Show SPEECH mr MB LINCOLN himself said in his famous joint debate with steph stephen en A abug dauglas gl as esq September on 18 1858 seven years before his hi death am not nor ever have been in m favor of bringing ab about out in anway anyway the social and political equality of the white and black races zam lain not nor ever eier have bebenin been in favor of A i ss as i ma king voters or jurors 0 of f negroes nor of qualifying them to hold office nor to marrying manying with white people andi and J will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference betge between anthe the white whit e and black races chichi I 1 b believe el will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political t s equality if any of mr air Lincol ns friends after reading this famous s speech p bech if they are an honest with themselves and if they have no desire to pull the wool over the colored peoples people eyes by claiming in i g that mr lincoln should b be e considered the only friend and benefactor of our race ra ce then they ni must il st admit that he never was their friend th the e republican politicians demagogues and orators orsi both great and mihall have jiahe continued to praise ex extol toland and to laud mr lincoln to t the he heavens and for th the e 1 last as t t thirty it iriv ye years ars t they ey have tried to ansti I 1 into inid the minds of the colored race that thai if mr 7 lincoln lincol A h bad ad not cpr appeared fared above the political horizon that all ot off our dur race would at still il I 1 be yema remaining ining aw in bou bondage dage and ancl all allabe caus clai claim m and adai etain th 1 f ank clr t fore forever ver them for our liberty jand freedom and that the co colored race aig to fall fill down up upon on 77 ibid ana worship va T forever vii but aji 6 abr d ati knows arlin coin man as 0 6 arty y and IP ye a s freedia domand free m an A as being on equality with Sr hite people jn turning over oter the tag pages of f past history aej e where 4 pf af 0 f z c AA si gro gros a enemies have hae ever delivered a more malignant malinn nt and scurrilous s speech than this famous one which he delivered on september 1858 |