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”When a man hears” ”First Debate with Stephen A. Douglas at Ottawa, Illinois,” August 21, 1858, ”First Debate with Stephen A. Douglas at Ottawa, Illinois,” August 21, 1858, CW, CW, 3:13. 3:13.
reported two different debates Harold Holzer tells the story of these two texts in Harold Holzer tells the story of these two texts in The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: The First Complete, Unexpurgated Text The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: The First Complete, Unexpurgated Text (New York: Harper Collins, 1993). (New York: Harper Collins, 1993).
”Everybody here” David Davis to AL, August 25, 1858, ALPLC. David Davis to AL, August 25, 1858, ALPLC.
”We were well satisfied” well satisfied” Richard Yates to AL, August 26, 1858, ALPLC. Richard Yates to AL, August 26, 1858, ALPLC.
”Douglas and I” AL to Joseph O. Cunningham, August 22, 1858, AL to Joseph O. Cunningham, August 22, 1858, CW, CW, 3:37. 3:37.
advisers were not so pleased Holzer, Holzer, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 89; David Zarefsky, 89; David Zarefsky, Lincoln, Douglas and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate Lincoln, Douglas and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990), 56. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990), 56.
”Don't act” Norman B. Judd (WHH interview), October 2, 1890, Norman B. Judd (WHH interview), October 2, 1890, HI, HI, 723. 723.
attire of the debaters The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858, ed. Edwin E. Sparks (Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1908), 207. ed. Edwin E. Sparks (Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1908), 207.
”I shall be exceedingly glad” ”Second Debate at Freeport, Illinois,” August 27, 1858, ”Second Debate at Freeport, Illinois,” August 27, 1858, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 48. 48.
”Q.2. Can the people” Ibid., 50. Ibid., 50.
”It is most extraordinary” most extraordinary” Ibid., 51. Ibid., 51.
”It matters not” Ibid., 58.
”thinkthat Fred. Dougla.s.s” Ibid., 62.
”the popular sympathy” Joseph Medill to John A. Gurley, August 28, 1858, cited in Zarefsky, Joseph Medill to John A. Gurley, August 28, 1858, cited in Zarefsky, Lincoln, Douglas and Slavery, Lincoln, Douglas and Slavery, 58. 58.
”the contest going on” Frederick Dougla.s.s, ”Freedom in the West Indies: Address Delivered in Poughkeepsie, NY,” August 2, 1858, Frederick Dougla.s.s, ”Freedom in the West Indies: Address Delivered in Poughkeepsie, NY,” August 2, 1858, Frederick Dougla.s.s, Frederick Dougla.s.s, 3:233,236-37. 3:233,236-37.
The debates were only A strength of Allen Guelzo's book, A strength of Allen Guelzo's book, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America, is his attention to the many facets of the Lincoln-Douglas campaign beyond the debates. is his attention to the many facets of the Lincoln-Douglas campaign beyond the debates.
”Little Egypt” For a description of the context of the debate in ”Egypt,” see John Y Simon, ”Union County in 1858 and the Lincoln-Douglas Debate,” For a description of the context of the debate in ”Egypt,” see John Y Simon, ”Union County in 1858 and the Lincoln-Douglas Debate,” JISHS JISHS 62 (Autumn 1969): 267-92. 62 (Autumn 1969): 267-92.
”If the slaveholding” AL, ”Third Debate at Jonesboro, Illinois,” September 15, 1858, AL, ”Third Debate at Jonesboro, Illinois,” September 15, 1858, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 115. 115.
old-line Whig district Charles H. Coleman, Charles H. Coleman, Abraham Lincoln and Coles County, Illinois Abraham Lincoln and Coles County, Illinois (New Brunswick, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1955), 173-75. (New Brunswick, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1955), 173-75.
”I was really in favor” AL, ”Fourth Debate at Charleston, Illinois,” September 18, 1858, AL, ”Fourth Debate at Charleston, Illinois,” September 18, 1858, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 131. 131.
”Race prejudice” Tocqueville, Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Democracy in America, 329. 329.
”great apprehension” AL, ”Fourth Debate,” September 18, 1858, AL, ”Fourth Debate,” September 18, 1858, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 132. 132.
”Allow me to suggest” Norman B. Judd to AL, September? 1858, ALPLC. Norman B. Judd to AL, September? 1858, ALPLC.
”I am amazed” The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 145. 145.
the nineteen days A. H. Chapman to WHH, October 18, 1865, A. H. Chapman to WHH, October 18, 1865, HI, HI, 139. 139.
”Suppose it is true” AL, ”Fragment on Pro-slavery Lheology,” [October 1, 1858], AL, ”Fragment on Pro-slavery Lheology,” [October 1, 1858], CW, CW, 3:204-5. 3:204-5.
”But there is a larger issue” AL, ”Fragment: Notes for Speeches,” [October 1, 1858], AL, ”Fragment: Notes for Speeches,” [October 1, 1858], CW, CW, 3:205. 3:205.
”Well, at last” Holzer, Holzer, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 234-35. 234-35.
”In the extreme northern” ”Fifth Debate at Galesburg, Illinois,” October 7, 1858, ”Fifth Debate at Galesburg, Illinois,” October 7, 1858, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 181. 181.
”I believe that the entire” Ibid., 220 220 25. 25.
”When Douglas concluded” Quincy Whig, Quincy Whig, October 9, 1858. October 9, 1858.
”blowing out the moral lights” The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 201. 201.
labeled ”Const.i.tution” Allen Guelzo, Allen Guelzo, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America, 241. 241.
charm did not Carl Schurz, Carl Schurz, Abraham Lincoln: A Biographical Essay Abraham Lincoln: A Biographical Essay (Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1907), 68-69. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1907), 68-69.
”When Judge Douglas says” ”Sixth Debate at Quincy, Illinois,” October 13, 1858, ”Sixth Debate at Quincy, Illinois,” October 13, 1858, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 224-25. 224-25.
”I tell you why” Ibid., 233. 233.
”We are getting” Ibid., 242.
”of carrying the State” Gustave Koerner, Gustave Koerner, Memoirs of Gustave Koerner, 1809-1896: Life-Sketches Written at the Suggestion of His Children, Memoirs of Gustave Koerner, 1809-1896: Life-Sketches Written at the Suggestion of His Children, ed. Lhomas J. McCormack (Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Lorch Press, 1909), 2:66-67. ed. Lhomas J. McCormack (Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Lorch Press, 1909), 2:66-67.
”I hold that the signers” ”Seventh Debate at Alton, Illinois,” October 15, 1858, ”Seventh Debate at Alton, Illinois,” October 15, 1858, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 266. 266.
”strongsympathies” Ibid., 269. 269.
”fundamentalprinciple” Ibid., 273. 273.
”That is the issue” Ibid., 284-85. Ibid., 284-85.
”I now have a high degree” AL to Norman Judd, October 20, 1858, AL to Norman Judd, October 20, 1858, CW, CW, 3:329-30. 3:329-30.
”Outside Republicans” King, King, Lincoln's Manager, Lincoln's Manager, 125. 125.
”thatyou are anxious” AL to John J. Crittenden, July 7, 1858, AL to John J. Crittenden, July 7, 1858, CW, CW, 3:483-84. 3:483-84.
”Ambition has been” AL, ”Fragment, Last Speech of the Campaign at Springfield, Illinois,” October 30, 1858, AL, ”Fragment, Last Speech of the Campaign at Springfield, Illinois,” October 30, 1858, CW, CW, 3:334. 3:334.
”Streetlights” Illinois State Journal, Illinois State Journal, November 3, 1858. November 3, 1858.
”but I recovered” Nicolay and Hay, 9:377. Nicolay and Hay, 9:377.
”the causes of our defeat” Joseph Fort Newton, Joseph Fort Newton, Lincoln and Herndon Lincoln and Herndon (Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Lorch Press, 1910), 234-35. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Lorch Press, 1910), 234-35.
”unauthorized” John L. Crittenden to AL, October 27, 1858, ALPLC. John L. Crittenden to AL, October 27, 1858, ALPLC.