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had　been　wholly　ineffectual。　　Their　failure　was　a　greater　success

than　they　would　find　in　any　other　part　of　the　Union。



Mr。　Lincoln　went　on　to　say　that　he　honestly　believed　that　all

those　who　wished　to　keep　up　the　character　of　the　Union；　who　did

not　believe　in　enlarging　our　field；　but　in　keeping　our　fences

where　they　are　and　cultivating　our　present　possessions；　making　it

a　garden；　improving　the　morals　and　education　of　the　people；

devoting　the　administrations　to　this　purpose；　all　real　Whigs；

friends　of　good　honest　governmentthe　race　was　ours。　　He　had

opportunities　of　hearing　from　almost　every　part　of　the　Union　from

reliable　sources　and　had　not　heard　of　a　county　in　which　we　had

not　received　accessions　from　other　parties。　　If　the　true　Whigs

come　forward　and　join　these　new　friends；　they　need　not　have　a

doubt。　　We　had　a　candidate　whose　personal　character　and

principles　he　had　already　described；　whom　he　could　not　eulogize

if　he　would。　　Gen。　Taylor　had　been　constantly；　perseveringly；

quietly　standing　up；　doing　his　duty　and　asking　no　praise　or

reward　for　it。　　He　was　and　must　be　just　the　man　to　whom　the

interests；　principles；　and　prosperity　of　the　country　might　be

safely　intrusted。　　He　had　never　failed　in　anything　he　had

undertaken；　although　many　of　his　duties　had　been　considered

almost　impossible。



Mr。　Lincoln　then　went　into　a　terse　though　rapid　review　of　the

origin　of　the　Mexican　War　and　the　connection　of　the

administration　and　General　Taylor　with　it；　from　which　he　deduced

a　strong　appeal　to　the　Whigs　present　to　do　their　duty　in　the

support　of　General　Taylor；　and　closed　with　the　warmest

aspirations　for　and　confidence　in　a　deserved　success。



At　the　close　of　his　truly　masterly　and　convincing　speech；　the

audience　gave　three　enthusiastic　cheers　for　Illinois；　and　three

more　for　the　eloquent　Whig　member　from　the　State。









HIS　FATHER'S　REQUEST　FOR　MONEY



TO　THOMAS　LINCOLN



WASHINGTON；　　Dec。　　24；　1848。



MY　DEAR　FATHER：Your　letter　of　the　7th　was　received　night　before

last。　　I　very　cheerfully　send　you　the　twenty　dollars；　which　sum

you　say　is　necessary　to　save　your　land　from　sale。　　It　is　singular

that　you　should　have　forgotten　a　judgment　against　you；　and　it　is

more　singular　that　the　plaintiff　should　have　let　you　forget　it　so

long；　particularly　as　I　suppose　you　always　had　property　enough　to

satisfy　a　judgment　of　that　amount。　　Before　you　pay　it；　it　would

be　well　to　be　sure　you　have　not　paid；　or　at　least；　that　you

cannot　prove　you　have　paid　it。



Give　my　love　to　mother　and　all　the　connections。　　Affectionately

your　son；



A。　LINCOLN。









1849





BILL　TO　ABOLISH　SLAVERY　IN　THE

DISTRICT　OF　COLUMBIA



Resolved；　That　the　Committee　on　the　District　of　Columbia　be

instructed　to　report　a　bill　in　substance　as　follows：



Sec。1。　　　　Be　it　enacted　by　the　Senate　and　House　of

Representatives　of　the　United　States；　in　Congress　assembled；　That

no　person　not　now　within　the　District　of　Columbia；　nor　now　owned

by　any　person　or　persons　now　resident　within　it；　nor　hereafter

born　within　it；　shall　ever　be　held　in　slavery　within　said

District。



Sec。　　2。　　　　That　no　person　now　within　said　District；　or　now　owned

by　any　person　or　persons　now　resident　within　the　same；　or

hereafter　born　within　it；　shall　ever　be　held　in　slavery　without

the　limits　of　said　District：Provided；　That　officers　of　the

Government　of　the　United　States；　being　citizens　of　the

slaveholding　States；　coming　into　said　District　on　public

business；　and　remaining　only　so　long　as　may　be　reasonably

necessary　for　that　object；　may　be　attended　into　and　out　of　said

District；　and　while　there；　by　the　necessary　servants　of

themselves　and　their　families；　without　their　right　to　hold　such

servants　in　service　being　thereby　impaired。



Sec。　　3。　　That　all　children　born　of　slave　mothers　within　said

District；　on　or　after　the　first　day　of　January；　in　the　year　of

our　Lord　eighteen　hundred　and　fifty；　shall　be　free；　but　shall　be

reasonably　supported　and　educated　by　the　respective　owners　of

their　mothers；　or　by　their　heirs　or　representatives；　and　shall

owe　reasonable　service　as　apprentices　to　such　owners；　heirs；　or

representatives；　until　they　respectively　arrive　at　the　age　of　　__

years；　when　they　shall　be　entirely　free；　and　the　municipal

authorities　of　Washington　and　Georgetown；　within　their　respective

jurisdictional　limits；　are　hereby　empowered　and　required　to　make

all　suitable　and　necessary　provision　for　enforcing　obedience　to

this　section；　on　the　part　of　both　masters　and　apprentices。



Sec。　　4。　　That　all　persons　now　within　this　District；　lawfully

held　as　slaves；　or　now　owned　by　any　person　or　persons　now

resident　within　said　District；　shall　remain　such　at　the　will　of

their　respective　owners；　their　heirs；　and　legal　representatives：

Provided；　That　such　owner；　or　his　legal　representative；　may　at

any　time　receive　from　the　Treasury　of　the　United　States　the　full

value　of　his　or　her　slave；　of　the　class　in　this　section

mentioned；　upon　which　such　slave　shall　be　forthwith　and　forever

free：　And　provided　further；　That　the　President　of　the　United

States；　the　Secretary　of　State；　and　the　Secretary　of　the　Treasury

shall　be　a　board　for　determining　the　value　of　such　slaves　as

their　owners　may　desire　to　emancipate　under　this　section；　and

whose　duty　it　shall　be　to　hold　a　session　for　the　purpose　on　the

first　Monday　of　each　calendar　month；　to　receive　all　applications；

and；　on　satisfactory　evidence　in　each　case　that　the　person

presented　for　valuation　is　a　slave；　and　of　the　class　in　this

section　mentioned；　and　is　owned　by　the　applicant；　shall　value

such　slave　at　his　or　her　full　cash　value；　and　give　to　the

applicant　an　order　on　the　Treasury　for　the　amount；　and　also　to

such　slave　a　certificate　of　freedom。



Sec。　　5。　　　That　the　municipal　authorities　of　Washington　and

Georgetown；　within　their　respective　jurisdictional　limits；　are

hereby　empowered　and　required　to　provide　active　and　efficient

means　to　arrest　and　deliver　up　to　their　owners　all　fugitive

slaves　escaping　into　said　District。



Sec。　　6。　　　That　the　election　officers　within　said　District　of

Columbia　are　hereby　empowered　and　required　to　open　polls；　at　all

the　usual　places　of　holding　elections；　on　the　first　Monday　of

April　next；　and　receive　the　vote　of　every　free　white　male　citizen

above　the　age　of　twenty…one　years；　having　resided　within　said

District　for　the　period　of　one　year　or　more　next　preceding　the

time　of　such　voting　for　or　against　this　act；　to　proceed　in　taking

said　votes；　in　all　respects　not　herein　specified；　as　at　elections

under　the　municipal　laws；　and　with　as　little　delay　as　possible　to

transmit　correct　statements　of　the　votes　so　cast　to　the　President

of　the　United　States；　and　it　shall　be　the　duty　of　the　President

to　canvass　said　votes　immediately；　and　if　a　majority　of　them　be

found　to　be　for　this　act；　to　forthwith　issue　his　proclamation

giving　notice　of　the　fact；　and　this　act　shall　only　be　in　full

force　and　effect　on　and　after　the　day　of　such　proclamation。



Sec。　　7。　　That　involuntary　servitude　for　the　punishment　of　crime；

whereof　the　party　shall　have　been　duly　convicted；　shall　in　no

wise　be　prohibited　by　this　act。



Sec。　　8。　　That　for　all　the　purposes　of　this　act；　the

jurisdictional　limits　of　Washington　are　extended　to　all　parts　of

the　District　of　Columbia　not　now　included　within　the　present

limits　of　Georgetown。









BILL　GRANTING　LANDS　TO　THE　STATES　TO　MAKE　RAILWAYS　AND　CANALS



REMARKS　IN　THE　HOUSE　OF　REPRESENTATIVES；

FEBRUARY　13；　1849。



Mr。　Lincoln　said　he　had　not　risen　for　the　purpose　of　making　a

speech；　but　only　for　the　purpose　of　meeting　some　of　the

objections　to　the　bill。　　If　he　understood　those　objections；　the

first　was　that　if　the　bill　were　to　become　a　law；　it　would　be　used

to　lock　large　portions　of　the　public　lands　from　sale；　without　at

last　effecting　the　ostensible　object　of　the　billthe

construction　of　r