Excerpt from Stephen A. Douglas: His Life, Public Services, Speeches and Patriotism Those who remember the potentiality of Senator Douglas, and who have a proper conception of his char acter and statesmanship, are rapidly passing away. Because of this the publishers Wished to have one whose memory goes back to those ante bellum times, and who knew both Lincoln and Douglas, to give some of his recollections of the stirring events in which they acted, and so the author has consented to carry into execution the work he has long contemplated. He Will be more than satisfied if he has succeeded in placmg the great Senator before the reader as he deserves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.