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October 30, 1860
Canton Weekly Register
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois
What is this article about?
The Indianapolis Journal reports that ex-Governor Paris C. Dunning and State Librarian Mr. Bryant, former Douglas supporters, now intend to back Abraham Lincoln as Douglas's chances fade. Many sincere Douglas men see Lincoln as the way to realize their anti-slavery extension views without irritating slave states.
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The Indianapolis Journal says: We heard yesterday from good authority, that ex-Governor Paris C. Dunning, one of the ablest and firmest of the friends of Mr. Douglas in this State, has avowed his intention to support Mr. Lincoln, as he sees his own preference cannot be realized. We are also informed that Mr. Bryant, the present State Librarian, expressed a similar determination.
The same paper further says: There is no doubt that very many sincere Douglas men, who adhered to him because they believed his policy would operate as effectually against the extension of slavery as any other, without needless irritation of the slave States, and who desired honestly to give free labor the ascendency it deserves in the Territories, see now that his chance is hopeless, and there only man through whom their views can possibly be realized is Abraham Lincoln; an honest and conservative man they all know, and the last man on earth to tolerate any aggression, or improper irritation of one section by another.
The Indianapolis Journal says: We heard yesterday from good authority, that ex-Governor Paris C. Dunning, one of the ablest and firmest of the friends of Mr. Douglas in this State, has avowed his intention to support Mr. Lincoln, as he sees his own preference cannot be realized. We are also informed that Mr. Bryant, the present State Librarian, expressed a similar determination.
The same paper further says: There is no doubt that very many sincere Douglas men, who adhered to him because they believed his policy would operate as effectually against the extension of slavery as any other, without needless irritation of the slave States, and who desired honestly to give free labor the ascendency it deserves in the Territories, see now that his chance is hopeless, and there only man through whom their views can possibly be realized is Abraham Lincoln; an honest and conservative man they all know, and the last man on earth to tolerate any aggression, or improper irritation of one section by another.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Political Shift
Douglas Supporters
Lincoln Endorsement
Indiana Politics
Slavery Extension
What entities or persons were involved?
Paris C. Dunning
Mr. Douglas
Mr. Lincoln
Mr. Bryant
Where did it happen?
Indiana
Story Details
Key Persons
Paris C. Dunning
Mr. Douglas
Mr. Lincoln
Mr. Bryant
Location
Indiana
Story Details
Ex-Governor Paris C. Dunning and State Librarian Mr. Bryant, former supporters of Mr. Douglas, declare intention to support Mr. Lincoln as Douglas's prospects dim. Many Douglas adherents shift to Lincoln to advance anti-slavery extension policies without sectional irritation.