Hascall, Milo S., 423
Haskin, John B., 620
Hassaurek, Frederick, 192
Haverhill, Mass., 353–54
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 388, 477, 633
Hay, John M., 245, 331, 376–77, 466, 477, 479, 540, 636–37
on emancipation, 395
at Gettysburg, 450–51, 452, 453–54
Greeley blamed for secession crisis by, 261
Greeley’s employment of, 557
Greeley’s peace mission and, 512–15
invited to serve as Lincoln’s secretary, 246
as press spokesman, 486
Secession Winter reports of, 282
on train to D.C., 282, 283–84
Haycraft, Samuel, 249, 251
Hemings, Sally, 576
Henderson, Isaac, 500–501
Henkin, David, 17
Herald Square, 559
Herndon, William H., 88, 95, 274–75, 615
D.C. trip of, 170–71
Douglas’s meeting with, 170–71
Greeley’s meeting with, 171
on Lincoln’s ambition, xv
Lincoln’s anti-Kansas-Nebraska speech praised by, 153
and Lincoln’s purchase of German newspaper, 189
at meeting on “Two Year” threat, 187
worried about Lincoln’s anti-Mexican War stance, 83, 85, 89
Hicks, Thomas, 237
Hill, Adams, 329, 362, 366–67, 488, 496
History of the Administration of President Lincoln (Raymond), 521–22
Hitt, Robert Roberts, 180, 180, 182
Hodges, Albert G., 475–77
Hodgson, John, 343
Hoebrand steam press, 160
Holcombe, J. P., 513–14
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr., 324
Holt, Joseph, 342, 507
Home Journal, 91
Homer, 561
homesteads, 112
Hone, Philip, 20, 22
“ ‘Honest Old Abe,’ First in the Field,” 242
Hooker, Joseph, 432, 433, 459, 460, 479
Hosmer, Rufus, 273
House, Edward, 315, 316, 321, 328
“House of Industry,” 59–60
House of Representatives, U.S., 410–12
Judiciary Committee of, 366, 369, 419, 421–22
Houston, Sam, 142, 205
Howard, Francis Key, 338, 344
Howard, Joseph, 286, 316, 327
Howard, Joseph, Jr., 281, 492, 494–95, 494, 496
Howe, Elias, 353
Howells, William Dean, 242–43, 245, 612
Hudson, Frederic, 74, 138, 274, 325–26, 491
Hughes, John, 58, 446
Hunt, Albert, 547, 548
Hunter, David, 390, 391
Hunterdon Democrat, 352
Hurlbut, Stephen A., 100–101
Hurlbut, William Henry, 562
Iliad (Homer), 561
Illinois, 411, 424–25, 525, 592
in election of 1860, 215
Illinois and Michigan Canal, 162
Illinois Editorial Association, 203
Illinois Republican State Committee, 223
Illinois Staats-Anzeiger, xv, xxii–xxiii, xxvii, 188–94, 190
Illinois Staats-Zeitung, 158, 531
Illinois State Journal, xxxi, 120, 139, 151–52, 162, 163, 177, 195–96, 195, 244, 269, 273, 275, 280, 409, 469, 543, 559, 600
bound keepsake copies of, 194
Canisius’s contribution to Lincoln’s presidential victory in, 191–92
competition of, 194–95
Douglas lambasted in, 152
“House Divided” speech in, 172, 173
Lincoln interviewed on positions by, 226–27
Lincoln’s anti-nativist statement in, 187–88
Lincoln’s departure for D.C. published in, 281
Lincoln’s first inaugural typeset by, 280, 292
Lincoln’s nomination announced in office of, 230–31
Lincoln’s time spent in office of, 203
prospectus of, 185–86
Illinois State Register, xxxi, 38, 40, 82, 95, 103, 143, 241, 306, 559
bound keepsake copies of, 194
circulation of, 142
and cost of telegraphed news, 74
Douglas’s manifesto on Brown published in, 209
Douglas’s Mexican War defense printed by, 82–83
Douglas supported by, 40, 42, 177, 209, 219, 240–41
in election of 1848, 89
Journal’s rivalry with, 39, 41, 42, 43, 46
launch of, 38–39
Lincoln called “moral traitor” in, 120
Lincoln praised in, 152
Lincoln’s Cooper Union speech announced in, 219
Lincoln’s quest for patronage mocked in, 117
Old Soldier circular reprinted in, 44–45
pro-war editorials in, 66
Illinois State Senate, 193–94
imports, 12
Independence Hall, 286
Independent Telegraph Company, 495–96
Indiana, 411, 423, 424–25, 525
in election of 1860, 215
Indianapolis, Ind., 283
Indianapolis Atlas, 266
Indiana State Republican Committee, 266
Ingersoll, L. D., xix
Interior Department, U.S., 275
interviews, 29, 212
Isham, Warren P., 435
Israel African Methodist Church, 417
Jackson, Andrew, xxiii, 17, 46, 132, 272, 291
in Battle of New Orleans, xviii, 429
in election of 1832, 16
Green’s dispute with, xviii, xix
Journal’s accusation of despotism against, 12–13
New Orleans press censorship by, 429
White House receptions of, 23
Jackson, David S., 592
Jackson, “Stonewall,” 432
Jasper (pseud.), see Salter, George H. C.
Jefferson, Thomas, 291
Hemings affair of, 576
Lincoln’s invocation of, 218, 222
newspapers insulted by, xvii
Jeffersonian, 52, 160, 343, 357
Jerseyville Democratic Union, 422
Jewett, William Cornell “Colorado,” 510–11
Jews, Bennett’s hatred of, xxvi, 23, 482, 535
Johnson, Andrew:
get-acquainted tour of, 564
impeachment of, 555, 562
Johnson’s Island prison, 480–81
Johnston, Joseph E., 314
Jones, George, 133, 558
Jones, John B., 274
Jonesboro, Ill., 179
Jonesboro Gazette, 425
Judd, Norman, 188–89, 216–17, 247, 604
made minister to Berlin, 193
Julian, George W., 379, 485
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 149–50, 151–53, 156, 165, 204, 215
Kansas Territory, 150, 174, 206
Keeler, William Frederick, 462
Kendall, George Wilkins, 73
Kendell, Amos, xviii
Kent, William, 4433
Kentucky, 333, 347, 359–60, 509, 541
newspapers in, xviii
newspaper suppression in, 341–42
Kimball, Ambrose, 353–54, 354
King, Rufus, 273
King, Thomas Butler, 104
Kingston Journal, 265
Kinsella, Thomas, 352
Kitchen Cabinet, 23
Know-Nothings, 144, 162, 224, 239
press of, 161
Knox, Thomas, 436, 437–38, 439
Knoxville Chronicle, 565
Knoxville Whig, 357
Koerner, Gustave, 192–93, 605
Kossuth, Louis, 141
Lamon, Ward Hill, 286, 388–90, 389, 502
at Gettysburg, 452, 454
Langenschwartz, Max, 530–31
Lanphier, Charles Henry, 39–40, 47, 66, 143, 146, 156, 169, 184, 241, 263, 595
death of, 559
delegates ch
osen for Democratic Convention of 1860 by, 210
Douglas aided in debates by, 177
Douglas requested to calm war tension by, 306
Douglas’s collaboration with, 142, 143
Douglas’s flattering of, 120
made editor, 119–20
“Last Procession, The,” 57
Lecompton Constitution, 169, 174
Lee, Robert E., 207, 362, 490, 637
Chancellorsville victory of, 460
Maryland invaded by, 406
Pennsylvania invaded by, 432
promoted to general, 388
surrender of, 550
war information gained from newspapers by, 432–33
Lenk, Gernal Baron, 410
Letting the Cat Out of the Bag, 252–53
Levin, Lewis C., 103–4
Lewis, Joseph, 273
Lewis and Clark Expedition, 564
Lexington, Battle of, 303
Liberal Republican Party, 557
Liberator, 60, 109, 478, 505
founding of, 108
Life and Public Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, and Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, The (Howells), 242–43
Life and Writings of James Gordon Bennett, The, 32
Lightning Presses, xxi
Lincoln, Abraham, 68, 294, 548
as antislavery, 69, 84, 106–8, 178, 208–9, 216, 222, 476–77
appearance of, 3–4, 71, 81, 217, 450
at 1848 Whig Convention, 98
at 1855 Springfield convocation, 156–57
autobiographical sketches by, 151, 223–24, 242
background of, 3–5, 223–24
Beacon editorial request of, 168
Bennett and, see Bennett, James Gordon
in bid for seat on State Assembly, 11, 13, 14, 16
Brown denounced by, 208–9, 219
called “moral traitor” in Register, 120
challenged to duel, 49–50
Charleston Mercury sent to, 262
Chicago Tribune appeal for autobiographical sketch from, 177, 223
Clay as hero of, 13, 43, 65, 98, 140, 591
congressional duties thought boring by, 75
congressional salary of, 594
Constitution studies by, 216
Cooper Union speech of, 214, 215–16, 217–23, 220, 224, 234, 273, 285, 378, 563
courtship and marriage of Mary Todd by, 5, 48–50, 71, 584
D.C. residence of, 69–70
D.C. slavery bill of, 106–8, 384, 603
D.C. social circle of, 71
debt from French desired by, 106
debts of, 7
Dred Scott decision denounced by, 168
editors’ correspondence with, 265–66
editors’ friendships with, 202–3
education of, 4, 5–6, 224
elected to Congress, 65, 67–68
election of 1848 and, 88–90
expense-padding attributed to, 113, 115
family home left by, 3–4, 6–7
farewell remarks at Springfield railroad station, 281, 282
first political essay of, 6
Francis made army paymaster by, 195, 196
Francis’s patronage quest supported by, 118–19
German newspaper purchased by, xv, xxii–xxiii, xxvii, 188–94, 190
German studied by, xxii
Greeley and, see Greeley, Horace
Green’s recommendation of conciliation to, 269–70
Harrison championed by, 43
Herndon’s sending of newspaper clippings to, 97
homesteading supported by, 112
humor and anecdotes of, xxii, 4, 71, 75, 94, 100, 105, 202, 204, 271–72, 318, 375
initial plan of, to get into Congress, 68–69
internal improvements championed by, 94, 96
invasion of states and territories denounced by, 270
Kansas-Nebraska Act opposed by, 151–53
Lamon lawsuit and, 389–90
law office of, 139–40
law read by, 11
letter to Tribune on Mexican War by, 96–97, 105
letter to Weed on secession from, 267
“Lost Speech” of, 163
on Lovejoy murder, 36–37
“masterly inactivity” period of, 264
in Matson Slave Case, 593
Medill’s first meeting with, 161–62
Mexican treaty protested by, 76
Mexican War “Spot” resolutions of, 80–85, 97, 177
Mexican War troop supplies voted for by, 83, 174
Mexican War views of, 79–84, 86–87, 93, 96–97, 120–21
militia experience of, 14
nativism as viewed by, 188–89
New England trip in Taylor campaign of, 101–3, 113
newspapers read by, xv, 5–7, 10–11, 138–39, 168–69, 196, 201–2, 203–4, 465–67, 471–72, 477
Ohio speaking tour of, 204
Old Soldier backed by, 44–45, 46–47
oratorical skills of, 204
partisan pieces for Sangamo Journal written by, 14–15, 47–48
patronage applicants recommended to Fillmore by, 139
patronage positions assigned by, 272–75
patronage requests of, 256, 265–66, 279–80, 290, 329–30, 501–2, 547
patronage sought by, 117–18, 120
Peace Convention opposed by, 264–65, 288
political career doldrums of, 93, 94, 95–96, 103, 105–6, 115, 121, 138–39, 140–41
Popular Sovereignty denounced by, 266
as postmaster, 7, 15
radicalism charge denied by, 267–68
Raymond needed by, 196
“Rebecca” letters authored by, 48–49, 99
response of, to Woods plan, 285
retirement from Congress, 84–85, 86–88
Sangamo Journal campaign appeal by, 13–14, 13
Seward’s first meeting with, 101–2
slavery compromise considered by, 270
slavery’s extension opposed to by, 264–65
statue of, 563, 564
Taylor endorsed by, 99–103, 113
Taylor eulogy of, 139
on train ride to D.C., 281–87
Tribune’s office visited by, 220–21
on Tribune’s support for Douglas, 170
Tribune subscription of, 63
on upward mobility, 41
variety of jobs held by, 7
von Schneidau’s picture of, xxxii, 158–59, 160, 600
Walters’s excoriating of, 39
Lincoln, Abraham, cabinet of:
Bennett’s suggestion of Greeley for, 257
choosing of, 274
diversity in, 264
Greeley’s advice on, 276
Southerners considered for, 264, 268–69
Lincoln, Abraham, in election of 1858, 169, 170, 615
angry letter to Ray by, 174
cartoons of, 252–53, 253, 254, 255
in debates, see Lincoln-Douglas debates
on Greeley’s support for Douglas, 171–72, 262
“House Divided” speech of, 172–73, 220, 227, 306
letters to editors from, 173–74
loss in, 182–85
on racial equality, 176
state Republicans canvassed by, 172
Lincoln, Abraham, in election of 1860, xiv, 610
alleged radicalism of, 248, 252–53, 253, 254
Bennett’s criticism of, 233–34
campaign biographies of, 242–43, 273, 367, 612
Chicago Tribune’s endorsement of, 216–17
Greeley’s doubts about, 224
Greeley’s support for, 233, 237–38, 246, 247, 251–53, 253, 255, 256
“lynching” joke of, 249–51
newspapers critical of, 222
Nicolay invited to serve as secretary of, 244, 245–46
nomination won by, 230–32, 231
plans for campaign in, 204
Raymond�
��s prediction of victory for, 239
Republican editors’ support for, 233, 242–43, 246–47, 251–52
Seward’s first meeting with, 249
six-month lull in, 240, 246
victory in, 255–56
Lincoln, Abraham, in election of 1864, 498–503
Antietam story in, 502–3
campaign biographies of, 521–22, 555
conspiracy against, 528–29
and emancipation as precondition for armistice, 525–27
Raymond’s fundraising for, 523–24
Lincoln, Abraham, Douglas’s rivalry with, xxv–xxvi
at 1855 Springfield convocation, 156–57
Mexican War and, 120–21
see also Lincoln-Douglas debates
Lincoln, Abraham, as president:
anonymous journalism of, 310
assassination of, 551–53
Baker’s meetings on Bailhache’s post with, 469–70
Bennett courted by, 391–92
Bennett offered position as minister to France, 556
Brooks’s reminiscences of, 479–82
Canisius made consul to Vienna by, 193, 194, 196
cartoons of, 252–53, 253, 254, 255, 448
commerce with Confederacy banned by, 347
conference with free black men, 397–98
critical newspaper clippings kept by, 305
depressive episodes of, 520
Douglass at post-inaugural celebration for, 545–46
Douglas’s death and, 307
draft of first inaugural written by, 275, 280, 288
on editors’ declaration, 428–29
first Annual Message of, 369–72
first inaugural address of, 290–93, 292, 306, 645
Forney’s first meeting with, 308–10
Frémont’s abolition order overridden by, 332–33
German Americans given patronage positions by, 192–93
Gettysburg Address of, 448–55, 453, 471, 521, 549, 559
at Greeley’s lecture, 376–77, 378–79, 382
Greeley’s peace initiatives and, 511–16, 518–19, 529–30, 532
as happy with Herald’s support, 303–4
Herald’s anti-English diatribes and, 364
Hooker defended by, 432
inauguration of, 289, 290–92, 306
large number of volunteers allegedly summoned by, 489–97
“loyal blacks” as hope of, 410
McKee detention and, 440
Medill’s meeting conscription with, 467–68, 649
money for abolition proposed by, 382–84, 394–95, 413
Monitor construction authorized by, 387–88
more troops desired by, 495, 497
official newspaper organs declared by, 307–8
peace terms of, 513–14, 543–44
“public sentiment” controlled by, 448
Raymond invited to D.C. by, 305
Raymond’s patronage requests of, 305–6
reaction to Confederate surrender by, 550
reporters welcomed by, 474–78, 481–82
Richmond visited by, 548–49
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