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... Douglas had not yet splintered the party . Lincoln - Douglas Campaign , 1858. In 1858 the story was different . Democrats of the North were in retreat , and Douglas fought for his political life . His term in the Senate was expiring ...
... Douglas had not yet splintered the party . Lincoln - Douglas Campaign , 1858. In 1858 the story was different . Democrats of the North were in retreat , and Douglas fought for his political life . His term in the Senate was expiring ...
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... Douglas at Jonesboro , 1858 * In his unsuccessful campaign as the Republican candidate for the seat in the United States Senate from Illinois held by Stephen A. Douglas , Abraham Lincoln demonstrated his amazing powers of logical ...
... Douglas at Jonesboro , 1858 * In his unsuccessful campaign as the Republican candidate for the seat in the United States Senate from Illinois held by Stephen A. Douglas , Abraham Lincoln demonstrated his amazing powers of logical ...
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... Douglas thinks . Is the one right any better than the other ? Is there any man who while a member of Congress would give support to the one any more than the other ? If I wished to refuse to give legislative support to slave property in ...
... Douglas thinks . Is the one right any better than the other ? Is there any man who while a member of Congress would give support to the one any more than the other ? If I wished to refuse to give legislative support to slave property in ...
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Crisis and a New Party | 7 |
1856 | 15 |
The Rise of Lincoln | 23 |
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Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War America Thomas G. Mitchell No preview available - 2007 |