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"Why was the amendment, expressly declaring the right of the people to exclude slavery, voted down? Plainly enough now, the adoption of it would have spoiled the niche for the Dred Scott decision."

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About Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He led the country through the American Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

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