The Senatorial Contest in Illinois--"House Divided against Itself" Speech--The Lincoln-Douglas Debates--The Freeport Doctrine--Douglas Deposed from Chairmanship of Committee on Territories--Benjamin on Douglas--Lincoln's Popular Majority--Douglas Gains Legislature--Greeley, Crittenden _et al._--"The Fight Must Go On"--Douglas's Southern Speeches--Senator Brown's Questions--Lincoln's Warning against Popular Sovereignty--The War of Pamphlets--Lincoln's Ohio Speeches--The John Brown Raid--Lincoln's Comment X Lincoln's Kansas Speeches--The Cooper Institute Speech--New England Speeches--The Democratic Schism--Senator Brown's Resolutions--Jefferson Davis's Resolutions--The Charleston Convention--Majority and Minority Reports--Cotton State Delegations Secede--Charleston Convention Adjourns--Democratic Baltimore Convention Splits--Breckinridge Nominated--Douglas Nominated--Bell Nominated by Union Constitutional Convention--Chicago Convention--Lincoln's Letters to Pickett and Judd--The Pivotal States--Lincoln Nominated XI Candidates and Platforms--The Political Chances--Decatur Lincoln Resolution--John Hanks and the Lincoln Rails--The Rail-Splitter Candidate--The Wide-Awakes--Douglas's Southern Tour--Jefferson Davis's Address--Fusion--Lincoln at the State House--The Election Result XII Lincoln's Cabinet Program--Members from the South--Questions and Answers--Correspondence with Stephens--Action of Congress--Peace Convention--Preparation of the Inaugural--Lincoln's Farewell Address--The Journey to Washington--Lincoln's Midnight Journey XIII The Secession Movement--South Carolina Secession--Buchanan's Neglect--Disloyal Cabinet Members--Washington Central Cabal--Anderson's Transfer to Sumter--Star of the West--Montgomery Rebellion--Davis and Stephens--Corner-stone Theory--Lincoln Inaugurated--His Inaugural Address--Lincoln's Cabinet--The Question of Sumter--Seward's Memorandum--Lincoln's Answer--Bombardment of Sumter--Anderson's Capitulation XIV President's Proclamation Calling for Seventy-five Regiments--Responses of the Governors--Maryland and Virginia--The Baltimore Riot--Washington Isolated--Lincoln Takes the Responsibility--Robert E. Lee--Arrival of the New York Seventh--Suspension of Habeas Corpus--The Annapolis Route--Butler in Baltimore--Taney on the Merryman Case--Kentucky--Missouri--Lyon Captures Camp Jackson--Boonville Skirmish--The Missouri Convention--Gamble made Governor--The Border States XV