William H. Herndon Abraham Lincoln

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Detailed account of the campaign Of 1858 by Horace White - Douglas's imposing entrance into Chicago. - His opening speech. - Meetings at Beardstown, Havana, and Lewi'ston. - Description Of the two champions at Ottawa. The Dixon conference - The Freeport debate and-its im portant consequences - Mr. Lincoln's minor meetings - His impressive speech at Edwardsville. - Increasing excitement as the campaign proceeded - Remarkable gatherings at Charleston and Galesburg. - 'debates at Quincy and Alton. - ~the '1'danites. - Senator Trumbull; Owen Lovejoy, Carl Schurz, Frank P.' Blair, and other participants.-t he elec tion.