The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-02-05

Missouri Compromise and substituted
Tor ~ The Kansas Nebraska act, WHICH
ptqvlded that each territory should de-
eide foo itself Tor or against slavery,
iastl whether TO enter the Union as Q.
frssg terri toFyocr a ,free1 state, Douglas
avis lthe Authar OF this measure-.'Pop-
Ifpr sSeversignty'",1 he called it-.sarsA
y. Nftef this, Chicago expression sof dis,
1,apprQSar OF, Douglas, events g proved
rapidly. ssrhe next yeaI. fiviL war broke
.ogt in Kansas between the, slavery, and.
4, factions. IN IN 1877 the bred
Mcotf decision in effect held THAT slayes
vaereeprisIierty and the owners of slaves
e'buiA take them ihto any territory and
LifoItf them There. no matter wtiat the
Wishss or the people oof stnes tt4pit6ry
In Question INF decision %aY the cat
rect iaprnkiqe 81 oDuugias' pnt6blIlafrl SOW
ereleHty) iocfrifie, II opened tile '&ay'
fop tthed extension OF skivety TO he
-sN6ftb md oWest. fsze 81 ''Sois s9nso
TEhftysn ASS began the lcamphigfi I'm
aShaeh Tie fssher vas The election Or ~
? uccessor TT Senator fotglasa9 'thradglis
the election@of fnehibefs ofitffe ffiih6is
Hgisfa ture. Douglas. or 2cotfrse. Hid no
oppjosidon III the Denfocratic6 phrty.
Mas he nSf IT'S iea'der., Wifi %eAlaie-'
9inedse presidential aspirations fof
ljSdastMass he fiot '"TlNss 'EReles easAte
of lnati6n- vide 9fanRYioy otis21sce bo
Enters owsAbrahhmf Einetlh ID. tkel
Republican, n6minee' for thes senator.
ship in opposition 70 Senator Don sias.
bs- abraham sulneoIn.7 "oTd Abe DOOR
sTorf many years these rive lnfeH had
been competitors sand Il fnImany ways
rivals Dougtas- WAS horn inItvertfiShf
In, 1913; Lincoln IN Kentucky in 1900
p0uglas came 10 qIllinois when. twenty!
,Lincoln, when he was 1870 1DohglHs,.
education wasl imperfect; he was,sa
cabinet,maker.7 Lincoln educated hitn-G
self, Douglns WAS first a5cteac cher Hnd
then lawyer. Lincoln wasrailssplitter,
fat.b9atman. surveyor. stOre-keeper
and then aslowyer1 Both entered Tapii.
tics early, WheHaLincolns conferred sipona
his first term In athe Illinois legislature
he met, Douglas in the lobby making
q SUCCESSFUL canpajan among the .men-
ttStfa-lYi ftAFNtE DiSf1DfpR fNtffNffS ahttQihc
for the FEstd JUDICIAL 4distrietsnT The
next assembly & 1880 found, them both
members--on opposite sides and fren1
duentiy clpshing.,, So At ,owenta ono
b6ugfas and Lincoln competed in the
e6uftS.m They were rivals for the hand
Of Inc same maiden. Both took up
peNdeaee in Springfield TReir cppo- |
sfti8Ao and risaify become a 'reeogl
GNed fact6fs In she spirited I0eal coz Z
fesfsRSf tiiat aa6ys0 looi sii 'BG 81 bG
u Afier LincoinU sfinisheds II ~ wsf1gies
term fT congress In 1S4g he practically
dropped pelitiesl anfk deypoed' ifsmsaff !,
to the lazy Serthe faktbfiye 2esrs The
passage ofSBeuglasi sKansp SD ehsnsxs |
aet,cYlthI tkeu neBeat Of gthsd Missouri
Copproml ses saEoilsed him to RabHcat- |
tacks. on hksvels vayrpaheys lRpagtns
made, .speeehes sdefen5lips IBIS eoprss-
Lipfpln reRtabf outbensvad tiuow 81
In 1856 Npeolns was aaneb ofsthel ervl
o6dthes ReBghbcEhsparY ct A
Bl2omlngtqn anddnpdAs sFefGhlfShlch
mods gf him she oleadsFso qf%he apHoI
slavery eleppnhstp sH linois; bTes Rs
stateu csnrsniio9sof IIp.Aa l9d
1858. 'ehdPESed bim6or sspetohi.ln his