Now, irrespective of the moral aspect of this question as to whether there is a right or wrong in enslaving a negro, I am still in favor of our new Territories being in such a condition that white men may find a home,—­may find some spot where they can better their condition; where they can settle upon new soil and better their condition in life.  I am in favor of this, not merely (I must say it here as I have elsewhere) for our own people who are born amongst us, but as an outlet for free white people everywhere the world over—­in which Hans, and Baptiste, and Patrick, and all other men from all the world, may find new homes and better their conditions in life.

I have stated upon former occasions, and I may as well state again, what I understand to be the real issue in this controversy between Judge Douglas and myself.  On the point of my wanting to make war between the free and the slave States, there has been no issue between us.  So, too, when he assumes that I am in favor of producing a perfect social and political equality between the white and black races.  These are false issues, upon which Judge Douglas has tried to force the controversy.  There is no foundation in truth for the charge that I maintain either of these propositions.  The real issue in this controversy—­the one pressing upon every mind—­is the sentiment on the part of one class that looks upon the institution of slavery as a wrong, and of another class that does not look upon it as a wrong.  The sentiment that contemplates the institution of slavery in this country as a wrong is the sentiment of the Republican party.  It is the sentiment around which all their actions, all their arguments, circle, from which all their propositions radiate.  They look upon it as being a moral, social, and political wrong; and while they contemplate it a, such, they nevertheless have due regard for its actual existence among us, and the difficulties of getting rid of it in any satisfactory way, and to all the constitutional obligations thrown about it.  Yet, having a due regard for these, they desire a policy in regard to it that looks to its not creating any more danger.  They insist that it should, as far as may be, be treated as a wrong; and one of the methods of treating it as a wrong is to make provision that it shall grow no larger.  They also desire a policy that looks to a peaceful end of slavery at some time.  These are the views they entertain in regard to it as I understand them; and all their sentiments, all their arguments and propositions, are brought within this range.  I have said, and I repeat it here, that if there be a man amongst us who does not think that the institution of slavery is wrong in any one of the aspects of which I have spoken, he is misplaced, and ought not to be with us.  And if there be a man amongst us who is so impatient of it as a wrong as to disregard its actual presence among us and the difficulty of getting rid of it suddenly in a satisfactory way, and to disregard the constitutional obligations thrown about it, that man is misplaced if he is on our platform.  We disclaim sympathy with him in practical action.  He is not placed properly with us.