As a senator, lincoln feared that the eventual result of the dred scott decision would be that

  He feared that slavery could spread into the free-states.

Explanation:

  The Dred Scott decision was a United States Supreme Court case in which a slave demanded his freedom because he had been in two free states before returning back to Missouri. The Supreme Court decision declared that as a slave Dred Scott was not considered a U.S. citizen. As a non-citizen, he had no right to sue in a Federal Court.

  Lincoln reacted with disgust to the ruling and publicly speak out against it.

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abraham lincoln was the president of usa and he had asked the audience to make a pledge on equality.

his pledge was:

“it is my earnest desire to know the will of the providence.”

lincoln also had hatred for people who condoned and practiced slavery and so he pledged:

""and if i can learnt what it is i can do it"" this is another pledge by abraham to reassure the congregation on how to deal with the providence will.

explanation:

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it is a : ) always outside of government control