They stood up for slavery because they thought that slavery was not right.
He was against it. He followed the ways of Benjamin Franklin, who was against it.
it would make men angry
American Anti Slavery Society
Slavery.
To make a public and moral stand against slavery and not just sit idly by and wash their hands of innocent blood. For he said eloquently enough: "The existence of slavery in this country brands your republicanism as a sham, your humanity as a base pretense, and your Christianity as a lie."
He was against it. He followed the ways of Benjamin Franklin, who was against it.
Quakers
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The first public stand against slavery in the Americas was in 1688 by the Quakers in Germantown, PA. They argued from the Golden Rule and from the principle against stealing, stealing other humans. The document was rediscovered twice, in 1844 and in 2005.
In 1837 Lincoln took his first public stand on slavery when the Illinois legislature voted to condemn the activities of the abolition societies that wanted an immediate end to slavery by any means.
In 1837 Lincoln took his first public stand on slavery when the Illinois legislature voted to condemn the activities of the abolition societies that wanted an immediate end to slavery by any means.
They thought that Lincoln's stand against it would bring more countries forward to ask for friendship and to become allies
He stood up for them because he knew how they felt and because he was against slavery.
The Republicans.
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The Whig Party
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