The Ohio campaign attracted much attention throughout the country, not only because the gubernatorial candidates were thoroughgoing representatives of the Republican party and of Douglas Democracy, but because both Lincoln and Douglas were again brought into the arena.[805] While the latter did not meet in joint debate, their successive appearance at Columbus and Cincinnati gave the campaign the aspect of a prolongation of the Illinois contest. Lincoln devoted no little attention to the _Harper's Magazine_ article, while Douglas defended himself and his doctrine against all comers. There was a disposition in many quarters to concede that popular sovereignty, whether theoretically right or wrong, would settle the question of slavery in the Territories.[806] Apropos of Douglas's speech at Columbus, the New York _Times_ admitted that at least his principles were "definite" and uttered in a "frank, gallant and masculine" spirit;[807] and his speeches were deemed of enough importance to be printed entire in the columns of this Republican journal. "He means to go to Charleston," guessed the editor shrewdly, "as the unmistakable representative of the Democratic party of the North and to bring this influence to bear upon Southern delegates as the only way to secure their interests against anti-slavery sentiment represented by the Republicans. He will claim that not a single Northern State can be carried on a platform more pro-slavery than his. The Democrats of the North have yielded all they will."[808] While Douglas was in Ohio, he was saddened by the intelligence that Senator Broderick of California, his loyal friend and staunch supporter in the Lecompton fight, had fallen a victim to the animosity of the Southern faction in his State. The Washington _Constitution_ might explain his death as an affair of honor--he was shot in a duel--but intelligent men knew that Broderick's assailant had desired to rid Southern "chivalry" of a hated political opponent.[809] A month later, on the night of October 16th, John Brown of Kansas fame marshalled his little band of eighteen men and descended upon the United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry. What did these events portend? * * * * * FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 775: Weiss, Life and Correspondence of Theodore Parker, II, p. 243.] [Footnote 776: Rhodes, History of the United States, II, p. 355.] [Footnote 777: Memphis _Avalanche_, November 30, 1858, quoted by Chicago _Times_, December 8, 1858.] [Footnote 778: New Orleans _Delta_, December 8, 1858, quoted by Chicago _Times_, December 19, 1858.] [Footnote 779: Rhodes, History of United States, II, p. 355.] [Footnote 780: See reported conversation of Douglas with the editor of the Chicago _Press and Tribune_, Hollister, Life of Colfax, p. 123.] [Footnote 781: Letcher to Crittenden; Coleman. Life of John J. Crittenden, II, p. 171; Hollister, Colfax, p. 124.] [Footnote 782: New Orleans _Delta_, December 8, 1858.]