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Nice reporting on Abraham Lincoln, before his inauguration...
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Nice reporting on Abraham Lincoln, before his inauguration...

Item # 712514 ·

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Nov. 24, 1860

  • Republican Abraham Lincoln as president-elect
  • Springfield, Illinois victory celebration w/ parade

The front page has a fascinating article, taking most of a column, headed: "An Hour With Mr. Lincoln". This is one of the earlier, in-depth reports on Lincoln from not long after his election as President.
Also on the front page is much under the heads: "The Jubilee at Springfield" "Immense Gathering" "Torches & Fireworks" "Speech by the President-Elect" and more.
In Lincoln's speech (see photos), he thanks the people from his hometown for their support, etc. This report takes nearly two columns.
Inside has: "The Secession Movement" which is on the approaching Civil War; "Movements of Mr. Lincoln" and an editorial: "The Secession Movement--A Compromise in the Egg".
Eight pages, nice condition.

Background: This November 24, 1860 issue of the New York Weekly Tribune offers a remarkable front-page snapshot of Abraham Lincoln and the mounting Secession Crisis just weeks after his historic election. The primary highlight is "An Hour With Mr. Lincoln," a rare, early post-election profile by Horace Greeley’s influential Republican newspaper that gave curious readers an intimate look at the newly elected President-Elect while he was deliberately laying low in Illinois. Alongside this profile, a massive two-column report titled "The Jubilee at Springfield" details the exuberant victory parade held by Lincoln's hometown neighbors on November 20, complete with torchlight processions, fireworks, and a gracious speech in which Lincoln thanked his local supporters. Beyond the hometown celebrations, the interior pages directly confront the looming civil conflict through dedicated coverage of "The Secession Movement" and the editorial "A Compromise in the Egg," documenting the immediate Southern backlash to Lincoln's victory, early failed attempts at political reconciliation, and the rapid drift toward disunion in the critical weeks leading up to South Carolina's formal secession.

Category: Pre-Civil War
Price
$68
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.