Abraham Lincoln Inaugurated as 16th President, with a Complete Printing of his Iconic 1st Inaugural Address
Boston, MA: The Boston Weekly Journal, 1861. Very Good. Item #15341
This March 7, 1861 issue of the Boston Weekly Journal contains long and detailed inside-page coverage of the 1st inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th President of the United States, along with a complete printing of his Inaugural Address, widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, Inaugural Address in U.S. history.
Lincoln's Address was aimed primarily toward the Southern states, seven of which had already seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. While armed rebellion had yet to occur, the South had already captured many U.S. government facilities, including the Navy Yard at Pensacola, Florida, which had surrendered shortly before Lincoln's speech.
Lincoln's speech is widely regarded as a masterpiece, "with the final lines having earned particularly lasting renown in American culture."
With tremendous emotion, Lincoln pleaded, "I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature."
This complete four-page newspaper contains extensive coverage of Lincoln's inauguration, with stacked headlines, a listing of Lincoln's proposed cabinet members, and a recounting of the days festivities.
Also throughout is detailed coverage of rising tensions and events across the South as the Country moves toward open warfare.
An important Civil War and Lincoln artifact suitable for framing and display!
#2C-010.
Price: $225.00