1858 San Francisco CALIFORNIA newspaper LINCOLN v DOUGLAS Beardstown ILLINOIS. 1858 San Francisco CALIFORNIA newspaper ABRAHAM LINCOLN vs STREPHEN A DOUGLAS for US Senator from Illinois – Speeches in Beardstown ILLINOIS. Inv # 8R-433. SEE PHOTO(s) – COMPLETE ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the. San Francisco Evening Bulletin. (CA) dated Sept 18, 1858. This original newspaper contains an inside page heading: “WARM POLITICS IN ILLINOIS” with a 1/3 column report on the election contest in Illinois between Stephen A Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. Discusses their speeches at Chicago and Beardstown, IL. When Lincoln and Douglas debated the slavery extension issue in 1858, therefore, they were addressing the problem that had divided the nation into two hostile camps and that threatened the continued existence of the Union. Their contest, as a consequence, had repercussions far beyond determining who would win the senatorial seat at stake. When Lincoln received the Republican nomination to run against Douglas, he said in his acceptance speech that “A house divided against itself cannot stand” and that this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. Douglas thereupon attacked Lincoln as a radical, threatening the continued stability of the Union. Lincoln then challenged Douglas to a series of debates, and the two eventually agreed to hold joint encounters in seven Illinois congressional districts. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. Let our 50+ years of experience work for YOU! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale. We are located in the charming Maryland Eastern Shore town of OXFORD, Maryland. With an inventory of nearly a million historical newspapers (and their early precursors) we are likely have just the one YOU are searching for. WE ARE ALSO ACTIVE BUYERS OF HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS, including large and small personal collections, bound volumes, significant individual issues, or deaccessions from libraries and historical societies. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution.