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DEAR　WHITNEY：I　now　expect　to　go　to　Chicago　on　the　15th；　and　I

probably　shall　remain　there　or　thereabouts　for　about　two　weeks。



It　turned　me　blind　when　I　first　heard　Swett　was　beaten　and

Lovejoy　nominated；　but；　after　much　reflection；　I　really　believe

it　is　best　to　let　it　stand。　　This；　of　course；　I　wish　to　be

confidential。



Lamon　did　get　your　deeds。　　I　went　with　him　to　the　office；　got

them；　and　put　them　in　his　hands　myself。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









ON　OUT…OF…STATE　CAMPAIGNERS



TO　WILLIAM　GRIMES。



SPRINGFIELD；　ILLINOIS；　July　12；　1856



Your's　of　the　29th　of　June　was　duly　received。　　I　did　not　answer

it　because　it　plagued　me。　　This　morning　I　received　another　from

Judd　and　Peck；　written　by　consultation　with　you。　　Now　let　me　tell

you　why　I　am　plagued：



1。　　I　can　hardly　spare　the　time。



2。　　I　am　superstitious。　　I　have　scarcely　known　a　party　preceding

an　election　to　call　in　help　from　the　neighboring　States　but　they

lost　the　State。　　Last　fall；　our　friends　had　Wade；　of　Ohio；　and

others；　in　Maine；　and　they　lost　the　State。　　Last　spring　our

adversaries　had　New　Hampshire　full　of　South　Carolinians；　and　they

lost　the　State。　　And　so；　generally；　it　seems　to　stir　up　more

enemies　than　friends。



Have　the　enemy　called　in　any　foreign　help？　　If　they　have　a

foreign　champion　there　I　should　have　no　objection　to　drive　a　nail

in　his　track。　　I　shall　reach　Chicago　on　the　night　of　the　15th；　to

attend　to　a　little　business　in　court。　　Consider　the　things　I　have

suggested；　and　write　me　at　Chicago。　　Especially　write　me　whether

Browning　consents　to　visit　you。



Your　obedient　servant；



A。　LINCOLN。









REPUBLICAN　CAMPAIGN　SPEECH



FRAGMENT　OF　SPEECH　AT　GALENA；　ILLINOIS；　IN　THE

FREMONT　CAMPAIGN；　AUGUST　1；　1856。



You　further　charge　us　with　being　disunionists。　　If　you　mean　that

it　is　our　aim　to　dissolve　the　Union；　I　for　myself　answer　that　it

is　untrue；　for　those　who　act　with　me　I　answer　that　it　is　untrue。

Have　you　heard　us　assert　that　as　our　aim？　　Do　you　really　believe

that　such　is　our　aim？　　Do　you　find　it　in　our　platform；　our

speeches；　our　conventions；　or　anywhere？　　If　not；　withdraw　the

charge。



But　you　may　say　that；　though　it　is　not　our　aim；　it　will　be　the

result　if　we　succeed；　and　that　we　are　therefore　disunionists　in

fact。　　This　is　a　grave　charge　you　make　against　us；　and　we

certainly　have　a　right　to　demand　that　you　specify　in　what　way　we

are　to　dissolve　the　Union。　　How　are　we　to　effect　this？



The　only　specification　offered　is　volunteered　by　Mr。　Fillmore　in

his　Albany　speech。　　His　charge　is　that　if　we　elect　a　President

and　Vice…President　both　from　the　free　States；　it　will　dissolve

the　Union。　　This

is　open　folly。　　The　Constitution　provides　that　the　President　and

Vice…President　of　the　United　States　shall　be　of　different　States；

but　says　nothing　as　to　the　latitude　and　longitude　of　those

States。　　In　1828　Andrew　Jackson；　of　Tennessee；　and　John　C。

Calhoun；　of　South　Carolina；　were　elected　President　and　Vice…

President；　both　from　slave　States；　but　no　one　thought　of

dissolving　the　Union　then　on　that　account。　　In　1840　Harrison；　of

Ohio；　and　Tyler；　of　Virginia；　were　elected。　　In　1841　Harrison

died　and　John　Tyler　succeeded　to　the　Presidency；　and　William　R。

King；　of　Alabama；　was　elected　acting　Vice…President　by　the

Senate；　but　no　one　supposed　that　the　Union　was　in　danger。　　In

fact；　at　the　very　time　Mr。　Fillmore　uttered　this　idle　charge；　the

state　of　things　in　the　United　States　disproved　it。　　Mr。　Pierce；

of　New　Hampshire；　and　Mr。　Bright；　of　Indiana；　both　from　free

States；　are　President　and　Vice…President；　and　the　Union　stands

and　will　stand。　　You　do　not　pretend　that　it　ought　to　dissolve　the

Union；　and　the　facts　show　that　it　won't；　therefore　the　charge　may

be　dismissed　without　further　consideration。



No　other　specification　is　made；　and　the　only　one　that　could　be

made　is　that　the　restoration　of　the　restriction　of　1820；　making

the　United　States　territory　free　territory；　would　dissolve　the

Union。　　Gentlemen；　it　will　require　a　decided　majority　to　pass

such　an　act。　　We；　the　majority；　being　able　constitutionally　to　do

all　that　we　purpose；　would　have　no　desire　to　dissolve　the　Union。

Do　you　say　that　such　restriction　of　slavery　would　be

unconstitutional；　and　that　some　of　the　States　would　not　submit　to

its　enforcement？　　I　grant　you　that　an　unconstitutional　act　is　not

a　law；　but　I　do　not　ask　and　will　not　take　your　construction　of

the　Constitution。　　The　Supreme　Court　of　the　United　States　is　the

tribunal　to　decide　such　a　question；　and　we　will　submit　to　its

decisions；　and　if　you　do　also；　there　will　be　an　end　of　the

matter。　　Will　you？　　If　not；　who　are　the　disunionistsyou　or　we？

We；　the　majority；　would　not　strive　to　dissolve　the　Union；　and　if

any　attempt　is　made；　it　must　be　by　you；　who　so　loudly　stigmatize

us　as　disunionists。　　But　the　Union；　in　any　event；　will　not　be

dissolved。　　We　don't　want　to　dissolve　it；　and　if　you　attempt　it

we　won't　let　you。　　With　the　purse　and　sword；　the　army　and　navy

and　treasury；　in　our　hands　and　at　our　command；　you　could　not　do

it。　　This　government　would　be　very　weak　indeed　if　a　majority　with

a　disciplined　army　and　navy　and　a　well…filled　treasury　could　not

preserve　itself　when　attacked　by　an　unarmed；　undisciplined；

unorganized　minority。　　All　this　talk　about　the　dissolution　of　the

Union　is　humbug；　nothing　but　folly。　　We　do　not　want　to　dissolve

the　Union；　you　shall　not。









ON　THE　DANGER　OF　THIRD…PARTIES



TO　JOHN　BENNETT。



SPRINGFIELD；　AUG。　4；　1856



DEAR　SIR：I　understand　you　are　a　Fillmore　man。　　If；　as　between

Fremont　and　Buchanan；　you　really　prefer　the　election　of　Buchanan；

then　burn　this　without　reading　a　line　further。　　But　if　you　would

like　to　defeat　Buchanan　and　his　gang；　allow　me　a　word　with　you：

Does　any　one　pretend　that　Fillmore　can　carry　the　vote　of　this

State？　　I　have　not　heard　a　single　man　pretend　so。　　Every　vote

taken　from　Fremont　and　given　to　Fillmore　is　just　so　much　in　favor

of　Buchanan。　　The　Buchanan　men　see　this；　and　hence　their　great

anxiety　in　favor　of　the　Fillmore　movement。　　They　know　where　the

shoe　pinches。　　They　now　greatly　prefer　having　a　man　of　your

character　go　for　Fillmore　than　for　Buchanan　because　they　expect

several　to　go　with　you；　who　would　go　for　Fremont　if　you　were　to

go　directly　for　Buchanan。



I　think　I　now　understand　the　relative　strength　of　the　three

parties　in　this　State　as　well　as　any　one　man　does；　and　my　opinion

is　that　to…day　Buchanan　has　alone　85；000；　Fremont　78；000；　and

Fillmore　21；000。



This　gives　B。　the　State　by　7000　and　leaves　him　in　the　minority　of

the　whole　14；000。



Fremont　and　Fillmore　men　being　united　on　Bissell；　as　they　already

are；　he　cannot　be　beaten。　　This　is　not　a　long　letter；　but　it

contains　the　whole　story。



Yours　as　ever；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　JESSE　K。　DUBOIS。



SPRINGFIELD；　Aug。　19；　1856。



DEAR　DUBOIS　：　Your　letter　on　the　same　sheet　with　Mr。　Miller's　is

just　received。　　I　have　been　absent　four　days。　　I　do　not　know　when

your　court　sits。



Trumbull　has　written　the　committee　here　to　have　a　set　of

appointments　made　for　him　commencing　here　in　Springfield；　on　the

11th　of　Sept。；　and　to　extend　throughout　the　south　half　of　the

State。　　When　he　goes　to　Lawrenceville；　as　he　will；　I　will　strain

every　nerve　to　be　with　you　and　him。　　More　than　that　I　cannot

promise　now。



Yours　as　truly　as　ever；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　HARRISON　MALTBY。



＇Confidential＇



SPRINGFIELD；　September　8；　1856。



DEAR　SIR：I　understand　you　are　a　Fillmore　man。　　Let　me　prove　to

you　that　every　vote　withheld　from　Fremont　and　given　to　Fillmore

in　this　State　actually　lessens　Fillmore's　chance　of　being

President。　　Suppose　Buchanan　gets　all　the　slave　States　and

Pennsylvania；　and　any　other　one　State　besides；　then　he　is

elected；　no　matter　who　gets　all　the　rest。　　But　suppose　Fillmore

gets　the　two