Английская Википедия:Abraham Lincoln's Peoria speech
Шаблон:Short description Abraham Lincoln's Peoria speech was made in Peoria, Illinois on October 16, 1854. The speech, with its specific arguments against slavery, was an important step in Abraham Lincoln's political ascension.
The 1854 Kansas–Nebraska Act, written to form the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, was designed by Stephen A. Douglas, then the chairman of the Senate Committee on Territories. The Act included language that allowed settlers to decide whether they would or would not accept slavery in their region.[1] Lincoln saw this as a repeal of the 1820 Missouri Compromise which had outlawed slavery above the 36°30' parallel.
History
Lincoln was compelled to argue his case against the Kansas-Nebraska Act in three public speeches during September and October 1854, all in direct response to Douglas.[2] The most comprehensive address was given by Lincoln in Peoria, Illinois, on October 16.[3] The three-hour speech that evening[2] on the lawn of the Peoria County Courthouse,[4] transcribed after the fact by Lincoln himself, presented thorough moral, legal, economic, and historical (citing the Founding Fathers)[5][6][7] arguments against slavery, and set the stage for Lincoln's political future.[2]
Horace White[8] was a young journalist working as the city editor of the Chicago Evening Journal when he first saw Lincoln:[9] Шаблон:Quote
White described the speakers:[10] Шаблон:Quote
White described Lincoln's style of speaking in colorful terms:[9] Шаблон:Quote
Lincoln's speech in many ways foreshadowed the political future that he would soon embark upon:[11] Шаблон:Quote
See also
References
Further reading
- Lehrman, Lewis E., Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 2008.
- Wilson, Douglas L., "Lincoln's Rhetoric," Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association, 34 (Winter 2013), 1–17.
Primary sources
Шаблон:Abraham Lincoln Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Mr. Lincoln's White House: an examination of Washington, D.C. during Abraham Lincoln's Presidency Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Abraham Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point
- ↑ The Peoria Speech, by Theo Kenyon
- ↑ Political Argumentation in the United States: Historical and contemporary studies. Selected essays by David Zarefsky
- ↑ Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point
- ↑ Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biography, William Lee Miller
- ↑ Mr. Lincoln and Friends: Abraham Lincoln's friendships from Springfield, Illinois – Washington DC
- ↑ 9,0 9,1 Horace White, "Abraham Lincoln in 1854", Address before Illinois State Historical Society, January 1908, p. 10.
- ↑ us Rockwell Wilson, editor, Horace White, "Lincoln Among His Friends", New York Evening Post, February 12, 1909, p. 170.
- ↑ Roy P. Basler, editor, The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, Volume II, p. 275 (October 16, 1854).
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