Midwestern Republicans hailed the new law joyfully. “ ‘The world does move!’ ” exclaimed a happy Ohioan. “Congress has begun in the right place.” People in western Illinois felt “like shouting glory” to celebrate the news “that we have at last got a clean nest for the American Eagle.” One Sucker praised Lincoln for having “the discretion of Washington & the firmness of Andrew Jackson.” Initially, “we thought the pro Slavery influence about him would kill him—now we perceive his wisdom in making haste slowly.”
Source: Abraham Lincoln ∶ A Life ▫𓂃
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