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Title: Complete works of Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901, ed Hay, John, 1838-1905, joint ed Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909 Fish, Daniel, 1848-1924
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Publisher: New York : F.D. Tandy Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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e out so thatyou all heard me. That question passed away;it resulted in the triumph of my principle byallowing the people to do as they please, andthere is an end of the controversy. Whenever the great principle of self-govern-ment—the right of the people to make their ownconstitution, and come into the Union withslavery or without it, as they see proper—shallagain arise, you will find me standing firm indefense of that principle, and fighting whoeverfights it. If Mr. Buchanan stands, as I doubt not hewill, by the recommendation contained in hismessage, that hereafter all State constitutionsought to be submitted to the people before the 334 Stephen A. Douglas (Aug. 27 admission of the State into the Union, he willfind me standing by him firmly, shoulder toshoulder, in carrying it out. I know Mr. Lin-colns object; he wants to divide the Democraticparty, in order that he may defeat me and go tothe Senate. (Mr. Douglass time here expired, and hestopped on the moment.) ^^ .3- i J 1^ I
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1858) Rejoinder at Freeport 335 Mr. Lincolns Rejoinder in the Freeport JointDebate. MY FRIENDS: It will readily occur toyou that I cannot in half an hour no-tice all the things that so able a man asJudge Douglas can say in an hour and a half;and I hope, therefore, if there be anything thathe has said upon which you would like to hearsomething from me, but which I omit to com-ment upon, you will bear in mind that it w^ouldbe expecting an impossibility for me to go overhis whole ground. I can but take up some ofthe points that he has dwelt upon, and employmy half hour specially on them. The first thing I have to say to you is a wordin regard to Judge Douglass declaration aboutthe vulgarity and blackguardism in the audi-ence—that no such thing, as he says, was shownby any Democrat while I was speaking. NowI only wish, by way of reply on this subject, tosay that while I was speaking I used no vul-garity or blackguardism toward any Demo-crat. Now, my friends, I come to all this long por-

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