Debates of Lincoln and Douglas: Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen a DouglasCarefully recorded by reporters in 1858, the debates between Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln resulted in a win by Douglas in his campaign for U.S. Senate. In contrast to Douglas's Popular Sovereignty stance, Lincoln stated that the country could not survive as half-slave and half-free states. The Lincoln-Douglas debates drew the attention of the entire nation and set the stage for Lincoln's successful 1860 race for the United States Presidency. |
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... election . Still , before the election , Senator Trumbull , on the floor of the Senate , requested the leading advocate of the Nebraska bill to state his opinion whether the people of a Territory can constitutionally exclude slavery ...
... election . Still , before the election , Senator Trumbull , on the floor of the Senate , requested the leading advocate of the Nebraska bill to state his opinion whether the people of a Territory can constitutionally exclude slavery ...
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... election ? Plainly enough now : the speaking out then would have dam- aged the perfectly free argument upon which the election was to be carried . Why the outgoing President's felicitation on the indorsement ? Why the delay of a re ...
... election ? Plainly enough now : the speaking out then would have dam- aged the perfectly free argument upon which the election was to be carried . Why the outgoing President's felicitation on the indorsement ? Why the delay of a re ...
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... election is a mock- ery which is not free-that any election is a fraud upon the rights of the people which holds out inducements for affirmative votes, and threatens penalties for negative votes. But whilst I was not satisfied with the ...
... election is a mock- ery which is not free-that any election is a fraud upon the rights of the people which holds out inducements for affirmative votes, and threatens penalties for negative votes. But whilst I was not satisfied with the ...
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... election, held in pursuance of law, and in the event of their rejecting it and forming another in its stead, to permit them to come into the Union on an equal footing with the original statics. It was fair and just in all of its ...
... election, held in pursuance of law, and in the event of their rejecting it and forming another in its stead, to permit them to come into the Union on an equal footing with the original statics. It was fair and just in all of its ...
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... election. In conclusion, I must again say to you, justice to my own feelings demands it, that my gratitude for the welcome you have extended to me on this occasion knows no bounds, and can be described by no language which I can command ...
... election. In conclusion, I must again say to you, justice to my own feelings demands it, that my gratitude for the welcome you have extended to me on this occasion knows no bounds, and can be described by no language which I can command ...
Contents
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Speech of Mr Douglasat Chicago July 9 185816 | 66 |
Second Joint Debate at Freeport August 27 1858 | 83 |
Seventh and Last Joint Debate at Alton Oct 15 1858 | 93 |
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