lost　the　State。　　Last　fall；　our　friends　had　Wade；　of　Ohio；　and
  others；　in　Maine；　and　they　lost　the　State。　　Last　spring　our
  adversaries　had　New　Hampshire　full　of　South　Carolinians；　and　they
  lost　the　State。　　And　so；　generally；　it　seems　to　stir　up　more
  enemies　than　friends。
  Have　the　enemy　called　in　any　foreign　help？　　If　they　have　a
  foreign　champion　there　I　should　have　no　objection　to　drive　a　nail
  in　his　track。　　I　shall　reach　Chicago　on　the　night　of　the　15th；　to
  attend　to　a　little　business　in　court。　　Consider　the　things　I　have
  suggested；　and　write　me　at　Chicago。　　Especially　write　me　whether
  Browning　consents　to　visit　you。
  Your　obedient　servant；
  A。　LINCOLN。
  REPUBLICAN　CAMPAIGN　SPEECH
  FRAGMENT　OF　SPEECH　AT　GALENA；　ILLINOIS；　IN　THE
  FREMONT　CAMPAIGN；　AUGUST　1；　1856。
  You　further　charge　us　with　being　disunionists。　　If　you　mean　that
  it　is　our　aim　to　dissolve　the　Union；　I　for　myself　answer　that　it
  is　untrue；　for　those　who　act　with　me　I　answer　that　it　is　untrue。
  Have　you　heard　us　assert　that　as　our　aim？　　Do　you　really　believe
  that　such　is　our　aim？　　Do　you　find　it　in　our　platform；　our
  speeches；　our　conventions；　or　anywhere？　　If　not；　withdraw　the
  charge。
  But　you　may　say　that；　though　it　is　not　our　aim；　it　will　be　the
  result　if　we　succeed；　and　that　we　are　therefore　disunionists　in
  fact。　　This　is　a　grave　charge　you　make　against　us；　and　we
  certainly　have　a　right　to　demand　that　you　specify　in　what　way　we
  are　to　dissolve　the　Union。　　How　are　we　to　effect　this？
  The　only　specification　offered　is　volunteered　by　Mr。　Fillmore　in
  his　Albany　speech。　　His　charge　is　that　if　we　elect　a　President
  and　Vice…President　both　from　the　free　States；　it　will　dissolve
  the　Union。　　This
  is　open　folly。　　The　Constitution　provides　that　the　President　and
  Vice…President　of　the　United　States　shall　be　of　different　States；
  but　says　nothing　as　to　the　latitude　and　longitude　of　those
  States。　　In　1828　Andrew　Jackson；　of　Tennessee；　and　John　C。
  Calhoun；　of　South　Carolina；　were　elected　President　and　Vice…
  President；　both　from　slave　States；　but　no　one　thought　of
  dissolving　the　Union　then　on　that　account。　　In　1840　Harrison；　of
  Ohio；　and　Tyler；　of　Virginia；　were　elected。　　In　1841　Harrison
  died　and　John　Tyler　succeeded　to　the　Presidency；　and　William　R。
  King；　of　Alabama；　was　elected　acting　Vice…President　by　the
  Senate；　but　no　one　supposed　that　the　Union　was　in　danger。　　In
  fact；　at　the　very　time　Mr。　Fillmore　uttered　this　idle　charge；　the
  state　of　things　in　the　United　States　disproved　it。　　Mr。　Pierce；
  of　New　Hampshire；　and　Mr。　Bright；　of　Indiana；　both　from　free
  States；　are　President　and　Vice…President；　and　the　Union　stands
  and　will　stand。　　You　do　not　pretend　that　it　ought　to　dissolve　the
  Union；　and　the　facts　show　that　it　won't；　therefore　the　charge　may
  be　dismissed　without　further　consideration。
  No　other　specification　is　made；　and　the　only　one　that　could　be
  made　is　that　the　restoration　of　the　restriction　of　1820；　making
  the　United　States　territory　free　territory；　would　dissolve　the
  Union。　　Gentlemen；　it　will　require　a　decided　majority　to　pass
  such　an　act。　　We；　the　majority；　being　able　constitutionally　to　do
  all　that　we　purpose；　would　have　no　desire　to　dissolve　the　Union。
  Do　you　say　that　such　restriction　of　slavery　would　be
  unconstitutional；　and　that　some　of　the　States　would　not　submit　to
  its　enforcement？　　I　grant　you　that　an　unconstitutional　act　is　not
  a　law；　but　I　do　not　ask　and　will　not　take　your　construction　of
  the　Constitution。　　The　Supreme　Court　of　the　United　States　is　the
  tribunal　to　decide　such　a　question；　and　we　will　submit　to　its
  decisions；　and　if　you　do　also；　there　will　be　an　end　of　the
  matter。　　Will　you？　　If　not；　who　are　the　disunionistsyou　or　we？
  We；　the　majority；　would　not　strive　to　dissolve　the　Union；　and　if
  any　attempt　is　made；　it　must　be　by　you；　who　so　loudly　stigmatize
  us　as　disunionists。　　But　the　Union；　in　any　event；　will　not　be
  dissolved。　　We　don't　want　to　dissolve　it；　and　if　you　attempt　it
  we　won't　let　you。　　With　the　purse　and　sword；　the　army　and　navy
  and　treasury；　in　our　hands　and　at　our　command；　you　could　not　do
  it。　　This　government　would　be　very　weak　indeed　if　a　majority　with
  a　disciplined　army　and　navy　and　a　well…filled　treasury　could　not
  preserve　itself　when　attacked　by　an　unarmed；　undisciplined；
  unorganized　minority。　　All　this　talk　about　the　dissolution　of　the
  Union　is　humbug；　nothing　but　folly。　　We　do　not　want　to　dissolve
  the　Union；　you　shall　not。
  ON　THE　DANGER　OF　THIRD…PARTIES
  TO　JOHN　BENNETT。
  SPRINGFIELD；　AUG。　4；　1856
  DEAR　SIR：I　understand　you　are　a　Fillmore　man。　　If；　as　between
  Fremont　and　Buchanan；　you　really　prefer　the　election　of　Buchanan；
  then　burn　this　without　reading　a　line　further。　　But　if　you　would
  like　to　defeat　Buchanan　and　his　gang；　allow　me　a　word　with　you：
  Does　any　one　pretend　that　Fillmore　can　carry　the　vote　of　this
  State？　　I　have　not　heard　a　single　man　pretend　so。　　Every　vote
  taken　from　Fremont　and　given　to　Fillmore　is　just　so　much　in　favor
  of　Buchanan。　　The　Buchanan　men　see　this；　and　hence　their　great
  anxiety　in　favor　of　the　Fillmore　movement。　　They　know　where　the
  shoe　pinches。　　They　now　greatly　prefer　having　a　man　of　your
  character　go　for　Fillmore　than　for　Buchanan　because　they　expect
  several　to　go　with　you；　who　would　go　for　Fremont　if　you　were　to
  go　directly　for　Buchanan。
  I　think　I　now　understand　the　relative　strength　of　the　three
  parties　in　this　State　as　well　as　any　one　man　does；　and　my　opinion
  is　that　to…day　Buchanan　has　alone　85；000；　Fremont　78；000；　and
  Fillmore　21；000。
  This　gives　B。　the　State　by　7000　and　leaves　him　in　the　minority　of
  the　whole　14；000。
  Fremont　and　Fillmore　men　being　united　on　Bissell；　as　they　already
  are；　he　cannot　be　beaten。　　This　is　not　a　long　letter；　but　it
  contains　the　whole　story。
  Yours　as　ever；
  A。　LINCOLN。
  TO　JESSE　K。　DUBOIS。
  SPRINGFIELD；　Aug。　19；　1856。
  DEAR　DUBOIS　：　Your　letter　on　the　same　sheet　with　Mr。　Miller's　is
  just　received。　　I　have　been　absent　four　days。　　I　do　not　know　when
  your　court　sits。
  Trumbull　has　written　the　committee　here　to　have　a　set　of
  appointments　made　for　him　commencing　here　in　Springfield；　on　the
  11th　of　Sept。；　and　to　extend　throughout　the　south　half　of　the
  State。　　When　he　goes　to　Lawrenceville；　as　he　will；　I　will　strain
  every　nerve　to　be　with　you　and　him。　　More　than　that　I　cannot
  promise　now。
  Yours　as　truly　as　ever；
  A。　LINCOLN。
  TO　HARRISON　MALTBY。
  ＇Confidential＇
  SPRINGFIELD；　September　8；　1856。
  DEAR　SIR：I　understand　you　are　a　Fillmore　man。　　Let　me　prove　to
  you　that　every　vote　withheld　from　Fremont　and　given　to　Fillmore
  in　this　State　actually　lessens　Fillmore's　chance　of　being
  President。　　Suppose　Buchanan　gets　all　the　slave　States　and
  Pennsylvania；　and　any　other　one　State　besides；　then　he　is
  elected；　no　matter　who　gets　all　the　rest。　　But　suppose　Fillmore
  gets　the　two　slave　States　of　Maryland　and　Kentucky；　then　Buchanan
  is　not　elected；　Fillmore　goes　into　the　House　of　Representatives；
  and　may　be　made　President　by　a　compromise。　　But　suppose；　again；
  Fillmore's　friends　throw　away　a　few　thousand　votes　on　him　in
  Indiana　and　Illinois；　it　will　inevitably　give　these　States　to
  Buchanan；　which　will　more　than　compensate　him　for　the　loss　of
  Maryland　and　Kentucky；　will　elect　him；　and　leave　Fillmore　no
  chance　in　the　House　of　Representatives　or　out　of　it。
  This　is　as　plain　as　adding　up　the　weight　of　three　small　hogs。　　As
  Mr。　Fillmore　has　no　possible　chance　to　carry　Illinois　for
  himself；　it　is　plainly　to　his　interest　to　let　Fremont　take　it；
  and　thus　keep　it　out　of　the　hands　of　Buchanan。　　Be　not　deceived。
  Buchanan　is　the　hard　horse　to　beat　in　this　race。　　Let　him　have
  Illinois；　and　nothing　can　beat　him；　and　he　will　get　Illinois　if
  men　persist　in　throwing　away　votes　upon　Mr。　Fillmore。　　Does　some
  one　persuade　you　that　Mr。　Fillmore　can　carry　Illinois？　　Nonsense！
  There　are　over　seventy　newspapers　in　Illinois　opposing　Buchanan；
  only　three　or　four　of　which　support　Mr。　Fillmore；　all　the　rest
  going　for　Fremont。　　Are　not　these　newspapers　a　fair　index　of　the
  proportion　of　the　votes？　　If　not；　tell　me　why。
  Again；　of　these　three　or　four　Fillmore　newspapers；　two；　at　least；
  are　supported　in　part　by　the　Buchanan　men；　as　I　understand。　　Do
  not　they　know　where　the　shoe　pinches？　　They　know　the　Fillmore
  movement　helps　them；　and　therefore　they　help　it。　　Do　think　these
  things　over；　and　then　act　according　to　your　judgment。
  Yours　very　truly；
  A。　LINCOLN
  TO　Dr。　R。　BOAL。
  Sept。　　14；　1856。
  Dr。　R。　BOAL；　Lacon；　Ill。
  MY　DEAR　SIR：Yours　of　the　8th　inviting　me　to　be　with　＇you＇　at
  Lacon　on　the　30th　is　received。　　I　feel　that　I　owe　you　and　our
  friends　of　Marshall　a　good　deal；　and　I　will　come　if　I　can；　and　if
  I　do　not　get　there；　it　will　be　because　I　shall　think　my　efforts
  are　now　needed　farther　south。