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Lincoln as the "rail-splitter" candidate, and more...
Lincoln as the "rail-splitter" candidate, and more...
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June 11, 1860
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 11, 1860
* Abraham Lincoln's campaign for president
* Rare "rail splitter" mention
Page 4 has a very interesting article: "Rail-Splitting" which comments on the reference to Lincoln being a "railsplitter" noting near he beginning: "gentlemen appear to be a good deal disturbed at the presentation made of the Republican candidate for the Presidency as having once been a rail-splitter..." with much more (see).
Page 6 has a report from the 'Charleston Mercury' on Lincoln, noting: "...a portrait of Mr. Lincoln, 'And a horrid looking wretch he is!--sooty and scoundrelly in aspect--a cross between the nutmeg-dealer, the horse-swapper, and the nightman--a creature 'fit evidently, for petty treason, small stratagems, and all soerts of spoils..." with more (see). There is also a lengthy letter from Springfield concerning Lincoln (see).
Eight pages, very nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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