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Title: The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861 Sparks, Edwin Erle, 1860-1924, ed
Subjects: Lincoln-Douglas debates, 1858
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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tood; his boots glistened withthe dampness, which seemed to have the attribute of mercy for It droppeth like the gentle rainUpon the place beneath. (Chicago Press and Tribune, August 30, 1858) GREAT DEBATE BETWEEN LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS AT FEEEPORT Fifteen Thousand Persons Present.—The Dred Scott Champion Trot-ted Out and Broug-ht to His Milk.—It Proves to Be Stump-Tailed.—Great Caving--in on the Ottawa Forg-ery.—He Was Con-scientious about It.—Why Chases Amendment Was Voted Down.—Lincoln Tumbles Him AH over Stephenson County.—VerbatimReport of Lincolns Speech.—Douglas Reply and Lincolns Re-joinder The second great debate between Lincoln and Douglas came off atFreeport, on Friday afternoon. The day broke chilly, cloudy andlowering. Alternations of wind, and sunshine filled up the forenoon.At twelve oclock the weather settled dismally, cold and damp, and the-afternoon carried out the promise of the morning with the single ex-ception of the rain. FHEKPORT HUSIXEKS DIRrCTORY
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iiifi S;c;ii!t:!iso!i and ilfecliaiiic Sirecfs. I. W. HUft^PHREY, Proprietor. FREEPORT, ILLINOIS—THE BREWSTER HOUSE. 1860 Lincoln was the guest of this hotel at the time of the debate THE FREEPORT DEBATE 191 The crowd, however, was enormous. At nine oclock the CarrollCounty delegation came in with a long procession headed by a band ofmusic and a banner on which was inscribed: CARROLL COUNTY FOR ABRAHAM LINCOLN At ten oclock a special train from Amboy, Dixon and Polo, arrivedwith twelve cars crowded full. Mr. Lincoln was on this train, andsome two thousand citizens of Freeport and vicinity had assembled toescort him to the Brewster House. Six deafening cheers were givenas our next Senator stepped from the cars; after which the wholecompany formed in procession and escorted him around the principalstreets to the elegant hotel. Here the reception speech was deliveredby Hon. Thomas J. Turner—to which Mr. Lincoln responded in afew appropriate remarks. Half an hour later a train of eigh

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