NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 12, 1861  

* America preparing for Civil War
* Abraham Lincoln as president-elect

Items inside include: "Martin Van Buren's Opinion of Lincoln" "Startling Evidence of Treason" "the Pony Express" "The Pro-Slavery Rebellion" "Secession of Florida" "Expulsion Of Traitors" "Firmness of the President" "Secession of Alabama" "Firing on the Star of the West" and more.
Eight pages, indents at the blank spine from disbinding, a few discreet archival mends, but overall in nice condition.

Background: This issue of the New York Tribune serves as a high-tension snapshot of a nation on the precipice, published just as the "secession dominoes" were falling with dizzying speed. By January 12, 1861, the abstraction of political debate had shifted into the reality of armed conflict, evidenced by the headline regarding the firing on the Star of the West—an event that signaled the end of peaceful reconciliation. The paper’s aggressive use of terms like "Treason" and "Traitors" reflects the editorial fire of Horace Greeley, who used his platform to pivot Northern public opinion from compromise toward a "firmness" in the presidency. Amidst the heavy reports of Florida and Alabama leaving the Union, the inclusion of "The Pony Express" serves as a poignant reminder of the era's dual nature: a country expanding its frontiers and technological reach even as its core political fabric was being violently torn apart.