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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 5: 1858– 1862
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To J. W. Somers. Springfield, June 25, 1858.
JAMES W. SOMERS, Esq.
MY DEAR SIR:—Yours of the 22nd, inclosing a draft of two hundred dollars, was duly received. I have paid it on the judgment, and herewith you have the receipt. I do not wish to say anything as to who shall be the Republican candidate for the Legislature in your district, further than that I have full confidence in Dr. Hull. Have you ever got in the way of consulting with McKinley in political matters? He is true as steel, and his judgment is very good. The last I heard from him, he rather thought Weldon, of De Witt, was our best timber for representative, all things considered. But you there must settle it among yourselves. It may well puzzle older heads than yours to understand how, as the Dred Scott decision holds, Congress can authorize a Territorial Legislature to do everything else, and cannot authorize them to prohibit slavery. That is one of the things the court can decide, but can never give an intelligible reason for.
Yours very truly,
A. LINCOLN.
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Chicago: Abraham Lincoln, "To J. W. Somers. Springfield, June 25, 1858.," The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 5: 1858– 1862, ed. Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1859-1937 in The Writings of Abraham Lincoln—Volume 5: 1858–1862 Original Sources, accessed April 25, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8N55CKZFTNDAD37.
MLA: Lincoln, Abraham. "To J. W. Somers. Springfield, June 25, 1858." The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 5: 1858– 1862, edited by Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1859-1937, in The Writings of Abraham Lincoln—Volume 5: 1858–1862, Original Sources. 25 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8N55CKZFTNDAD37.
Harvard: Lincoln, A, 'To J. W. Somers. Springfield, June 25, 1858.' in The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 5: 1858– 1862, ed. . cited in , The Writings of Abraham Lincoln—Volume 5: 1858–1862. Original Sources, retrieved 25 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8N55CKZFTNDAD37.
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