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3 .7 T H E U N IO N 7858-7865
7858-7860 LINCOLN ACHIEVES PROMINENCE

In th e 7858 Senate e le c t io n Stephen Douglad th e incum bent met unknown
Abraham L in c o ln {Rep.) in a d c rie d o ^ d e v e n debate-6 in Good p u b lic it y
&rom th e debated gained n a tio n a l ^ a m e ^ o r L in c o ln & won him in both &

'Fnee Funk1 o| Senator Boughi; edi WASHINGTON CITV 0.0/ FREE, JAN 2 7860

The dem ocratic Party d p lit in 1860 & Douglad wad th e N orthern Democrat
Candidate w ith a 'P op u la r S o v e re ig n ty {VoteTd c h o ic e Sta ve or Free S t a t e ) ’
w ith H erdchet V. Johndon, form er Governor o-fa G eo rg ia , ad U-P C a n d id a te. In th e E je c tio n
he gained o n ly 29.4% o-fa th e popular v o le & im m ediately went on a to u r to t r y u n ify in g th e
country & to gain dupport {jor L in c o ln . He d ie d in Chicago -farom ty p h o id on 3 .JU N .6 1 .

“ I stand for the rights of the whole people—
Intervention—North or §ont^El^^?*’H P jsnn1’otl•,,
I V- DOUGLAS.

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