▁to ast ▁fam ously ▁made ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Jackson ▁during ▁a ▁formal ▁g ala ▁comm emor ating ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ' s ▁birth day ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁The ▁to ast ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁se cess ion ist ▁dispute ▁that ▁began ▁during ▁the ▁Null ification ▁Cris is ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁s log an ▁against ▁null ification ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁political ▁affair . ▁" T ipp ec ano e ▁and ▁Ty ler ▁too ", ▁popular ▁s log an ▁for ▁Wh ig ▁Party ▁candidates ▁William ▁Henry ▁Harrison ▁and ▁John ▁Ty ler ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁U . S . ▁President ial ▁election . ▁" Show ▁me ▁the ▁spot ", ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁incident ▁of ▁invasion ▁by ▁Mexico ▁and ▁loss ▁of ▁life , ▁called ▁the ▁Thor nt on ▁Aff air , ▁that ▁precip itated ▁the ▁Mexican – American ▁War . ▁" A ▁house ▁divided ▁against ▁itself ▁cannot ▁stand .", ▁opening ▁lines ▁of ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ' s ▁famous ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁" A ▁House ▁Div ided " ▁speech , ▁address ing ▁the ▁division ▁between ▁slave ▁states ▁and ▁free ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁" F our ▁score ▁and ▁seven ▁years ▁ago ... ", ▁opening ▁of ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ' s ▁G ett ys burg ▁Address . ▁"... ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁people , ▁by ▁the ▁people , ▁for ▁the ▁people , ▁shall ▁not ▁per ish ▁from ▁the ▁earth ", ▁ending ▁of ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ' s ▁G ett