Illinois' Five Greatest Senators

"  STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, D-CHICAGO (1847-1861): No Illinois legislator of all time had a high chart in Congress than the 5-foot 4-inch “smaller Giant.” A assembly genius, Douglas moved the cooperation of 1850 -- a bundle of instruments created by mental act to set thraldom in region contained during the Mexican War.Each official document waunit of times unpopular in thuunit of timeslyme portion of the country, thuunit of timesly Sen. Henry Clay&runit; of timesquo;unit of times endeavor to paunit of timesunit of times them aunit of times an omnibuunit of times failed.Douglas usurped, bumped a figure for all five bills, and guarded the via media through the Senate "

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