Posted on 06/01/2017 5:15:26 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
Hey Homer; I went to Half Price Books last night and found a copy of Fehrenbacher’s “The Dred Scott Case.” Reading the excerpts you posted caused me to put it on my list. Now, for the mere sum of $12 it is in the stack on the nightstand. I wish I’d done this a year ago, I would have been able to contribute more. Oh well, better late than never. Too bad my teachers never appreciated the wisdom of that philosophy.
Not to worry. Dred Scott should be the main discussion topic here for some time to come. Your further thoughts on the matter are eagerly anticipated. In fact, A. Lincoln has had 3 months do chew on the decision and, now that Stephen A. Douglas has spoken on it (see reply 21 above) will respond to both in a speech the day after tomorrow.
June 25. . . . We’ve engaged a room at Round Hill (Northampton) for July 10. . . . My design is to stay at Munde’s till the sixth of July.
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
Charles Munde emigrated from Germany. He became familiar with the water cure methods of Vincent Priessnitz around 1836, and treated scarlet fever cases in Dresden during the winter of 1845-46.[2][3][4] From childhood recollections of one of his sons, Paul F. Munde, the family went to the area now (but not then, per Sheffeld) called Florence "in the early fifties", after his father had struggled "for nearly a year in New York in search of a practice". After the death of David Ruggles in 1849, Charles Munde learned "of the opportunity to take up his favorite method", which led him to pick up where Ruggles left off, thence to the naming of Florence,[5] and accordingly, the name of the Florence Water Cure, also called the Munde Water Cure.
From Florence, Massachusetts Wikipedia page. Florence is a section of Northampton, MA.
I should have located and posted the text of Douglas’ speech on June 12 since it is simple enough to find. Here is a link now that I have posted Lincoln’s reply (reply #44).
http://www.truthandgrace.com/1857DouglasSpeech0612.htm
I disagree with Mr. Koerner. I think this man Lincoln could be more than a match for Douglas - just what the Republicans need.
The text at that source only covers the Mormon issue, not the other two which are excluded.
So I see. Starts at page 12. Thanks for the heads up. Here is another link that may have the complete speech.
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/collections/b1a6a423-ba27-4400-9783-296089734550
Was Douglas a Mormon?
No. I don’t know that religion played a prominent role in Douglas’s life. He belonged to several Masonic organizations.
No, he was a Democrat who defended slavery in order to curry favor with the southern states.
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