These northerners, such as William Lloyd Garrison, thought the south was formulating a "Slave Power" conspiracy. "Now the ultimate goal of the Slave Power plot - was the nationalization of slavery. The first step in the conspiracy was to suppress all abolitionist dissent. ... The next was to expand it into Free states, into New York, New England, Pennsylvania, etc. until the entire North was part of the Slave Power." (153) As one could imagine, this viewpoint was one held by a distinct minority population in the north; freed slaves. ... The fugitive slave law was further manifestation of ...

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Just as the nation the Whigs could not sustain itself while being half slave owning and the other half free. ... From 1836-1877 a loosely powered Presidential reconstruction of the Southern states existed while eventually a stricter more involved program by the Congress redeemed the southern states. ... Whose leaders were easily tempted to spread this cancerous slave institution throughout the nation. This being considered the Slave Power Conspiracy that was addressed by Lincoln, he noted that the party had Democratic ideals while expressing northern hatred against the South's political ...

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The people endowed Abraham with a sense of humor, and physical power, which gave him a good impression. ... "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. ... In the year 1858 Lincoln gave his most distinguished speech "House Divided" speech whish indicated several points, but what mostly important is stopping the importance of slaves from Africa, and holding slaves in free states automatically sets them free. ... Lincoln was so worried if a war broke up he and the north will be held accountable for creating a big mistake, Lincoln warned the south that he would use power to reunite ...

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