[Lincoln, Abraham] Lincoln's Famed "Spot Resolutions" in His Local Newspaper: Printing of a Rebuke to the First Major Speech Given by Him as an Illinois Congressman in the House of Representatives

Illinois State Register
Springfield, January 14, 1848. Bifolium, 26 x 19 in. (660 x 483 mm). Printed newspaper. Creasing from old folds, scattered wear to extremities, a few small closed tears; light dampstaining affecting half of text; contemporary inscription at top left of front page.

Printing a rebuke to the first major speech given by Abraham Lincoln as an Illinois Congressman in the House of Representatives. Delivered two days prior on January 12, Lincoln's "Spot Resolutions" speech argued against the wantonness of the Polk administration whom he claimed incited an unnecessary war with Mexico.

The author of this article, charges "Thank Heaven, Illinois has eight representatives who will stand by the honor of the nation. Would that we could find Mr. Lincoln in their ranks doing battle on the side of his country as valiantly as did the Illinois volunteers upon the battle fields of Buena Vista and Cerro Gordo. He will have a fearful account to settle with them..."

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How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[Lincoln, Abraham] Lincoln's Famed "Spot Resolutions" in His Local Newspaper: Printing of a Rebuke to the First Major Speech Given by Him as an Illinois Congressman in the House of Representatives

How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[Lincoln, Abraham] Lincoln's Famed "Spot Resolutions" in His Local Newspaper: Printing of a Rebuke to the First Major Speech Given by Him as an Illinois Congressman in the House of Representatives

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