Crisis of the House Divided

by Jaffa, Harry V.

• ISBN13: 9780226391182
• ISBN10: 0226391183
• Edition: Anniv.
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-15
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

Crisis of the House Divided stands as the most thorough and penetrating work on the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Here, Harry Jaffa provides the definitive analysis of the political principles that guided Lincoln from his reentry into politics in 1854 through his Senate campaign against Douglas in 1858. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the books original publication, Jaffa has provided a new introduction. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Harry Jaffa is Henry Salvatori Research Professor of Political Philosophy Emeritus at Claremont McKenna College.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 1
Acknowledgments	p. 5
Introductory
1958: The Crisis in Historical Judgment	p. 19
1858: Lincoln versus Douglas. The Alternatives	p. 28
The Case For Douglas
Slavery	p. 41
Manifest Destiny	p. 63
The Repeal of the Missouri Compromise I. The Legal Power and Practical Impotence of Federal Prohibitions of Slavery in the Territories	p. 104
The Repeal of the Missouri Compromise II. Did the Compromise of 1850 "Supersede" the Missouri Compromise?	p. 133
The Repeal of the Missouri Compromise III. What Douglas Intended on January 4, 1854	p. 147
The Repeal of the Missouri Compromise IV. Tragedy. The Extremes Crush the Mean	p. 171
The Political Philosophy of a Young Whig
The Teaching Concerning Political Salvation	p. 183
The Teaching Concerning Political Moderation	p. 236
The Case For Lincoln
The Legal Tendency toward Slavery Expansion	p. 275
The Political Tendency toward Slavery Expansion	p. 294
The Intrinsic Evil of the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise	p. 302
The Universal Meaning of the Declaration of Independence	p. 308
The Form and Substance of Political Freedom in the Modern World	p. 330
Popular Sovereignty: True and False	p. 347
The Meaning of Equality: Abstract and Practical	p. 363
The "Natural Limits" of Slavery Expansion	p. 387
Did the Republicans Abandon Lincoln's Principles after the Election of 1860?	p. 400
The End of Manifest Destiny	p. 405
Notes	p. 410
Appendices
Some of the Historical Background to the Lincoln-Douglas Debates	p. 430
Some Notes on the Dred Scott Decision	p. 441
Index	p. 447
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