Detailed account of the campaign Of 1858 by Horace White — Douglas's imposing entrance into Chicago. — His opening speech. — Meetings at Beardstown, Havana, and Lewi'ston. — Description Of the two champions at Ottawa. The Dixon conference — The Freeport debate and-its im portant consequences — Mr. Lincoln's minor meetings — His impressive speech at Edwardsville. — Increasing excitement as the campaign proceeded — Remarkable gatherings at Charleston and Galesburg. — 'debates at Quincy and Alton. — ~the '1'danites. — Senator Trumbull; Owen Lovejoy, Carl Schurz, Frank P.' Blair, and other participants.-t he elec tion.