I thought I posted a report on this book last year but if I did I can’t find it. Here is the first excerpt. We will be seeing a lot more of it when we get to 1858.
Allen C. Guelzo, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America
I thought I posted a report on this book last year but if I did I can’t find it. Here is the first excerpt. We will be seeing a lot more of it when we get to 1858.
Allen C. Guelzo, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America
In this passage, Douglas appears to come off as some sort of “moderate” trying to find a middle ground on the slavery question. Maybe it’s a conundrum for all northern democrats; considering that the democrat party is beholden to its solid south slavery constituency, how can you be a democrat, northern or southern, and not by definition be pro-slavery?
At the risk of drawing ire from some quarter for jumping a whole year and two days ahead, I feel compelled to post a link to Lincoln’s House Divided speech, the best light ever shone on the hypocrisies of Douglass and on the political machinations of the slavers.
http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/house.htm
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