Stephen A. Douglas

"I'm Stephen A. Douglas, and I approved this message."

How Honest Is 'Honest Abe'? Peggy Noonan 2012

To soften northern opposition to this bold assault, Brown embraced the compromise language of Illinois representative Stephen A. Douglas, which would extend the Missouri Compromise line westward through Texas.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

To soften northern opposition to this bold assault, Brown embraced the compromise language of Illinois representative Stephen A. Douglas, which would extend the Missouri Compromise line westward through Texas.

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

During his debates with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858, Lincoln had stated that a house divided against itself cannot stand.

Gary Gallagher: Was the election of Abraham Lincoln a threat to the South? Gary Gallagher 2010

There is a theory promulgated by Douglas Edgerton and others that Southern firebrands [Robert] Rhett and [William] Yancey conspired with others to insure the defeat of Stephen A. Douglas - a fellow Democrat - and insure Lincoln's election so Southern states could secede.

Frank Williams: What motivated South carolin to secede so quickly? Frank Williams 2010

In fact, some have alleged that Southern Democratic party leaders like Rhett and Yancey conspired to see Democrat Stephen A. Douglas defeated so Abraham Lincoln could win, thus making it easier for Southern states to secede.

Frank Williams: Was the election of Abraham Lincoln a threat to the South? Frank Williams 2010

During his debates with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858, Lincoln had stated that a house divided against itself cannot stand.

Gary Gallagher: Was the election of Abraham Lincoln a threat to the South? Gary Gallagher 2010

In fact, some have alleged that Southern Democratic party leaders like Rhett and Yancey conspired to see Democrat Stephen A. Douglas defeated so Abraham Lincoln could win, thus making it easier for Southern states to secede.

Frank Williams: Was the election of Abraham Lincoln a threat to the South? Frank Williams 2010

Lincoln was clear in his belief and public statements at Peoria in 1854, his response to the Dred Scott decision in 1857, the debates with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858, his "House Divided" speech the same year as well as at Cooper Union in 1860 - that he was unalterably opposed to the extension of slavery.

Frank Williams: Was the election of Abraham Lincoln a threat to the South? Frank Williams 2010

Lincoln had given his powerful Illinois rival Stephen A. Douglas the political fight of his life in the 1858 Senate election.

Before he became the national icon, Lincoln was a shrewd candidate Sally Jenkins 2010