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Lincoln's 2nd inauguration, with his inaugural address on the front page...
Lincoln's 2nd inauguration, with his inaugural address on the front page...
Item # 701971
March 06, 1865
CLEVELAND MORNING LEADER, Ohio, March 6, 1865
* Abraham Lincoln's inauguration
* Inaugural address on the ftpg.
* Closing weeks of the Civil War
The front page has a stack of column heads on both Lincoln's second inauguration as President, as well as the latest reports on the Civil War's final weeks.
They include: "Inauguration Day" "President Lincoln's Address" "Celebrations of the Day Thro' out the Country" "Official War Bulletin" "Sheridan Captures Early!" "News From Rebel Papers' and much more.
Also on the front page is a report on the inaugural ceremonies, beginning: "President Lincoln was inaugurated at 12 o'clock today. The procession reached the Capitol at 11:45 am., escorting the President...Chief Justice Chase administered the oath of office on the eastern portico when the President delivered his inaugural address...The weather was clear and beautiful..." and more.
Additionally, the front page has; "The President's Inaugural" which includes the full text of his inaugural address which includes near the end the famous words: "...With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in to bind up the national wounds...".
Page 2 has a nice editorial headed: "The Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln" with further detail, and closes with a reprinting of Lincoln's famous inaugural words prefaced with: "The words with which the address closes should be engraved on every heart: With malice Toward none, with charity for all..." and more.
Four pages, archivally rejoined at the spine, very nice condition.
AI notes: Abraham Lincoln’s second inauguration on March 4, 1865, marked a solemn yet hopeful moment in American history, taking place amid the final throes of the Civil War and just weeks before his assassination. In his brief but profound inaugural address, Lincoln departed from political rhetoric and delivered a moral and philosophical reflection on the nation's suffering, emphasizing that both North and South were complicit in the institution of slavery and suggesting that the war was divine retribution for that sin. Rather than celebrating impending victory, he struck a tone of humility and reconciliation, famously urging the nation to proceed “with malice toward none, with charity for all,” and to work together to “bind up the nation’s wounds.” The speech stands as a powerful testament to Lincoln’s vision of healing and unity, underscoring his belief in justice tempered by mercy, and his unwavering commitment to the moral and spiritual restoration of a fractured country.
Category: The Civil War
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