A Visit to Mr. Lincoln; Mr. Douglas South; THE SLAVE-TRADE-The Case of The Alleged Slaver Achorn; Editorials (8/23/1860)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 8/23/1860

[Homer_J_Simpson]

A correspondent of the Philadelphia North American has been paying Mr. LINCOLN a visit, which he thus describes: As I was rambling around Springfield, in the vicinity of Mr. LINCOLN's home, I accosted a good-natured looking lady, surrounded with a bevy of children, and plucking flowers in a garden close by, I inquired for Mr. LINCOLN's residence. The lady, turning round at the salutation, pointed out the house, and, with a singular naivete of expression, and with old-fashioned hospitality, said: "Won't you walk in? -- You'll be welcome there." I could not but be impressed with this unstudied revelation of the true Republican simplicity of Mr. LINCOLN's character, and of the neighborly cordiality which that character has naturally evoked. The home of Mr. LINCOLN is a simple two-storied, double frame house, on the corner of Eighth and Edward streets, a half-dozen squares from the railroad depot. The dwelling, which wears a Quaker tint of light brown, stands upon a plateau elevated three or four feet above the sidewalk. On a brick foundation wall, rising to the level of the garden, is a neat paled fence, with handsome square posts, inclosing the front and side of the property. A back-building joins the main edifice, and in the rear there is a large garden. There is no sign of pretension anywhere visible. The building is singularly quiet-looking and cozy, just such a home as a sensible man in one of our sensible Pennsylvania towns would care to enjoy. Mr. LINCOLN's manner is in perfect keeping with these home-surroundings, as found on personal experience.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harper’s Ferry, the election of 1860, secession – all the events leading up to the Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Political: A Visit to Mr. Lincoln – 2
Mr. Douglas South-A Plea for Toleration – 2
The Prince of Wales in New-York – 2
The Slave Trade: The Case of The Alleged Slaver Achorn – 2-3
The Slaver Kate – 3
Editorial: The State Canvass – 3
Editorial: North and South – 3-4
Editorial: A False Political Test – 4
The Weather Whether or No – 4
Editorial: The Syrian Relief Fund – 4-5
Editorial: The Secession Outcry - 5
Editorial: The Prince of Wales and Washington Heights – 5-6
Base Ball: Charter Oak of Brooklyn vs. Harlem of Harlem – 6
Quoiting – 6
Relief of the Syrian Christians – 6
Counterfeiting American Coin – 6
Mining in Arizona – 6
General Telegraphic News – 6

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Utterly amazing. How did they print those papers back then, did they create the words literally letter by letter using metal letters? That must have taken forever, I dont understand how they could do that every day.

[JeanLM]

The technical printing process was daunting but I am impressed by the language. It is awe inspiring compared to what is written today. The front page case of the slave ship was also inyeresting.

[Inyo-Mono]

The Weather Whether

Global Warming before SUVs.

[Bernard]

Please add me to your Ping list; thanks!

[xkaydet65]

You can tell the reporter is a Philly native when he uses “squares” to describe the location of Lincoln’s home.
Having read many letters of Union soldiers, the North and West(MidWest) was a remarkably literate place.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Thank you for your interest and welcome aboard.

[rktman]

Wut chall tawkin bout?

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

They also printed the facts and left personal politics out of it. Personal politics is pretty much what all “journalism” is today. If Trump cured cancer today they would be printing “What took him so long? The length of time to cure it shows how little he cares for the people”. They took “Freedom of the press” and changed it to “Freedom to defame so Democrats have an advantage”

[JeanLM]

You qualify for CNN or ESPN sports easily.

[rktman]

For the amount of money they pay those useless assclowns, I’d be a breath (can I say that) of fresh air.

[JeanLM]

I think you have identified the problem. Media types now are a form of overpaid celebrity. The old newspaper types were craftsmen and largely unknown. They were like cabinet makers of information known for their products not their personalities.

Today the craft of intelligent analysis and language has become an Ikea version of the craft or maybe a minstrel or burlesque show version is a better analogy.

[untenured]

The short article on the Prince of Wales mentions that one of those to dine with him would be a Hamilton Fish. That name is long-standing in NY politics. IIRC some descendent of his was a congressman from the state in the 1980s.