The Republican Party Vindicated--the Demands of the South Explained. Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, at the Cooper Institute, New York City, February 27, 1860
(s.l.): (s.n.), [1860]. Pamphlet. Octavo. 8 pages. Near Fine. Printed in double columns. Printed on an octavo-folded sheet with numbered pages but unopened folds. There are some old fold creases to text with a bit of rubbing along these on the last page. A few short tears along the pamphlet's untrimmed edges.
A very early printing of Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union speech--arguably his greatest. This is the speech--delivered to a tough and skeptical New York audience--that instantly transformed Lincoln from a frontier politician with a vague reputation as a decent stump speaker and debater into a viable Presidential candidate for the Republican Party.
In it he makes a brilliant argument that a majority of the nation's founders intended that slavery not be allowed to expand into new territories as the country grew. The research he had to conduct on their voting records and and documented comments is impressive, even before you recall that he did it from the frontier. His logic and reasoning are stunning.
Uncommon and important artifact from Lincoln's first campaign for President of the United States.
MONAGHAN #55.
Item #1009
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