the Dred Scott decision, Nebraska Act debates, and Springfield remarks to argue against sectional division and for gradual abolition through public opinion and legislative action.
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