Lincoln argues that the American people must be left to settle their arguments about slavery by majority rule.  This is because the Constitution   Question 9 options:   can be amended to abolish slavery   understands all Americans as answering to the Almighty Ruler of Nations   rejects both anarchy and despotism   is not a contract between free and slave states, but between all states considered as equals

Lincoln argues that the American people must be left to settle their arguments about slavery by majority rule.  This is because the Constitution