Quincy in Adams County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Permanency of Slavery

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2020

1. Permanency of Slavery Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Douglas: "Let each state mind its own business, and let its neighbors alone - then there will be no trouble on this question. . . . If we will stand by that great principle, then Mr. Lincoln will find that this Republic can exist forever divided into free and slave states, as our fathers made it."

Lincoln: "I insist that our fathers did not make this nation half slave and half free, or part slave and part free. I insist that they found the institution of slavery existing here, and didn't make it so, but left to so because they did not know the way to alter it at the time . . . ."

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list.

Location. 39° 55.953′ N, 91° 24.529′ W. Marker is in Quincy, Illinois, in Adams County. Marker is on 5th Street south of Hampshire Street, on the right when traveling

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2020

2. Permanency of Slavery Marker

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south. Marker is on the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Memorial Plaza in Washington Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Quincy IL 62301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Morality of Slavery (here, next to this marker); Spread of Slavery Into The Territories (a few steps from this marker); Racial Equality (a few steps from this marker); Dred Scott Decision (a few steps from this marker); Lorado Taft (1860 - 1936) (a few steps from this marker); Changing Slavery (a few steps from this marker); Lincoln-Douglas Debate (a few steps from this marker); Political Campaigning in 1858 (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quincy.

Also see . . . The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858: Sixth Debate: Quincy, Illinois. (Submitted on September 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Taft Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 16, 2020

3. Lincoln-Douglas Debate Taft Sculpture

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.