Foreword | | xi | |
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Preface | | xiii | |
Introduction | | xix | |
Editorial Method | | xxvii | |
Chronology | | xxix | |
| PART 1: MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY, 1838--42 |
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| Introduction: Sinners, Saints, and God-fearing Folk |
| | 1 | (3) |
| Open Letter to the Citizens of Alton, Illinois, 1838 |
| | 4 | (11) |
| Open Letter from the Rock River Congregational Association of Illinois to the Reformed Church of Scotland, July 16, 1841 |
| | 15 | (4) |
| Sermon on the Supremacy of the Divine Law, January 1842 |
| | 19 | (6) |
| Open Pastoral Letter to the Rock River Congregational Association, March 26, 1842 |
| | 25 | (8) |
| Sermon on Religion and Politics, July 21, 1842 |
| | 33 | (15) |
| PART 2: MEMBER OF THE LIBERTY PARTY, 1842--48 |
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| Introduction: Evangelicals, Republicans, and Political Organizers |
| | 45 | (3) |
| Address to the Liberty Party of Illinois, May 27, 1842 |
| | 48 | (7) |
| Open Letter Entitled ``No Sin to Steal,'' July 26, 1842 |
| | 55 | (3) |
| Reports on Speeches at the National Liberty Party Convention in Buffalo, New York, August 30--31, 1843 |
| | 58 | (3) |
| Open Letter upon Returning from the Liberty Party Convention in Buffalo, New York, September 8, 1843 |
| | 61 | (2) |
| Sermon Entitled ``Christ Died for All, without Regard to Person, Age, Rank or Color,'' July 1844 |
| | 63 | (2) |
| Report on Speeches at the Northwestern Convention of the Liberty Party in Chicago, June 1846 |
| | 65 | (5) |
| Two Letters and a Report While Canvassing in Massachusetts for the Liberty Party, Fall 1846 |
| | 70 | (7) |
| Report on Two Speeches at the Last National Liberty Party Convention, Buffalo, New York, October 20, 1847 |
| | 77 | (5) |
| PART 3: MEMBER OF THE FREE SOIL AND FREE DEMOCRATIC PARTIES, 1848--54 |
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| Introduction: Perfectionists, Opportunists, and Religious Change Agents |
| | 79 | (3) |
| Open Letter in Response to Political Questions in the Aurora Guardian, July 14 and 15, 1848 |
| | 82 | (4) |
| Open Letter upon Returning from the Free Soil Convention in Buffalo, New York, August 22, 1848 |
| | 86 | (2) |
| Sermon on the Signs of the Coming Reign of the Messiah, January 1850 |
| | 88 | (5) |
| Report on the Free Democratic State Convention, October 25--26, 1853 |
| | 93 | (7) |
| PART 4: LEADER IN FORMING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, 1854--56 |
| |
| Introduction: Douglas, Lincoln, and Fusion |
| | 97 | (3) |
| Report on Remarks at the State Republican Convention, October 4--5, 1854 |
| | 100 | (2) |
| Report on a Speech in the Illinois State Legislature on ``Colored People'' Having the Right to Testify in Court, January 11, 1855 |
| | 102 | (3) |
| Speech and Reporter's Comments on Three Antislavery Resolutions Given in the Illinois State Legislature, February 6 and March 5, 1855 |
| | 105 | (16) |
| Opening Prayer at the First National Meeting of the Republican Party, February 22, 1856 |
| | 121 | (2) |
| Report on a Speech at the First National Meeting of the Republican Party, February 22, 1856 |
| | 123 | (3) |
| Reports on the ``Lost Speech'' at the Bloomington, Illinois, Anti-Nebraska State Nominating Convention, May 29--31, 1856 |
| | 126 | (3) |
| Reports on a Speech after the Bolter's Convention in Bloomington, Illinois, July 16, 1856 |
| | 129 | (6) |
| Report on a Campaign Speech for Congress at Neponset, Illinois, October 26, 1856 |
| | 135 | (5) |
| PART 5: MINORITY GADFLY MEMBER OF THE 35TH CONGRESS, 1857--59 |
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| Introduction: Ruffians, Abusers of Power, and ``Fanatics'' |
| | 137 | (3) |
| First Speech in Congress, on Deception in the Treasury Note Bill, December 21, 1857 |
| | 140 | (2) |
| Speech Entitled ``Human Beings, Not Property,'' in Response to the Supreme Court Decision on the Dred and Harriet Scott Case, February 17, 1858 |
| | 142 | (12) |
| Remarks on Contract Corruption during the Debate on the Deficiency Bill, April 2 and 7, 1858 |
| | 154 | (2) |
| Remarks on the Decoration of the Agriculture Committee Room, May 19, 1858 |
| | 156 | (1) |
| Acceptance Speech on Receiving Unanimous Renomination at the Joliet, Illinois, Convention, June 30, 1858 |
| | 157 | (4) |
| National Sabbath Speech at Bryant's Grove, Princeton, Illinois, July 22, 1858 |
| | 161 | (1) |
| Report on a Speech after the First Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Ottawa, Illinois, August 21, 1858 |
| | 162 | (2) |
| Report on a Speech on the Fugitive Slave Law after the Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Freeport, Illinois, August 27, 1858 |
| | 164 | (2) |
| Speech on the Fanaticism of the Democratic Party, February 21, 1859 |
| | 166 | (14) |
| Speech at the Mount Vernon Association, Princeton, Illinois, May 25, 1859 |
| | 180 | (6) |
| PART 6: PARTISAN REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE 36TH CONGRESS, 1860--61 |
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| Introduction: Voters, Compromisers, and Promise Keepers |
| | 183 | (3) |
| Speech Championing the Homestead Bill, March 26, 1860 |
| | 186 | (5) |
| Debate on Slavery, Conducted under Hostile Conditions in Congress, April 5, 1860 |
| | 191 | (20) |
| Reports on and Concluding Remarks of a Campaign Speech Near Alton, Illinois, July 20, 1860 |
| | 211 | (4) |
| Report on a Campaign Speech at Greenup, Illinois, August 16, 1860 |
| | 215 | (1) |
| Report on a Campaign Speech at Freeport, Illinois, September 12, 1860 |
| | 216 | (9) |
| Campaign Speech at the Chicago Wigwam, October 15, 1860 |
| | 225 | (22) |
| Resolution on Obedience to the Constitution and the Defense of National Property, December 17, 1860 |
| | 247 | (3) |
| Speech and Brief Debate on Making No Compromises with Slavery, January 23, 1861 |
| | 250 | (12) |
| Brief Remarks on Compromises with Slavery, January 28, 1861 |
| | 262 | (1) |
| Report on a Speech at the War Meeting in Princeton, Illinois, April 25, 1861 |
| | 263 | (7) |
| PART 7: A FLOOR LEADER OF THE TRIUMPHANT 37TH CONGRESS, 1861--63 |
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| Introduction: Unionists, Moderates, and Emancipationists |
| | 267 | (3) |
| Resolutions Opposing the Return of Fugitive Slaves to Their Masters, July 8 and 9, 1861 |
| | 270 | (1) |
| Report on a Speech about the Use of War Powers to Free the Slaves with the Help of Black Troops, Late November 1861 |
| | 271 | (7) |
| Resolutions on Expanding the Confiscation Act to Include Slaves of All Citizens in Rebellion, December 5 and 20, 1861 |
| | 278 | (3) |
| Resolution Granting Diplomatic Status to ``Hayti'' and Liberia, December 11, 1861 |
| | 281 | (1) |
| Speech and Debate on the Conduct of the War, January 6, 1862 |
| | 282 | (12) |
| Remarks on the Surrender of Traitors to the British Government, January 14, 1862 |
| | 294 | (4) |
| Remarks on a Bill to Establish a Department of Agriculture, February 17, 1862 |
| | 298 | (1) |
| Remarks on Taxing Slaveholders per Slave, March 25, 1862 |
| | 299 | (2) |
| Response to Charges That Antislavery Men Are As Responsible for the War As the Rebels, March 25, 1862 |
| | 301 | (2) |
| Remarks on a Bill to Abolish Slavery in the District of Columbia, April 11, 1862 |
| | 303 | (2) |
| Remarks on the Pacific Railroad Bill, April 17, 1862 |
| | 305 | (2) |
| Speech and Brief Debate on the Second Confiscation Act, April 24, 1862 |
| | 307 | (17) |
| Resolutions on Prohibiting Slavery in the Territories, May 1, 9, 12, and June 17, 1862 |
| | 324 | (5) |
| Speech at Cooper Institute, New York City, with an Introduction by William Cullen Bryant, June 12, 1862 |
| | 329 | (20) |
| Speech at a War Meeting in Chicago, Rallying Troops and Encouraging the Use of Black Troops, August 2, 1862 |
| | 349 | (2) |
| Report on a Speech at a War Meeting in Princeton, Illinois, on the Agony and Necessity of This Conflict, August 7, 1862 |
| | 351 | (2) |
| Report on Remarks on the Emancipation Proclamation at the Springfield, Illinois, Convention, September 25, 1862 |
| | 353 | (2) |
| Reports on Speeches Promoting the Administration on the Campaign Trail, Fall 1862 |
| | 355 | (2) |
| Reports on and Speech at Princeton, Illinois, on Victory after a Bitter Campaign, November 14 and 19, 1862 |
| | 357 | (9) |
| Remarks on Reconstruction Policy Contrary to Congressman Stevens, January 9, 1863 |
| | 366 | (4) |
| Speech and Brief Debate on the Negro Regiment Bill, January 29, 1863 |
| | 370 | (9) |
| Open Letter to the Springfield Journal Affirming Lincoln for President, August 31, 1863 |
| | 379 | (2) |
| Report on a Speech in Princeton, Illinois, on the Results of Off-year Elections, October 22, 1863 |
| | 381 | (4) |
| Speech at the North Western Fair of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, November 5, 1863 |
| | 385 | (6) |
| Open Letter Read at the American Anti-Slavery Society Meeting in Philadelphia, November 22, 1863 |
| | 391 | (2) |
| Last Public Prayer at Hampshire Colony Congregational Church, November 26, 1863 |
| | 393 | (7) |
| PART 8: ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE OF THE 38TH CONGRESS, 1863--64 |
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| Introduction: Freedman, Avengers, and Allies |
| | 397 | (3) |
| Report on Last Speech in Princeton, Illinois, on Reconstruction Policy, November 26, 1863 |
| | 400 | (2) |
| Remarks Concerning a Bill Making Slaveholding a Crime, December 14, 1863 |
| | 402 | (2) |
| Report on a Speech at the New City Hall in Portland, Maine, Predicting Lincoln's Re-election, December 26, 1863 |
| | 404 | (3) |
| Letter to William Lloyd Garrison, February 22, 1864 |
| | 407 | (2) |
| Last Public Words in the Form of a Letter to Governor John Andrew of Massachusetts, February 22, 1864 |
| | 409 | (2) |
| Eulogy by Abraham Lincoln, June 9, 1864 |
| | 411 | (2) |
Bibliography | | 413 | (10) |
Index | | 423 | |