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...protest," said he, "against the logic which says that because I do not want a black woman as a slave I do want her for a wife. I need not have her for either. I can just want to let her alone." Nevertheless, in the Southern mind, a Republican hereafter was a "black" Republican....

...protest," said he, "against the logic which says that because I do not want a black woman as a slave I do want her for a wife. I need not have her for either. I can just want to let her alone." Nevertheless, in the Southern mind, a Republican hereafter was a "black" Republican....

...and sleep, and marry with negroes! He will have it that they cannot be consistent else. Now I protest against the counterfeit logic which concludes that,...my equal; but in her natural right to eat the bread she earns with her own hands, without asking leave of any one else, she is my equal and the equal of...

...only because they want to vote, and eat, and sleep, and marry with the negroes! . . . Now, I protest against the counterfeit logic which concludes that,...either; I can just leave her alone. In some respects she is certainly not my equal ; but in her natural right to eat the bread she earns with her own hands,...

...position the negro should be denied everything. I do not understand that because I do not want a negro woman for a slave I must necessarily want her for a wife. My understanding is that I can just let her alone. I am now in my fiftieth year, and I certainly never...

...only because they want to vote, and eat, and sleep, and marry with the negroes ! . . . Now, I protest against the counterfeit logic which concludes that,...want a black woman for a slave, I must necessarily 1 In the New York Times, July 7th. It was delivered June 26th. It ia printed in the Life of Lincoln...

...sleep, and marry with negroes ! He will have it that they cannot be consistent else. Now I protest against the counterfeit logic which concludes that,...equal ; but in her natural right to eat the bread she earns with her own hands without asking leave of any one else, she is my equal, and the equal of...

...sleep, and marry with Negroes. He will have it that they can not be consistent else. Now I protest against the counterfeit logic which concludes that because I do not want a black womaa for a slave, I must necessarily want her for a wife. I need not have her for either. I can just...

...position, the negro should be denied everything. I do not understand that because I do not want a negro woman for a slave, I must necessarily want her for a wife. My understanding is that I can just let her alone. I am now in my fiftieth year; and I certainly never...