. Life of Abraham Lincoln, illustrated : a biographical sketch of President Lincoln taken from Abbott's "Lives of the Presidents," and containing sixty half-tone illustrations and portraits. StephenA. Douglas, with whom Mr. Lincoln had longbeen more or less intimately associated, was re-sponsible for the bill repealing the MissouriCompromise. It was regarded as his bid forSouthern votes to secure the presidency. Mr. Douglas was a man of great intellectualpower, and of consummate tact and skill in October, 1854, he attended a state fair inSpringfield, 111., and addressed a vast assemb
. Life of Abraham Lincoln, illustrated : a biographical sketch of President Lincoln taken from Abbott's "Lives of the Presidents," and containing sixty half-tone illustrations and portraits. StephenA. Douglas, with whom Mr. Lincoln had longbeen more or less intimately associated, was re-sponsible for the bill repealing the MissouriCompromise. It was regarded as his bid forSouthern votes to secure the presidency. Mr. Douglas was a man of great intellectualpower, and of consummate tact and skill in October, 1854, he attended a state fair inSpringfield, 111., and addressed a vast assemblagein defense of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill as itwas called. The next day Mr. Lincoln replied tohim in a speech three hours in length. TheSpringfield RepubHcan, in its report says,— He quivered with emotion. The whole housewas still as death. He attacked the bill with un-usual warmth and energy; and all felt that a manof strength was its enemv, and that he intended. ABRAHAM LINCOLiN 45 to blast it, if he could, by strong and manly ef-forts. He was most successful; and the houseapproved the glorious triumph of truth by longand loud continued huzzas. Women waved theirhandkerchiefs in token of womans silent butheartfelt consent. The fundamental principle of the Kansas-Ne-braska Bill was, that the zchite people in the Ter-ritories had a right to decide whether or notthey would enslave the colored people. Thuspithily ^Ir. Lincoln replied to it;— My distinguished friend says it is an insultto the emigrants to Kansas and Nebraska tosuppose that they are not able to govern them-selves. We must not slur over an argument ofthis kind because it happens to tickle the ear. Itmust be met and answered. I admit that theemigrant to Kansas and Nebraska is competentto govern himself; biit I deny his right to governany other person i^ithout that persons consent. It was the almost universal testmiony, that, inthis meeting at Springfield, ^Ir. Douglas wasvanquished.
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