House Divided Speech: Compare and Contrast
House Divided Speech: Compare and Contrast
Dred Scott v. Sandford (March 6, 1857)
Okay, we'll admit it: Supreme Court decisions aren't the most fun to read. They're long, and they're often not designed to keep the reader exactly entranced. However, given the significance of this...
Frederick Douglass, "The Dred Scott Decision" (May 14, 1857)
Lincoln's "House Divided" speech, which talks a lot about the Dred Scott decision, aimed to convince Republicans of the real danger that slavery would soon be legal everywhere. Frederick Douglass'...
James Henry Hammond, "The Mudsill Theory" (March 4, 1858)
Ever wonder how slavery lasted so long? What were people thinking? Well, here's a good answer. This speech, delivered to the Senate by Senator James Hammond of South Carolina less than three months...
Chicago Press and Tribune, "New Orleans Delta on the Illinois Republican Convention," (July 5, 1858)
It probably won't surprise you to know that the "House Divided" speech wasn't received warmly everywhere, especially in the South. Given that Lincoln was straight-up left off the ballots in the nex...
Stephen A. Douglas' reply to Lincoln at Freeport, IL (August 27, 1858)
About Those States…The Lincoln-Douglas debates immediately followed the "House Freeport Divided" speech, and pitted the up-and-coming Free Soiler Lincoln against Mr. Popular Sovereignty Douglas....
William H. Herndon and Jesse W. Weik, chapter III of Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life (originally published in 1888)
I Was There, GuysWilliam Herndon was Lincoln's law partner in Illinois before the senatorial election. He's also known for being Lincoln's biographer, and helping shape our historical image of the...