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The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln
The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln Author:Henry Jarvis Raymond Subtitle: Together With His State Papers, Including His Speeches, Addresses, Messages, Letters, and Proclamations, and the Closing Scenes Connected With His Life and Death. to Which Are Added Anecdotes and Personal Reminiscences of President Lincoln General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1865 Original Publisher: Derby... more » and Miller Subjects: United States Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER II. THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE. Presidential Campaign Of 1856. -- Douglas At Springfield In 1867. -- Lincoln's Reply. -- Tire Gkeat Debate. -- Eloquent Defence Of The Doctrines Of The Republican Party. -- Result Of The Contest. The pressure of the slavery contest at last fully organized the Republican party, which held its first convention for the nomination of President and Vice-President at Philadelphia, on June 17, 1856. John C. Fremont was nominated for President, and William L. Dayton for Vice-President. Mr. Lincoln's name was prominent before the convention for the latter office, and on the informal ballot he stood next to Mr. Dayton, receiving 110 votes. Mr. Lincoln's name headed the Republican electoral ticket in Illinois, and he took an active part in the canvass, but the Democrats carried the State, though only by a plurality vote. Meanwhile, Senator Douglas embraced every opportunity to keep himself and his doctrines before the people, but whichever way he turned, he found his vigilant antagonist constantly in his front. For twenty years the two had been so invariably opposed to each other in politics, that whenever Mr. Douglas made a . speech, the people instinctively anticipated a reply from Mr. Lincoln ; and there was a special Providence in thus opposing to the wily, dec...« less