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Defend Lincoln from attacks against his personal history, his legislative record (particularly his public stance about the Mexican War), his connections to John Brown’s raid, and his alleged abolitionist principles.
 

May 26, 1860, Harper’s Weekly, p. 321, col. 1-4
Nomination of Abraham Lincoln by Republican Party and Republican Platform.

May 26, 1860, Harper’s Weekly, p. 322, col. 1
Nomination of Abraham Lincoln by Republican Party and Republican Platform.

May 26, 1860, Harper’s Weekly, p. 326, col. 3-4
Nomination of Abraham Lincoln by Republican Party and Republican Platform.

May 26, 1860, Vanity Fair, p. 349, col. 1
"The Republican Fizzle"

June 9, 1860, Vanity Fair, p. 377, col. 1-2
Cartoon: “Shaky, Daring Transit on the Perilous Rail”

June 23, 1860, The Rail Splitter, p. 1, col. 2
1847 Speech of Lincoln in Congress on Mexican War.

Jun 23, 1860, The Rail Splitter, p. 4, col. 5
Platform of the Republican Party.

June 30, 1860, The Campaign Plain Dealer, p. 2, col. 1-5
Detailed listing of reasons why Douglas will win throughout the United States.

June 30, 1860, The Campaign Plain Dealer, p. 3, col. 4
Poem: “The Philistines and Goliah”

July 7, 1860, The Rail Splitter, p. 2, col. 6
Lincoln’s Habits.

July 7, 1860, The Campaign Plain Dealer, p. 2, col. 1-2, 5
Why Breckinridge and Lincoln can’t win.

July 7, 1860, The Campaign Plain Dealer, p. 4, col. 3
Campaign songs: “Riding on a Rail”

July 14, 1860, The Campaign Plain Dealer, p. 4, col. 1
Cartoon/story on Lincoln

July 28, 1860, The Campaign Plain Dealer, p. 3, col. 5
Column about Abe Lincoln’s early life based on a cousin’s memory, suggests he didn’t make rails.

July28, 1860, The Campaign Plain Dealer, p. 4, col. 5
“Lincoln’s Picture,” a poem

August 4, 1860, The Campaign Plain Dealer, p. 3, col. 3-4
Cartoon says Lincoln voted against spending money for sending supplies to soldiers in Mexico during Mexican War.

August 11, 1860,The Campaign Plain Dealer, p. 4, col. 1
“A Political Sermon by the Reverend Hardshell Pike.”

August 18, 1860, The Campaign Plain Dealer, p. 1, col. 2-3
Senator Crittenden on Lincoln.

August 18, 1860, The Rail Splitter, p. 1, col. 1
“A Campaign Song” by Henrietta.

October 6, 1860, The Rail Splitter, p. 1, col. 4
“Mr. Lincoln on John Brown.”

October 27, 1860, The Rail Splitter, p. 3, col. 1-6
Speech by Charles Leib, editor of The Rail Splitter, on Lincoln and Douglas.

 

     
 

 

 
     
 

 

 
     

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