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CONTENTS

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Preface. vii
Introduction
  Lincoln as a Lawyer. By David Davis. ix
Speeches (August 1, 1856, to July 17, 1858):
  "Who Are the Disunionists—You or We?" Fragment of Speech at Galena, Ill., in the Frémont Campaign, in Reply to Objectors to Agitation Against the Extension of Slavery. About August 1, 1856. 1
  Sectionalism and Slavery. Fragment of Speech in Frémont Campaign. October 1, 1856 3
  The Foundation of American Democracy: Equality Not of States but of Men. Fragment of Speech at a Republican Banquet in Chicago. December 10, 1856. 9
  Self-Government in the Territories; the Dred Scott Decision; and the Meaning of Equality in the Declaration of Independence. Speech in Reply to Senator Douglas at Springfield, Ill. June 26, 1857. 12
  Argument in the Rock Island Bridge Case. Extracts from a Report in the Daily Press of Chicago, September 24, 1857. 31
  Adjudication Rather Than Legislation the Proper Method for Settlement of Certain Legal Controversies. Notes of Argument in a Railroad Case. June 15, 1858. 34
  "A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand." Speech in Acceptance of Nomination as United States Senator, Made at the Close of the Republican State Convention, Springfield, Ill. June 16, 1858. 35
  The Law of Equal Freedom. Speech at Chicago, Ill. July 10, 1858. 46
  The Conspiracy to Nationalize Slavery. Speech at Springfield, Ill. July 17, 1858. 72

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