a. If the people of all the states will act on this great principle, and each state mind its own business, take care of its own negroes, and not meddle with its neighbors, there will be no cause for dissension.
Conclusion
A. A plea for peace by adopting the principles presented in the proof.
B. A denunciation of those who seek to turn this public controversy to their own personal advantage.
Mr. Lincoln’s Reply
Proposition: Vote for Lincoln and the Republican party.
Introduction
A. Lincoln advises Judge Douglas to continue the war upon the other wing of his party.
B. Douglas should not make too much of Buchanan’s inconsistency because he is inconsistent himself, for he once championed the Missouri Compromise but now he opposes it.
Proof