(print) x, 307 p. ; 22 cm

Introduction -- The Setting 1 -- The Issues 34 -- The Dividing Line between Federal and Local Authority, by Stephen A. Douglas Harper's Magazine, September, 1859 58 -- Speech of Stephen A. Douglas at Columbus, Ohio, September 7, 1859 126 -- Speech of Stephen A. Douglas at Cincinnati, Ohio, September 9, 1859 151 -- Observations on Senator Douglas' Views of Popular Sovereignty, by Jeremiah Black September 10, 1859 173 -- Speech of Stephen A. Douglas at Wooster, Ohio, September 16, 1859 200 -- Speech of Abraham Lincoln at Columbus, Ohio, September 16, 1859 231 -- Speech of Abraham Lincoln at Cincinnati, Ohio, September 17, 1859 271