I think that if anything can be proved by natural theology, it is that slavery is morally wrong.

Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man's nature - opposition to it is [in] his love of justice.

Although volume upon volume is written to prove slavery a very good thing, we never hear of the man who wishes to take the good of it, by being a slave himself.

We must have though a man who recognizes the slavery issue as being the living issue of the day; who does not hesitate to declare slavery a wrong, nor to deal with it as such; who believes in the power and duty of Congress to prevent the spread of it.

Let it be public, full, and fair. No cliqueism or cheatery about it.

If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that ``all men are created equal;'' and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man's making a slave of another.