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Lot 487: Three Stephn Douglas Covers

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Lot  487: Three Stephn Douglas Covers
<b>Lincoln Related</b><hr><b>One 'For President' Slogan, Two Patriotic Slogans</b>

<b>STEPHEN DOUGLAS, American Politician.</b>
Lot of three Patriotic Covers with portraits of the 'Little Giant.' One 'For President' slogan, two patriotic slogans. One in yellow, one tan, one white. All are 3' x 5.5'. Choice Extra Fine. (3 pieces) Douglas was a member of the House of Representatives (1843-47) and the Senate (1847-61). A consistent advocate of national expansion, he supported the annexation of Texas and the Mexican War; he drafted the Kansas-Nebraska Bill (1854) which repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and left the decision about slavery to the territories themselves ('popular sovereignty' doctrine). He was defeated by Buchanan for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1856. In the senatorial campaign of 1858, he engaged with Abraham Lincoln in a series of platform debates on slavery, from which Lincoln emerged as a figure of national prominence. Defeated by Lincoln in the 1860 presidential campaign, he was second in the popular vote and loyally supported LincolnÕs administration. (3 covers)