b. Other local laws have not caused strife, for
1. The cranberry laws of Indiana caused no strife.
2. The oyster laws of Virginia have not caused strife.
c. The slave traffic has caused trouble whenever it has attempted to extend itself, for
1. The Missouri Compromise and the Annexation of Texas prove this.
2. Slavery has divided political parties and churches.
D. The real issue between Lincoln and Douglas is not as to states, it is whether Congress shall exclude slavery from the territories while in a territorial condition, for
I. I agree with Douglas that the states have a right to determine for themselves about slavery.
II. I differ from Douglas as to the right of the people to take slaves into the territories of the United States, for
a. We must preserve the territories for free white people the world over.