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70 To this Mr. Douglas replied:

, July 30, 1858 Your letter dated yesterday, accepting my proposition for a joint discussion at one prominent point in each Congressional District, as stated in my previous letter, was received this morning.

The times and places designated are as follows:

This arrangement was accepted by Mr. Lincoln:

, July 31, 1858 Hon. S. A. Douglas. Yours of yesterday, naming places, times, and terms, for joint discussions between us, was received this morning. Although, by the terms, as you propose, you take four openings and closes, to my three, I accede, and thus close the arrangement. I direct this to you at Hillsboro, and shall try to have both your letter and this appear in the Journal and Register of Monday morning.

Your obedient servant,

[Chicago Times, August 1, 1858]

THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SENATOR DOUGLAS AND MR. LINCOLN.

We received yesterday, and print this morning, the final correspondence between Senator Douglas and Mr. Lincoln, in relation to