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Abraham Lincoln wins his first Presidential election...
Abraham Lincoln wins his first Presidential election...
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November 08, 1860
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 8, 1860 Front page heads at the top of the first column include: "The Result" "Additional Returns from the States" "The Election Of Lincoln" "A Republican Administration and an Opposition Congress" "Names of the Candidates Chosen" and "New Jersey For The Union".
One of the subheads: "The Executive" lists "Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois...President" & "Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine...Vice President", plus a tally of "The Electoral Vote" by state, and various other election-related results.
There is also a tally of the presidential votes in Bergen County, New Jersey, and the cities and towns in Massachusetts, Rhode Island & Connecticut, plus brief reports from several other states. Of particular interest are the voting results for New York City on the proposed amendment to the state constitution concerning "negro suffrage". The results show an overwhelming number of votes against the amendment.
A brief report headed " Mr. Lincoln At Home" is datelined "Springfield, Ill., Nov. 7, 1860", and includes: "This evening while the republicans were assembled at the State House, for the purpose of hearing the returns, Mr. Lincoln entered and was very enthusiastically received and congratulated by his friends...by hand-shaking, cheers and other demonstrations of joy...".
Eight pages, nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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