Groveland Park in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Stephen A. Douglas: Douglas and Lincoln
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, December 6, 2021
1. Stephen A. Douglas: Douglas and Lincoln Marker
Inscription.
Stephen A. Douglas: Douglas and Lincoln. . Illinois's 1858 contest for United States senator pitted nationally-renowned Democrat Stephen A. Douglas against the relatively unknown Republican, Abraham Lincoln. The candidates met in seven joint debates, clashing on the issue of allowing slavery into new territories. Douglas argued that slavery expansion was a political question to be decided by voters at the local level, while Lincoln viewed it as a moral question to be settled by the national government. Douglas won a third Senate term, but his position that localities could exclude slavery caused great anger in the South. When, in 1860, Douglas and Lincoln battled for the presidency, Douglas's position on local control of slavery cost him support in the South and split the Democratic party, helping to elect Lincoln president.
Illinois's 1858 contest for United States
senator pitted nationally-renowned
Democrat Stephen A. Douglas against the
relatively unknown Republican, Abraham
Lincoln. The candidates met in seven
joint debates, clashing on the issue of
allowing slavery into new territories.
Douglas argued that slavery expansion
was a political question to be decided by
voters at the local level, while Lincoln
viewed it as a moral question to be
settled by the national government.
Douglas won a third Senate term, but his
position that localities could exclude
slavery caused great anger in the South.
When, in 1860, Douglas and Lincoln
battled for the presidency, Douglas's
position on local control of slavery cost
him support in the South and split the
Democratic party, helping to elect
Lincoln president.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 41° 49.89′ N, 87° 36.505′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Groveland Park. Marker can be reached from East 35th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 739 East 35th Street, Chicago IL 60616, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. The marker is located at the Douglas Tomb State Historic Site, along the right side of the path leading from the street to the monument.
"The Lincoln-Douglas debates were a series of formal political debates between the challenger, Abraham Lincoln, and the incumbent, Stephen A. Douglas, in a campaign for one of Illinois' two United States Senate seats. Although Lincoln lost the election, these debates launched him into national prominence which eventually led to his election as
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, December 6, 2021
2. Stephen A. Douglas: Douglas and Lincoln Marker - wide view
The subject marker is the middle of the three markers visible on the right side of the path.
President of the United States."
(Submitted on January 6, 2022.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
