His Brother's Blood: Speeches and Writings, 1838-64 Book

	Foreword	xi
	Preface	xiii
	Introduction	xix
	Editorial Method	xxvii
	Chronology	xxix
Part 1	Member of the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1838-42
	Introduction: Sinners, Saints, and God-fearing Folk	1
1.	Open Letter to the Citizens of Alton, Illinois, 1838	4
2.	Open Letter from the Rock River Congregational Association of Illinois to the Reformed Church of Scotland, July 16, 1841	15
3.	Sermon on the Supremacy of the Divine Law, January 1842	19
4.	Open Pastoral Letter to the Rock River Congregational Association, March 26, 1842	25
5.	Sermon on Religion and Politics, July 21, 1842	33
Part 2	Member of the Liberty Party, 1842-48
	Introduction: Evangelicals, Republicans, and Political Organizers	45
6.	Address to the Liberty Party of Illinois, May 27, 1842	48
7.	Open Letter Entitled "No Sin to Steal," July 26, 1842	55
8.	Reports on Speeches at the National Liberty Party Convention in Buffalo, New York, August 30-31, 1843	58
9.	Open Letter upon Returning from the Liberty Party Convention in Buffalo, New York, September 8, 1843	61
10.	Sermon Entitled "Christ Died for All, without Regard to Person, Age, Rank or Color," July 1844	63
11.	Report on Speeches at the Northwestern Convention of the Liberty Party in Chicago, June 1846	65
12.	Two Letters and a Report While Canvassing in Massachusetts for the Liberty Party, Fall 1846	70
13.	Report on Two Speeches at the Last National Liberty Party Convention, Buffalo, New York, October 20, 1847	77
Part 3	Member of the Free Soil and Free Democratic Parties, 1848-54
	Introduction: Perfectionists, Opportunists, and Religious Change Agents	79
14.	Open Letter in Response to Political Questions in the Aurora Guardian, July 14 and 15, 1848	82
15.	Open Letter upon Returning from the Free Soil Convention in Buffalo, New York, August 22, 1848	86
16.	Sermon on the Signs of the Coming Reign of the Messiah, January 1850	88
17.	Report on the Free Democratic State Convention, October 25-26, 1853	93
Part 4	Leader in Forming the Republican Party, 1854-56
	Introduction: Douglas, Lincoln, and Fusion	97
18.	Report on Remarks at the State Republican Convention, October 4-5, 1854	100
19.	Report on a Speech in the Illinois State Legislature on "Colored People" Having the Right to Testify in Court, January 11, 1855	102
20.	Speech and Reporter's Comments on Three Antislavery Resolutions Given in the Illinois State Legislature, February 6 and March 5, 1855	105
21.	Opening Prayer at the First National Meeting of the Republican Party, February 22, 1856	121
22.	Report on a Speech at the First National Meeting of the Republican Party, February 22, 1856	123
23.	Reports on the "Lost Speech" at the Bloomington, Illinois, Anti-Nebraska State Nominating Convention, May 29-31, 1856	126
24.	Reports on a Speech after the Bolter's Convention in Bloomington, Illinois, July 16, 1856	129
25.	Report on a Campaign Speech for Congress at Neponset, Illinois, October 26, 1856	135
Part 5	Minority Gadfly Member of the 35th Congress, 1857-59
	Introduction: Ruffians, Abusers of Power, and "Fanatics"	137
26.	First Speech in Congress, on Deception in the Treasury Note Bill, December 21, 1857	140
27.	Speech Entitled "Human Beings, Not Property," in Response to the Supreme Court Decision on the Dred and Harriet Scott Case, February 17, 1858	142
28.	Remarks on Contract Corruption during the Debate on the Deficiency Bill, April 2 and 7, 1858	154
29.	Remarks on the Decoration of the Agriculture Committee Room, May 19, 1858	156
30.	Acceptance Speech on Receiving Unanimous Renomination at the Joliet, Illinois, Convention, June 30, 1858	157
31.	National Sabbath Speech at Bryant's Grove, Princeton, Illinois, July 22, 1858	161
32.	Report on a Speech after the First Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Ottawa, Illinois, August 21, 1858	162
33.	Report on a Speech on the Fugitive Slave Law after the Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Freeport, Illinois, August 27, 1858	164
34.	Speech on the Fanaticism of the Democratic Party, February 21, 1859	166
35.	Speech at the Mount Vernon Association, Princeton, Illinois, May 25, 1859	180
Part 6	Partisan Republican Member of the 36th Congress, 1860-61
	Introduction: Voters, Compromisers, and Promise Keepers	183
36.	Speech Championing the Homestead Bill, March 26, 1860	186
37.	Debate on Slavery, Conducted under Hostile Conditions in Congress, April 5, 1860	191
38.	Reports on and Concluding Remarks of a Campaign Speech Near Alton, Illinois, July 20, 1860	211
39.	Report on a Campaign Speech at Greenup, Illinois, August 16, 1860	215
40.	Report on a Campaign Speech at Freeport, Illinois, September 12, 1860	216
41.	Campaign Speech at the Chicago Wigwam, October 15, 1860	225
42.	Resolution on Obedience to the Constitution and the Defense of National Property, December 17, 1860	247
43.	Speech and Brief Debate on Making No Compromises with Slavery, January 23, 1861	250
44.	Brief Remarks on Compromises with Slavery, January 28, 1861	262
45.	Report on a Speech at the War Meeting in Princeton, Illinois, April 25, 1861	263
Part 7	A Floor Leader of the Triumphant 37th Congress, 1861-63
	Introduction: Unionists, Moderates, and Emancipationists	267
46.	Resolutions Opposing the Return of Fugitive Slaves to Their Masters, July 8 and 9, 1861	270
47.	Report on a Speech about the Use of War Powers to Free the Slaves with the Help of Black Troops, Late November 1861	271
48.	Resolutions on Expanding the Confiscation Act to Include Slaves of All Citizens in Rebellion, December 5 and 20, 1861	278
49.	Resolution Granting Diplomatic Status to "Hayti" and Liberia, December 11, 1861	281
50.	Speech and Debate on the Conduct of the War, January 6, 1862	282
51.	Remarks on the Surrender of Traitors to the British Government, January 14, 1862	294
52.	Remarks on a Bill to Establish a Department of Agriculture, February 17, 1862	298
53.	Remarks on Taxing Slaveholders per Slave, March 25, 1862	299
54.	Response to Charges That Antislavery Men Are As Responsible for the War As the Rebels, March 25, 1862	301
55.	Remarks on a Bill to Abolish Slavery in the District of Columbia, April 11, 1862	303
56.	Remarks on the Pacific Railroad Bill, April 17, 1862	305
57.	Speech and Brief Debate on the Second Confiscation Act, April 24, 1862	307
58.	Resolutions on Prohibiting Slavery in the Territories, May 1, 9, 12, and June 17, 1862	324
59.	Speech at Cooper Institute, New York City, with an Introduction by William Cullen Bryant, June 12, 1862	329
60.	Speech at a War Meeting in Chicago, Rallying Troops and Encouraging the Use of Black Troops, August 2, 1862	349
61.	Report on a Speech at a War Meeting in Princeton, Illinois, on the Agony and Necessity of This Conflict, August 7, 1862	351
62.	Report on Remarks on the Emancipation Proclamation at the Springfield, Illinois, Convention, September 25, 1862	353
63.	Reports on Speeches Promoting the Administration on the Campaign Trail, Fall 1862	355
64.	Reports on and Speech at Princeton, Illinois, on Victory after a Bitter Campaign, November 14 and 19, 1862	357
65.	Remarks on Reconstruction Policy Contrary to Congressman Stevens, January 9, 1863	366
66.	Speech and Brief Debate on the Negro Regiment Bill, January 29, 1863	370
67.	Open Letter to the Springfield Journal Affirming Lincoln for President, August 31, 1863	379
68.	Report on a Speech in Princeton, Illinois, on the Results of Off-year Elections, October 22, 1863	381
69.	Speech at the North Western Fair of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, November 5, 1863	385
70.	Open Letter Read at the American Anti-Slavery Society Meeting in Philadelphia, November 22, 1863	391
71.	Last Public Prayer at Hampshire Colony Congregational Church, November 26, 1863	393
Part 8	Esteemed Colleague of the 38th Congress, 1863-64
	Introduction: Freedman, Avengers, and Allies	397
72.	Report on Last Speech in Princeton, Illinois, on Reconstruction Policy, November 26, 1863	400
73.	Remarks Concerning a Bill Making Slaveholding a Crime, December 14, 1863	402
74.	Report on a Speech at the New City Hall in Portland, Maine, Predicting Lincoln's Re-election, December 26, 1863	404
75.	Letter to William Lloyd Garrison, February 22, 1864	407
76.	Last Public Words in the Form of a Letter to Governor John Andrew of Massachusetts, February 22, 1864	409
77.	Eulogy by Abraham Lincoln, June 9, 1864	411
	Bibliography	413
	Index	423