Abraham Lincoln : the true story of a great life . hoice left as towhat I should save from the wreck, I should choosethat speech and leave it to the world unerased. Meanwhile Douglas had returned from Washing-ton to his home in Chicago. Here he rested for afew days until his friends and co-workers had ar-ranged the details of a public reception on the 9thof July, when he delivered from the balcony of theTremont House a speech intended as an answer tothe one made by Lincoln in Springfield. Lincolnwas present at this reception, but took no part in next day, however, he replied. Both speec
Abraham Lincoln : the true story of a great life . hoice left as towhat I should save from the wreck, I should choosethat speech and leave it to the world unerased. Meanwhile Douglas had returned from Washing-ton to his home in Chicago. Here he rested for afew days until his friends and co-workers had ar-ranged the details of a public reception on the 9thof July, when he delivered from the balcony of theTremont House a speech intended as an answer tothe one made by Lincoln in Springfield. Lincolnwas present at this reception, but took no part in next day, however, he replied. Both speecheswere delivered at the same place. Leaving Chicago,Douglas passed on down to Bloomington andSpringfield, where he spoke on the 16th and 17thof July respectively. On the evening of the latterday Lincoln responded again in a most effective andconvincing effort. The contest now took on a diff-erent phase. Lincolns Republican friends urgedhim to draw Douglas into a joint debate, and heaccordingly sent him a challenge on the 24th of * Leonard THE LIFE OF LINCOLN. 71 July. It is not necessary, I suppose, to reproducehere the correspondence that passed between thesegreat leaders. On the 30th Douglas finally acceptedthe proposition to divide time, and address thesame audiences, naming seven different places,one in each Congressional district, outside of Chi-cago and Springfield, for joint meetings.* Theplaces and dates were, Ottawa, August 21; Freeport,August 27; Jonesboro, September 15; Charleston,September 18; Galesburg, October 7; Quincy, * Among the items of preparation on Lincolns part hitherto with-held is the following letter, which explains itself: Springfield, June 28, 1858. A. Campbell, Esq. My Dear Sir:—In 1856 you gave me authority to draw onyou for any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. I see clearlythat such a privilege would be more available now than it was am aware that times are tighter now than they were then. Pleasewrite me at all events, and
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