From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . at made thewelkin ring. In the popular vote he received a ma-jority of four thousand and eighty-five over Mr. Doug-las ; but owing to the unfair apportionment of the legis-lative districts, Mr. Douglas was returned to the UnitedStates Senate. In one of these debates he paid one of the mosteloquent tributes to the Declaration of Independence(after having enunciated its principles) that ever fellfrom human lips ; and he closed with these memo-rable words : You may do anything with me y
From pioneer home to the White House : life of Abraham Lincoln: boyhood, youth, manhood, assassination, death . at made thewelkin ring. In the popular vote he received a ma-jority of four thousand and eighty-five over Mr. Doug-las ; but owing to the unfair apportionment of the legis-lative districts, Mr. Douglas was returned to the UnitedStates Senate. In one of these debates he paid one of the mosteloquent tributes to the Declaration of Independence(after having enunciated its principles) that ever fellfrom human lips ; and he closed with these memo-rable words : You may do anything with me you choose, if youwill but heed these sacred principles. You may notonly defeat me for the senate, but you may take meand put me to death. While pretending no indifferenceto earthly honors, I do claim to be actuated in this con-test by something higher than an anxiety for office. Icharge you to drop every paltry and insignificant thoughtfor any mans success. It is nothing ; I am nothing ;Judge Douglas is nothing. But do not destroy that IMMORTAL EMBLEM OF HUMANITY, THE DECLARA-TION of American CHAPTER XXIII. GOING UP HIGHER. |HE Republican State Convention of Illinoismet at Decatur, May 9, i860, in a Wig-wam erected for the purpose. Directly-after the convention was organized, GovernorOglesby, the chairman, arose, and said, I am informedthat a distinguished citizen of Illinois, and one whomIllinois will ever delight to honor, is present, and Iwish to move that this body invite him to a seat on thestand. After a pause, as if to awaken curiosity, hecalled out the name in a much louder voice, AbrahamLincoln. Such a round of applause, cheer upon cheer,followed the announcement, as shook every board andjoist of the wigwam. A rush, too, was made for thegentleman, who stood near the door, and he was act-ually taken up and borne through the dense crowd tothe platform. The cheering was like the roar of thesea. Hats were thrown up by the Chicago if hats were n
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