[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. A group of Stephen Douglas pamphlets related to enslavement, comprising:

DOUGLAS, Stephen A. (1813-1861). Speech of Senator S.A. Douglas, on the Invasion of States; and his reply to Mr. Fessenden. [Washington]: Lemuel Towers, 1860. -- DOUGLAS, Stephen A. Non-Interference by Congress with Slavery in the Territories. Speech of Senator Douglas, of Illinois, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 15 & 16, 1860. Washington: Lemuel Towers, 1860. -- DOUGLAS, Stephen A. Popular Sovereignty in the Territories. The Dividing Line Between Federal and Local Authority. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1859. Reprinted from Harper's Magazine. -- RICHARDSON, William Alexander (1811-1875). Speech of Hon. W.A. Richardson of Illinois, Delivered in Burlington, New Jersey, Tuesday Evening, July 17, 1860. Philadelphia: Ringwalt & Brown, 1860. A pro-slavery campaign speech. -- Together, 4 pamphlets by or related to Stephen Douglas, all FIRST EDITION except as noted, 8vo, condition generally very good.

[With:] [BOYD, Linn (1800-1859)], [John Jameson (1802-1857)], [Hopkins L. Turney (1797-1857)], [Amos Kendall (1789-1869)]. Abolition!! Infatuation of Federal Whig Leaders of the South! To Our Constituents. [Washington]: [Blair & Rives], [1840]. Pro-slavery pamphlet from the 1840 election in support of William Henry Harrison.

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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. A group of Stephen Douglas pamphlets related to enslavement, comprising:

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