The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: Vol. 4
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This magnificent seven-book series delves deep into the mind and heart of one of America's most revered Presidents. Each volume offers a unique window into Lincoln's life, showcasing his unparalleled eloquence, deep humanity, and astute political acumen.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was a store owner, postmaster, county surveyor, and lawyer, before sitting in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He was our 16th President, being elected twice, and serving until his assassination in 1865. He is best known for leading the United States through the Civil War, and his anti-slavery stance.
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CHARLESTON, SEPTEMBER 18, 1858
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ĂůŽŶĞ͘/ĂŵŶŽǁŝŶŵLJĨŝĨƚŝĞƚŚLJĞĂƌ͕ĂŶĚ/ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶůLJŶĞǀĞƌŚĂǀĞŚĂĚĂďůĂĐŬ
ǁŽŵĂŶĨŽƌĞŝƚŚĞƌĂƐůĂǀĞŽƌĂǁŝĨĞ͘^ŽŝƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŽŵĞƋƵŝƚĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĨŽƌƵƐ
ƚŽŐĞƚĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚŵĂŬŝŶŐĞŝƚŚĞƌƐůĂǀĞƐŽƌǁŝǀĞƐŽĨŶĞŐƌŽĞƐ͘/ǁŝůůĂĚĚƚŽ
ƚŚŝƐƚŚĂƚ/ŚĂǀĞŶĞǀĞƌƐĞĞŶ͕ƚŽŵLJŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ͕ĂŵĂŶ͕ǁŽŵĂŶ͕ŽƌĐŚŝůĚǁŚŽ
ǁĂƐ ŝŶ ĨĂǀŽƌŽĨ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ Ă ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝƚŝĐĂů͕ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ
ŶĞŐƌŽĞƐĂŶĚǁŚŝƚĞŵĞŶ͘/ƌĞĐŽůůĞĐƚŽĨďƵƚŽŶĞĚŝƐƚŝŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞƚŚĂƚ/
ĞǀĞƌŚĞĂƌĚŽĨƐŽĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJĂƐƚŽďĞĞŶƚŝƌĞůLJƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚŽĨŝƚƐĐŽƌƌĞĐƚŶĞƐƐ͕ĂŶĚ
ƚŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞĐĂƐĞŽĨ:ƵĚŐĞŽƵŐůĂƐΖƐŽůĚĨƌŝĞŶĚŽůŽŶĞůZŝĐŚĂƌĚD͘:ŽŚŶƐŽŶ͘/
ǁŝůů ĂůƐŽ ĂĚĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂƌŬƐ / ŚĂǀĞ ŵĂĚĞ ;ĨŽƌ / Ăŵ ŶŽƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĞŶƚĞƌ Ăƚ
ůĂƌŐĞƵƉŽŶƚŚŝƐƐƵďũĞĐƚͿ͕ƚŚĂƚ/ŚĂǀĞŶĞǀĞƌŚĂĚƚŚĞůĞĂƐƚĂƉƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝŽŶƚŚĂƚ/
ŽƌŵLJĨƌŝĞŶĚƐǁŽƵůĚŵĂƌƌLJŶĞŐƌŽĞƐŝĨƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽůĂǁƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚĞŵĨƌŽŵ
ŝƚ͖ďƵƚĂƐ:ƵĚŐĞŽƵŐůĂƐĂŶĚŚŝƐĨƌŝĞŶĚƐƐĞĞŵƚŽďĞŝŶŐƌĞĂƚĂƉƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝŽŶ
ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚ͕ŝĨƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞŶŽůĂǁƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚĞŵĨƌŽŵŝƚ͕/ŐŝǀĞŚŝŵƚŚĞ
ŵŽƐƚƐŽůĞŵŶƉůĞĚŐĞƚŚĂƚ/ǁŝůůƚŽƚŚĞǀĞƌLJůĂƐƚƐƚĂŶĚďLJƚŚĞůĂǁŽĨƚŚŝƐ^ƚĂƚĞ
ǁŚŝĐŚ ĨŽƌďŝĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌƌLJŝŶŐ ŽĨ ǁŚŝƚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞŐƌŽĞƐ͘ / ǁŝůů ĂĚĚ ŽŶĞ
ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌǁŽƌĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐƚŚŝƐ͗ƚŚĂƚ/ĚŽŶŽƚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶLJƉůĂĐĞ
ǁŚĞƌĞĂŶĂůƚĞƌĂƚŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚƉŽůŝƚŝĐĂůƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞŶĞŐƌŽĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ǁŚŝƚĞ ŵĂŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŵĂĚĞ͕ ĞdžĐĞƉƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ >ĞŐŝƐůĂƚƵƌĞ͕ͲͲŶŽƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͖ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ / ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĂƉƉƌĞŚĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ƐƵĐŚ ƚŚŝŶŐ ŵLJƐĞůĨ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ :ƵĚŐĞ ŽƵŐůĂƐ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ŝŶ
ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚŚŽƌƌŽƌƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞƐƵĐŚĚĂŶŐĞƌŝƐƌĂƉŝĚůLJĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝŶŐ͕/ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĂƐ
ƚŚĞďĞƐƚŵĞĂŶƐƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ:ƵĚŐĞďĞŬĞƉƚĂƚŚŽŵĞ͕ĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶ
ƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞ>ĞŐŝƐůĂƚƵƌĞƚŽĨŝŐŚƚƚŚĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞ͘/ĚŽŶŽƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚǁĞůůŝŶŐůŽŶŐĞƌ
ĂƚƚŚŝƐƚŝŵĞŽŶƚŚŝƐƐƵďũĞĐƚ͘
tŚĞŶ:ƵĚŐĞdƌƵŵďƵůů͕ŽƵƌŽƚŚĞƌ^ĞŶĂƚŽƌŝŶŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ͕ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŽ/ůůŝŶŽŝƐŝŶ
ƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚŽĨƵŐƵƐƚ͕ŚĞŵĂĚĞĂƐƉĞĞĐŚĂƚŚŝĐĂŐŽ͕ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚŚĞŵĂĚĞǁŚĂƚ
ŵĂLJďĞĐĂůůĞĚĂĐŚĂƌŐĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ:ƵĚŐĞŽƵŐůĂƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ/ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƉƌŽǀĞĚ
ƚŽďĞǀĞƌLJŽĨĨĞŶƐŝǀĞƚŽŚŝŵ͘dŚĞ:ƵĚŐĞǁĂƐĂƚƚŚĂƚƚŝŵĞŽƵƚƵƉŽŶŽŶĞŽĨŚŝƐ
ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƚŽƵƌƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͕ĂŶĚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞŶĞǁƐŽĨŝƚƌĞĂĐŚĞĚŚŝŵ͕
ĂƐ/ĂŵŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ͕ŚĞĚĞŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ:ƵĚŐĞdƌƵŵďƵůůŝŶƌĂƚŚĞƌŚĂƌƐŚƚĞƌŵƐĨŽƌ
ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƐĂŝĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĞ ĚŝĚ ŝŶ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂƚƚĞƌ͘ / ǁĂƐ ƚƌĂǀĞůŝŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĂƚ
ƚŝŵĞ͕ĂŶĚƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƉůĂĐĞƐǁŝƚŚ:ƵĚŐĞŽƵŐůĂƐŽŶƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚ
ĚĂLJƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ / ŚĞĂƌĚ ŽĨ ǁŚĂƚ :ƵĚŐĞ dƌƵŵďƵůů ŚĂĚ ƐĂŝĚ ŽĨ ŽƵŐůĂƐ͕ ĂŶĚ
ǁŚĂƚ ŽƵŐůĂƐ ŚĂĚ ƐĂŝĚ ďĂĐŬ ĂŐĂŝŶ͕ / ĨĞůƚ ƚŚĂƚ / ǁĂƐ ŝŶ Ă ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ǁŚĞƌĞ /
ĐŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶ ĞŶƚŝƌĞůLJ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƌĞŐĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƚƚĞƌ͘ ŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ͕
ƵƉŽŶ ƚǁŽ Žƌ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶƐ / ĂůůƵĚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂůůƵĚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝƚ ŝŶ ŶŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ
ǁŝƐĞƚŚĂŶƚŽƐĂLJƚŚĂƚŝŶƌĞŐĂƌĚƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂƌŐĞďƌŽƵŐŚƚďLJdƌƵŵďƵůůĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ
ŽƵŐůĂƐ͕ / ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůůLJ ŬŶĞǁ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŝƚ͖
ƚŚĂƚ/ĚŝĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůůLJŬŶŽǁ:ƵĚŐĞdƌƵŵďƵůů͖ƚŚĂƚ/ďĞůŝĞǀĞĚŚŝŵƚŽďĞĂŵĂŶ
ŽĨǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJ͖ƚŚĂƚ/ďĞůŝĞǀĞĚŚŝŵƚŽďĞĂŵĂŶŽĨĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚƚŽŬŶŽǁ
ǀĞƌLJǁĞůůǁŚĞƚŚĞƌĂŶĂƐƐĞƌƚŝŽŶŚĞǁĂƐŵĂŬŝŶŐ͕ĂƐĂĐŽŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶĚƌĂǁŶĨƌŽŵ
ĂƐĞƚŽĨĨĂĐƚƐ͕ǁĂƐƚƌƵĞŽƌĨĂůƐĞ͖ĂŶĚĂƐĂĐŽŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶŽĨŵLJŽǁŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĂƚ͕/
ƐƚĂƚĞĚ ŝƚ ĂƐ ŵLJ ďĞůŝĞĨ ŝĨ dƌƵŵďƵůů ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĞǀĞƌ ďĞ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƵƉŽŶ͕ ŚĞ ǁŽƵůĚ
ƉƌŽǀĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĞ ŚĂĚ ƐĂŝĚ͘ / ƐĂŝĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƵƉŽŶ ƚǁŽ Žƌ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶƐ͘
hƉŽŶ Ă ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶ͕ :ƵĚŐĞ dƌƵŵďƵůů ƐƉŽŬĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĂŶ
ĂƵĚŝĞŶĐĞ Ăƚ ůƚŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚ ŚŝƐ ĐŚĂƌŐĞ
ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚŽƵŐůĂƐ͕ďƵƚĂƌƌĂLJĞĚƚŚĞĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞŚĞƌĞůŝĞĚƵƉŽŶƚŽƐƵďƐƚĂŶƚŝĂƚĞŝƚ͘
dŚŝƐ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ǁĂƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ Ăƚ ůĞŶŐƚŚ͖ ĂŶĚ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ Ăƚ :ĂĐŬƐŽŶǀŝůůĞ
:ƵĚŐĞŽƵŐůĂƐĂůůƵĚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŵĂƚƚĞƌ͘/ŶƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨŚŝƐƐƉĞĞĐŚ͕ĂŶĚŶĞĂƌ
ƚŚĞĐůŽƐĞŽĨŝƚ͕ŚĞƐƚĂƚĞĚŝŶƌĞŐĂƌĚƚŽŵLJƐĞůĨǁŚĂƚ/ǁŝůůŶŽǁƌĞĂĚ͗
Η:ƵĚŐĞŽƵŐůĂƐƉƌŽĐĞĞĚĞĚƚŽƌĞŵĂƌŬƚŚĂƚŚĞƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚŚĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌŽĐĐƵƉLJ
ŚŝƐ ƚŝŵĞ ŝŶ ƌĞĨƵƚŝŶŐ ƐƵĐŚ ĐŚĂƌŐĞƐ ŵĂĚĞ ďLJ dƌƵŵďƵůů͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĂƚ͕ >ŝŶĐŽůŶ
ŚĂǀŝŶŐŝŶĚŽƌƐĞĚƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŽĨdƌƵŵďƵůůĨŽƌǀĞƌĂĐŝƚLJ͕ŚĞƐŚŽƵůĚŚŽůĚŚŝŵ
;>ŝŶĐŽůŶͿƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ͘Η
/ŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞƐŝŵƉůLJǁŚĂƚ/ŚĂǀĞƚŽůĚLJŽƵ͕ƚŽƐƵďũĞĐƚŵĞƚŽƚŚŝƐŝŶǀŝƚĂƚŝŽŶƚŽ
ŶŽƚŝĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌŐĞ͘ / ŶŽǁ ǁŝƐŚ ƚŽ ƐĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŚĂĚ ŶŽƚ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůůLJ ďĞĞŶ ŵLJ
ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƚŽĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚĂƚŵĂƚƚĞƌĂƚĂůůƵƚŝŶͲĂƐͲŵƵĐŚĂƐŝƚƐĞĞŵƐƚŽďĞƚŚĞ
ǁŝƐŚŽĨ:ƵĚŐĞŽƵŐůĂƐƚŽŚŽůĚŵĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĨŽƌŝƚ͕ƚŚĞŶĨŽƌŽŶĐĞŝŶŵLJůŝĨĞ
/ǁŝůůƉůĂLJ'ĞŶĞƌĂů:ĂĐŬƐŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƚŽƚŚĞũƵƐƚĞdžƚĞŶƚ/ƚĂŬĞƚŚĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ͘
/ǁŝƐŚƚŽƐĂLJĂƚƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ/ǁŝůůŚĂŶĚƚŽƚŚĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚƉŽƌƚŝŽŶ
ŽĨ :ƵĚŐĞ dƌƵŵďƵůůΖƐ ůƚŽŶ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ĚĞǀŽƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ŵĂƚƚĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ
ĂůƐŽƚŚĂƚƉŽƌƚŝŽŶŽĨ:ƵĚŐĞŽƵŐůĂƐΖƐƐƉĞĞĐŚŵĂĚĞĂƚ:ĂĐŬƐŽŶǀŝůůĞŝŶĂŶƐǁĞƌ
ƚŽŝƚ͘/ƐŚĂůůƚŚĞƌĞďLJĨƵƌŶŝƐŚƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌƐŽĨƚŚŝƐĚĞďĂƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ
ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ dƌƵŵďƵůů ĂŶĚ ŽƵŐůĂƐ͘ / ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ŶŽǁ ƌĞĂĚ ƚŚĞŵ͕ ĨŽƌ
ƚŚĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĂƚŝƚǁŽƵůĚƚĂŬĞŚĂůĨŽĨŵLJĨŝƌƐƚŚŽƵƌƚŽĚŽƐŽ͘/ĐĂŶŽŶůLJŵĂŬĞ
ƐŽŵĞĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƐƵƉŽŶƚŚĞŵ͘dƌƵŵďƵůůΖƐĐŚĂƌŐĞŝƐŝŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐǁŽƌĚƐ͗
ΗEŽǁ͕ƚŚĞĐŚĂƌŐĞŝƐ͕ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂƉůŽƚĞŶƚĞƌĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŽŚĂǀĞĂĐŽŶƐƚŝƚƵͲ
ƚŝŽŶ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ĨŽƌ <ĂŶƐĂƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƚ ŝŶ ĨŽƌĐĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂŶ
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽǀŽƚĞƵƉŽŶŝƚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚDƌ͘ŽƵŐůĂƐǁĂƐŝŶƚŚĞƉůŽƚ͘Η
/ ǁŝůů ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƋƵŽƚŝŶŐ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ͕ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ŽĨ
ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐŝƚŚĞƌĞĂĨƚĞƌ͕ƚŚĂƚ:ƵĚŐĞdƌƵŵďƵůůďƌŝŶŐƐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚǁŚĂƚŚĞƌĞŐĂƌĚƐĂƐ
ƐƵĨĨŝĐŝĞŶƚĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞƚŽƐƵďƐƚĂŶƚŝĂƚĞƚŚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞ͘
/ƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉĞƌĐĞŝǀĞĚ :ƵĚŐĞ dƌƵŵďƵůů ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ^ĞŶĂƚŽƌ ŝŐůĞƌ͕ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ
ĨůŽŽƌŽĨƚŚĞ^ĞŶĂƚĞ͕ŚĂĚĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚƚŚĞƌĞŚĂĚďĞĞŶĂĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞ
ƐĞŶĂƚŽƌƐ͕ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ ĂĐƚ
ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŽĨ <ĂŶƐĂƐ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŵ Ă ĐŽŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶ ƵŶĚĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ
ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ďĞƐƚ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ Ă
ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƐƵďŵŝƚƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ Ă ǀŽƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂĨƚĞƌ ŝƚ
ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ͘ ,Ğ ƚŚĞŶ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƐŚŽǁ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐ͕ ĂƐ ŚĞ
ĚĞĞŵĞĚ͕ƚŚĂƚ:ƵĚŐĞŽƵŐůĂƐƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĞďŝůůďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞ^ĞŶĂƚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĂƚ
ĐůĂƵƐĞ ƐƚƌŝĐŬĞŶ ŽƵƚ͘ ,Ğ ƚŚĞŶ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ŶĞǁ ĐůĂƵƐĞ ŝŶƐĞƌƚĞĚ
ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞďŝůů͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁŽƵůĚŝŶŝƚƐŶĂƚƵƌĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĂƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚŝƚƵͲ
ƚŝŽŶďĂĐŬĨŽƌĂǀŽƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ͲͲŝĨ͕ŝŶĚĞĞĚ͕ƵƉŽŶĂŵĞƌĞƐŝůĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞ
ůĂǁ͕ŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞĂƐƐƵŵĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŚĂĚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽǀŽƚĞƵƉŽŶŝƚ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞ
ƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚŚĞŚĂƐŵĂĚĞ͘
/ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞ ƚŽ ĞdžĂŵŝŶĞ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ŝŶ :ƵĚŐĞ ŽƵŐůĂƐΖƐ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĞ
ĂƚƚĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƉĞĞĐŚ ŽĨ :ƵĚŐĞ dƌƵŵďƵůůΖƐ͘ tŚĞŶ LJŽƵ ĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ
ĞdžĂŵŝŶĞ:ƵĚŐĞŽƵŐůĂƐΖƐƐƉĞĞĐŚ͕LJŽƵǁŝůůĨŝŶĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƉŽŝŶƚŚĞŵĂŬĞƐ
ŝƐ͗
Η^ƵƉƉŽƐĞŝƚ ǁĞƌĞƚƌƵĞ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐ ƐƵĐŚĂĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶƚŚĞ ďŝůů͕ ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ/
ƐƚƌƵĐŬ ŝƚ ŽƵƚ͕ͲͲŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ƉƌŽŽĨ ŽĨ Ă ƉůŽƚ ƚŽ ĨŽƌĐĞ Ă ĐŽŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞŵ
ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞŝƌǁŝůů͍Η
,ŝƐ ƐƚƌŝŬŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ŝĨ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ŽŶĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďŝůů͕ ŚĞ
ĂƌŐƵĞƐ͕ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚƚŚĞƉƌŽŽĨƚŚĂƚŝƚǁĂƐƐƚƌŝĐŬĞŶŽƵƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ
ŽĨƌŽďďŝŶŐƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨƚŚĂƚƌŝŐŚƚ͘/ǁŽƵůĚƐĂLJ͕ŝŶƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƉůĂĐĞ͕ƚŚĂƚƚŚĂƚ
ǁŽƵůĚďĞĂŵŽƐƚŵĂŶŝĨĞƐƚƌĞĂƐŽŶĨŽƌŝƚ͘/ƚŝƐƚƌƵĞ͕ĂƐ:ƵĚŐĞŽƵŐůĂƐƐƚĂƚĞƐ͕
ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŶLJ dĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĂů ďŝůůƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƐƵĐŚ Ă ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŝŶ
ƚŚĞŵ͘ / ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚƌƵĞ͕ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ / Ăŵ ŶŽƚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ ƐŽŵĞ ŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ
ĐŽŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶƐĨƌĂŵĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƵĐŚďŝůůƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƐƵďŵŝƚƚĞĚƚŽĂǀŽƚĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůĂǁ ƐŝůĞŶƚ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ͖ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌ ƚŚĂƚ
ƚŚĞLJ ŽŶĐĞ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ ĂĐƚƐ ĨƌĂŵĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ
ƐƵďŵŝƚƚŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶƚŽďĞĨƌĂŵĞĚƚŽĂǀŽƚĞŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ƚŚĞŶƚŚĂƚ
ƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐŬĞŶŽƵƚǁŚĞŶŽŶŐƌĞƐƐĚŝĚŶŽƚŵĞĂŶƚŽĂůƚĞƌƚŚĞĞĨĨĞĐƚŽĨ
ƚŚĞůĂǁ͘dŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶďŝůůƐǁŚŝĐŚŶĞǀĞƌŚĂĚƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŝŶ͕/ĚŽ
ŶŽƚƋƵĞƐƚŝŽŶ͖ďƵƚǁŚĞŶǁĂƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶƚĂŬĞŶŽƵƚŽĨŽŶĞƚŚĂƚŝƚǁĂƐŝŶ͍
DŽƌĞ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ĚŽĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ ƚĞŶĚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ
dƌƵŵďƵůů ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ǁĞ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƐƚƌŝĐŬĞŶ
ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďŝůů ĂůŵŽƐƚ ƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŐůĞƌ ƐĂLJƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ
ǁĂƐĂĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĂŵŽŶŐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƐĞŶĂƚŽƌƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŶǁŚŝĐŚŝƚǁĂƐĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚ
Ă ďŝůů ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƵƚ͘ :ƵĚŐĞ ŽƵŐůĂƐ͕ ŝŶ ĂŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐ
dƌƵŵďƵůů͕ ŽŵŝƚƐ ƚŽ ĂƚƚĞŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƐƚŝŵŽŶLJ ŽĨ ŝŐůĞƌ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ Ă
ŵĞĞƚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ ƚŚĞLJ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƐŽ ĨƌĂŵĞ ƚŚĞ ďŝůů ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ
ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ŶŽ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ Ă ǀŽƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ dŚĞ
:ƵĚŐĞ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŶŽƚŝĐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ŝƚ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ƉŝĞĐĞ ŽĨ
ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĂƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚŚĂƚƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ:ƵĚŐĞŽƵŐůĂƐƐƚƌƵĐŬŽƵƚ
ĂƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŚĂƚĚŝĚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŝƚƚŽďĞƐƵďŵŝƚƚĞĚ͕ĂŶĚƉƵƚƚŚĞƚǁŽƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕/
ƚŚŝŶŬ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƉƌĞƚƚLJ ĨĂŝƌ ƐŚŽǁ ŽĨ ƉƌŽŽĨ ƚŚĂƚ :ƵĚŐĞ ŽƵŐůĂƐ ĚŝĚ͕ ĂƐ
dƌƵŵďƵůů ƐĂLJƐ͕ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƉůŽƚ ƚŽ ƉƵƚ ŝŶ ĨŽƌĐĞ Ă ĐŽŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ