Douglas Faces Multiple Influences in 1860 Campaign
A Herald leader outlines influences against Douglas including Stephen A. Douglas’s own records, congressional positions on the Missouri Compromise, and the U S Constitution’s territorial powers. It notes Morris’s stance on squatter sovereignty and Mormon polygamy, adds Northern Republican sentiment, and cites Douglas’s weak standing in key states. the piece ends with a note on K K Jones’s Lincoln Banner gift to Manitowoc Lincoln supporters aboard the schooner Two Charlies.
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Hamlet
Herald
Douglas
Buchanan
Br. Douglas
Stephen A Douglas
Congress
Mr. Douglas
The
United States
District of Columbia
Mr. Morris
Morris
Republican Party
California
Chicago
Old Buck
Abe Lincoln Named President in Springfield Celebration
Springfield, the home of Lincoln, erupted in joy as bells rang and illuminations lit the night after news of his nomination. A spontaneous rally at the Capitol led to Abe’s residence where he spoke to neighbors amid thunderous applause. A special train delivered a convention committee headed by Geo Astman from Massachusetts to announce the nomination.
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K. K
Manitounec
Wisconsin
Seward
Abe
Qld
Springfield
Lincoln
Capitol
Geo. Astiman
Mass
Carl Schurz
Gov
Boutwell
Amos Tuck
HNH
Judge Kelly
Philadelphis
Carl Schurz's Great Speech at the Convention
The article lauds Carl Schurz's Friday address before the Convention praising his patriotism and eloquence. It notes Schurz supported Lincoln's unanimous nomination alongside Evarts and reflects Wisconsin Republicans joining the party’s cause with strong devotion. It highlights public admiration from about twenty thousand listeners.
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Carl Schurz
Wisconsin
William H. Seward
Seward
Schurz
Evarts
New York
Lincoln
Carl Schare
Congress and the Territories on Congressional Jurisdiction
The piece argues Congress wields exclusive power over U.S. Territories comparable to its authority in the District of Columbia. It denies a blanket claim of people being subject to no special territorial control while noting territorial government arises with population and a Republican constitution. It emphasizes Congress’s authority over territories and the ten mile square DC.
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Congress
Territories
Herald
District of of Columbia
United States
District of Columbia
Where is the Delay in our Aurora letters
The letter discusses delays in mail between Quincy and Aurora. The writer notes eleven hours travel by road but three days for letters. A letter mailed Sunday morning supposedly arrives by Wednesday noon but is not there. The writer expresses hope for action when President Lincoln, referred to as Old Abe, is in office.
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Aurora
Quincy
Abe
Howe
Constitution
Union
Quincy Whig & Republican
West
Sal
Scott
Andrew Hor
Haff
Andy
Hoff
Mags
Huff
Comrad
Passaes
Andrew Huff Andy
Third Party Debate Sparks Energy and Critique
The Boston Journal argues there are pressing national questions unresolved by delegates in Baltimore. It criticizes silence on key issues the government must address, calling the attempt to avoid debate foolish and cowardly in a nation of active Americans.
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Bell and Everett
Boston Journal
Baltimore
Charleston
Mt Tn
Spontaneous Combustion and Lincoln Campaign Fires
Dispatches from Chicago to Columbus Indianapolis Beloit Albany Detroit Galena Springfield Dayton and Rochester report rapid Lincoln enthusiasm. Urban parades and mass gatherings spread across the Midwest as rural districts prepare to erupt with cheers for Honest Abe.
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Abe
Chicago
Columbus
Lincoln
Ditto
Indianapolis
Beloit
Albany
Detroit
Galena
Springfield
Ohio
Dayton
Rochester
Lincoln and Seward Masters in Presidential Contest
The Douglas column argues Lincoln has studied Seward closely and that Douglas has many masters, including Cass, Charleston leaders, and Lincoln in 1858. It contrasts Lincoln born in a slave state who opposes slavery with Douglas from a free state who allegedly remains indifferent to its fate, framing the campaign as a master disciple dynamic.
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Douglas
Herald
Chicago
Lincoln
Seward
Gen
Cass
Charleston
Illinois
Baltimore
Lincoln Debates and the Republican Ticket Rising
A retrospective on 1853 forensics and Lincoln debates. The Ohio Republican Committee’s publication of the full debate and additional speeches portrays Lincoln’s integrity and the party’s confidence in his leadership. The piece notes widespread enthusiasm, cross-state support, and looming canvass dynamics for 1860.
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Lincoln
Congress
Republican State Central Committee of
Ohio
Chicago
Springfiel, &c
Abe
Douglas
Baltimore
Arenia
John Tillson
Heenan and Sayers Meet in Regal Ring Entrance
A correspondent recalls the first meeting before the match, noting Sayers entering from a planquin in purple velvet and Heenan arriving in armor with a Golden Fleece badge. The scene includes royal figures and dignitaries, a stirring reception in Windsor, and vivid ring preparations, with the fight itself omitted.
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Sayers
J—n
Cusick
Macdonald
Edward
Court of St. James
D—ll—s
Windsor
Thomas Sayers
London
Spurgeon
Earl of Beaufort
Napoleon
Paris
Victoria
Westminster Abbey
Waterloo
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