This. as you will remember. has to do with a letter he wrote to Joshua Steed in 1855. In a portion of it he said: We began as a Nation by declaring that all men are created equal. Now it practically reads that all men are created equal except Negroes. When the knownothings get control it will read that all men are created equal except Negroes. foreigners. and Catholics. When it comes to this I shall prefer emigration to some country where they made no preten3e of loving liberty. This. you see. puts a little different meaning of what M :. Lincoln said on the subject.
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