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The positions of President-Elect Lincoln...
The positions of President-Elect Lincoln...
Item # 722818
January 30, 1861
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 30, 1861
* Abraham Lincoln about to change America
A great issue shortly before the outbreak of war with pg. 4 including: "...declare that Mr. Lincoln has listened to the Compromisers & is inclined to sacrifice the principles of the Chicago platform...We have the best authority for saying that Mr. Lincoln is opposed to all concessions of the sort..." and more on his position (see). Also: "Secession Must Cure Itself" and a pg. 5 item: "Important from Springfield--The Position of the President Elect" (see). Other war-related content on pg. 6.
Eight pages, uncut and untrimmed, this issue is in 2nd rate condition with some wear at the margins, two folds, generally good.
AI notes: A January 29, 1861 report from Springfield, Illinois would have reflected the tense interregnum between Abraham Lincoln’s election and his inauguration, with the capital city still abuzz over the departure of its most famous citizen and the deepening national crisis. Newspapers at the time commonly noted Lincoln’s continued correspondence from Springfield, where he remained publicly silent on policy while privately preparing his inaugural address amid the secession of several Southern states. Reports emphasized the heightened security concerns surrounding his impending journey to Washington, rumors of threats against his life, and the somber mood in Illinois as the Union appeared to be unraveling. Springfield accounts often described Lincoln as calm but grave, receiving delegations, consulting advisers, and maintaining a deliberate restraint intended to avoid inflaming sectional tensions, even as the press acknowledged that his assumption of the presidency would soon test whether the Union could be preserved by constitutional means alone.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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