Mitang, Herbert, ed. Abraham : A Press Portrait. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1989.

Lincoln letter on candidacy for General Assembly in 1832, 4 1836 election, newspaper letters, 8-11 Celebration of getting the capital in Springfield, toast, volunteers, Long Nine, 11-14 Springfield Junto, newspaper attack on Lincoln and his allies, 1839, 14-15 Lincoln and Douglas, 1839, 16-18 1840 election, 18-20 Conflict in legislature, Whigs breaking quorum, 20-23 Investigation of public printing, 23-25 Canal bonds, 25-26 Lincoln as possible gubernatorial candidate, 26-27 Possible duel with Shields, 28-43 1844 Clay, debate with John Calhoun, 43-45 Whig candidate for Congress, 46-47 Lincoln denies charge of religious skepticism, 50 Harbor and River convention in Chicago, 51 New members of Congress, 52-54 Lincoln and , 54-58 Tribune on Lincoln and debate in House, 59-60 1848 speaking tour of New England, 60-67 Whigs thank Lincoln for congressional service, 67-68 Lincoln writes editorial, speeches, opposing Kansas-Nebraska act, Douglas, 68-75 Lincoln and anti-Nebraska convention, 78 Republican convention, 1856, 78-82 Dred Scott decision, Lincoln reply to Douglas, 82-87 Lincoln for Senate, Lincoln story, 88-89 Republican convention, 89-90 House Divided speech, 90-96 New York Tribune and Lincoln, 96-98 Southern denunciation of Republicans, 98-100 Lincoln and Douglas, house divided, 100-3 on Lincoln’s Mexican War record, 103-4 Lincoln Douglas debates, 104-28 1858, call for Lincoln for president, 130-31 New York Tribune on Lincoln and Douglas after the election, 131-33 Sympathy for Lincoln in Kansas, 134 Pennsylvania and Lincoln, 135 Speaking in Ohio in 1859, 136-43 and Lincoln, 144 Illinois editorial on Lincoln for president, 144-45 Pennsylvania, campaign biography of Lincoln, 145-52 Chicago Tribune on importance of Illinois in 1860 campaign, Lincoln popularity, 152-54 Speech, New York Tribune, 154-61 Chicago convention 1860, Chicago Tribune promotion of Lincoln, 164-85

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Douglas, humor of the campaign, anecdotes, Lincoln’s conscientious honesty, 185-90 Grudging southern respect for Lincoln, 191-92 Poem, 192-93 London press on Lincoln, 193-94 New Orleans press, Lincoln delusions on race, 194-96 John Bell newspaper and Lincoln, 196-97 German voters and Lincoln, 197-98 Lincoln and rail splitting, 198-200 Election day in Springfield, 200-4 Lincoln and disunion, press disputes over election consequences, 204-7 Reaction to Lincoln’s election in New York, 207-211 Missouri, Lincoln, victory, slavery, 211-12 Lincoln receives news of his election, 212-18 Texas reaction to Lincoln election, 219-20 Times of London and Lincoln election, 220-23 Florida and Lincoln, 224 Departure of Lincoln from Springfield, 224-25 Lincoln journey to Washington, 225-32 Charleston Mercury and Lincoln, 232-34 Lincoln inaugural, 236-44 Charleston Mercury, 244-46 Charleston Mercury, Kansas, Indian slaveholders, 246-48 London, Paris, Lincoln and secession, inaugural address, 248-51 Henry J. Raymond, New York Times, need for a policy, 251-55 Lincoln, forts, blockade, attraction to women, 255-56 Maine, opposition to civil war, 256-57 New Orleans, reaction to Lincoln’s call troops, 258-61 Copperhead press on peace at beginning of war, 261-62 Fort Sumter poems, Charleston Mercury, 262-66 Baltimore newspaper attack on Lincoln, 267-68 Baltimore poem on Lincoln message to Congress, 269-71 French commentary on Lincoln message to Congress, 271-73 Lincoln, joke, 273-74 Richmond editor, divorce, 274-75 New York Tribune, Frémont and Lincoln, 275-76 Lincoln first annual message to Congress, New York Tribune, 276-79 , Times of London, 279-82 Seward, Trent affair, Richmond Dispatch, 282-84 Richmond Dispatch, anti-Lincoln poems, 284-87 New York Tribune, Lincoln, slavery, emancipation, 290-93 David Hunter, Lincoln, New York Tribune, 293-97 British, anti-Lincoln description of Lincoln, 297 National Intelligencer, Moderate opinion on slavery, 298-300 Lincoln’s letter to Greeley, 300-302 Emancipation Proclamation, 302-310 Southern press and Emancipation Proclamation, 310-16

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French and British press on Emancipation Proclamation, 316-23 Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emancipation Proclamation, 323-28 Lincoln annual message to Congress, 1862. 328-30 Final Emancipation Proclamation, British reaction, 330-333 Lincoln the dictator, Confederate opinion, 336-37 Delegation of Indians visit Lincoln, 337-39 British pro-Confederate satire on American military conflict, 339-40 Emancipation, Kansas opinion, Lincoln gunboat poem, 340 Confederate, Lincoln catechism, 342-43 Lincoln as commander in chief, 343-44 Southern Illustrated News, July 4 in Washington, 344-48 London Punch, Lincoln as Brutus, 348-50 Southern Illustrated News, tyrant Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, 350-52 Brownlow and Lincoln, 352-53 Wisconsin Republican newspaper defends Lincoln, 354-55 Lincoln at Gettysburg, 355-61 London Times, Gettysburg, Lincoln, Everett, , 361-64 Lincoln’s third annual message, 364-72 Brownlow, Lincoln, radicals, the war, 372-73 Harriet Beecher Stowe, biographical sketch of Lincoln, 373-78 Copperhead press, dictator Lincoln, 379-81 Greeley and opening of presidential campaign, 381-84 Harper’s Weekly and praise for Lincoln, 384-89 New York Herald, Lincoln, Grant, and the War Department, Halleck, Stanton, 389-91 New York Herald and Lincoln, 391-93 French opinion, Lincoln and Grant, 394 New York Times and a second term for Lincoln, 395-97 Republican convention in Baltimore, Lincoln, Johnson, 400-2 Lincoln at the Philadelphia Sanitary Fair, 403-6 Illinois, weak prospects for Lincoln’s reelection, 406-7 Richmond newspaper, strength of Lincoln in September 1864, Atlanta, 407-9 London Times assessment military situation and election of 1864, 409-11 Richmond Sentinel, Lincoln and the prisoners of war, 411-13 Chicago Tribune, campaign of 1864 and the country’s future, 413-15 Richmond Dispatch on Lincoln’s management and election of 1864, 415-17 Richmond Dispatch on 1864 election results, 417-18 Harpers Weekly and 1864 election results, 419-20 London Times and 1864 election results, 420-22 London Punch, poem on Lincoln’s re-election, 422-23 Joke, Lincoln’s shortest speech, 423 Lincoln fourth annual message, New York Tribune, 423-25 Satire on possible inaugural address, 425-28 London Times on Lincoln’s fourth annual message, 428-30 New York World on Lincoln and peace conference, 430-32 Richmond Sentinel on Lincoln and peace negotiations, 432-434 Lincoln second inaugural, Illinois State Journal, Petersburg Express, 434-38

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New York Herald on Lincoln’s second term, cabinet and policy, 438-40 Chicago Times on Lincoln’s second inaugural, 440-41 Washington National Intelligencer on Second Inaugural, 441-442 Petersburg Express on Lincoln’s second inaugural address, 442-43 London Times on Lincoln’s second inaugural, 444-45 London Spectator on Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, 446-49 New York Tribune, advice on peace, 449-51 New York Times, fall of Richmond, 451-52 Boston Journal on Lincoln’s entry into Richmond, Richmond Whig on same subject, 452-55 Lincoln last speech on Reconstruction, New York World, Washington National Intelligencer, 456-59 Springfield Daily State Journal, Lincoln assassination, Illinois State Register, 461-65 Lincoln assassination, New York Herald, New York Tribune, 465-72 New York Times, Lincoln’s second inaugural, assassination, 472-73 Frankfort Commonwealth on Lincoln assassination, 473-75 Richmond Whig, Lincoln assassination, 475-76 Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph, Lincoln Assassination, 476-79 San Francisco Daily Alta Californian, Lincoln Assassination, 479-81 New York Tribune, Lincoln and Reconstruction, 482-83 London Morning Post, Lincoln assassination, 483-84 London Times assessment of Lincoln, 484-87 London Punch, Lincoln assassination, 487-90 Death of Lincoln, Paris editorials, 49094 Italian editorial on Lincoln, 494-95 Noah Brooks, recollections of Lincoln, 495-508

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