The moral character of slavery gave him not the slightest concern, ostentatiously declaring that he did not care whether it was "voted up or voted down" in the Territories, and always lavishing his contempt upon the negro.
He said upon the floor of the United States Senate, and he has repeated it, as I understand, a great many times, that he does not care whether slavery is "voted up or voted down.
I prefer to take, as the accepted maxim of the party, the idea put forth by Judge Douglas, that he "don't care whether slavery is voted down or voted up.
If any one comes that wants slavery, must they not say, "I don't care whether freedom or slavery be voted up or voted down"?
Why was the amendment expressly declaring the right of the people to exclude slavery, voted down?
Why was the amendment, expressly declaring the right of the people, voted down?
And this may especially be expected if the doctrine of "care not whether slavery be voted down or voted up" shall gain upon the public mind sufficiently to give promise that such a decision can be maintained when made.
The objection to submitting the Constitution to a vote was that it would be voted down.
He reminded them that the very essence of Republican faith was hostility to slavery, while Douglas frankly declared that he did not care whether it was voted up or voted down.
But I am told on all sides, 'Oh, just wait; the pro-slavery clause will be voted down.
He says he "don't care whether it is voted up or voted down" in the Territories.
Any man can say that who does not see anything wrong in slavery, but no man can logically say it who does see a wrong in it; because no man can logically say he don't care whether a wrong is voted up or voted down.
If you do admit that it is wrong, Judge Douglas cannot logically say he don't care whether a wrong is voted up or voted down.
He cannot say that he would as soon see a wrong voted up as voted down.
The worst augury for any measure was his support; any motion which he made was sure to be voted down, though not unfrequently substantially the same matter being afterward moved by somebody else would be readily carried.
Year after year his motion was voted down, but year after year he renewed it with invincible perseverance.
The truth in any direction to-day, if we had the judgment of the world, would be voted down.
Christianity would bevoted down among the religions; Protestantism would be voted down in Christianity; and the highest and finest thinkers in the Protestant churches would be voted down by the majority of the members.
It is urged that a handful of squatters may rightfully decide this claim, and the time-honored traditional power of Congress over Slavery in the Territories is denied or voted down.
It would be claimed that we, like him, do not care whether slavery is voted up or voted down.
Douglas had announced that he did not care whether slavery was voted downor voted up.
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