Why was the amendment, expressly declaring the right of the people to exclude slavery, voted down? Plainly enough now, the adoption of it would have spoiled the niche for the Dred Scott decision.
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Abraham Lincoln
These are some quotes by American author Abraham Lincoln President, who lived between February 12, 1809 and April 15, 1865.
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