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1 Abraham Lincoln & William Whiting, Opinions on 'Slavery,' and 'Reconstruction of the Union,' as Expressed by President Lincoln 1 (1864)

handle is hein.presidents/opnslvr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: OPINIONS ON 'SLAVERY,' and 'RECONSTRUCTION Of THE UION,' AS EXPRMSED BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN. WITH BRIEF NOTES 'BY HON. WILLIAM WHITING. PRESwENT LmcoLw was educated in a section of the country where prejudice against the colored race was imbedded in State constitutions and in local laws. The avowal of anti-slavery senti- ments in Kentucky, Indiana, or Illinois before the war, could be made only by men of moral and physical courage. Yet, during the entire course of his public life, he has been a consistent, elo- quent, and fearless opponent of slavery. The following passages, quoted from speeches, letters, and pub. lie documents, show that on many occasions since the first protest against slavery recorded byhim as Representative inthe Legislature of Illinois, down to the present time, he has reiterated his deep and abiding conviction that slavery is morally, socially, and politically wrong ; and his more recent letters and official messages to Con- gress show that he is now convinced that the remdvhl of that in- stitution is essential to the permanent and peaceful continuance of the Union under the Constitution. Printed forthe Union Congressional Committee by John A. Gray & Green.

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