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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY June 26, 1857 Abraham Lincoln declares Republican position that slavery is “cruelly wrong,” while Democrats “cultivate and excite hatred” for blacks Speech at Springfield, June 26, 1857 In the Dred Scott speech…Lincoln took what, for a Illinois politician seeking statewide support in 1857, must be regarded as a bold stand on the Declaration. http://www.mrlincolnandfreedom.org/pre-civil-war/dred-scott/speech-at-springfield-june-26-1857/