Authors: Doris Kearns Goodwin
“give the malignants”: Israel Washburn to WHS, May 19, 1860, reel 59, Seward Papers.
“in the character…response in my heart”: WHS to FAS, May 30, 1860, quoted in Seward,
Seward at Washington…1846–1861,
pp. 454–56.
“responsibility…shorter every day”: WHS to home, June 13, 1860, quoted in ibid., p. 458.
“You have earned…reasonably claim”: FAS to WHS, May 30, 1860, reel 114, Seward Papers.
“Your services…highest success”: Charles Francis Adams to WHS, May 22, 1860, reel 59, Seward Papers.
“I am content…the public interest”: WHS to TW, June 26, 1860, quoted in Seward,
Seward at Washington…1846–1861,
p. 459.
“was about to take…depths of discouragement”: Procter,
Lincoln and the Convention of 1860,
p. 16.
John Nicolay…“life ran down”: Helen Nicolay,
Lincoln’s Secretary: A Biography of John G. Nicolay
(New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1949; Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1971), pp. vii (quote), 27, 34, 36.
“He sat down…could have desired”:
Utica Morning Herald,
reprinted in
NYTrib,
July 9, 1860.
“can not only discuss…dress a deer-skin”:
Missouri Democrat,
reprinted in
NYTrib,
September 29, 1860.
“an air of quiet…unflinchingly”:
Utica Morning Herald,
reprinted in
NYTrib,
July 9, 1860.
“Ten thousand inquiries…create the necessity”:
Press and Tribune,
Chicago, May 23, 1860.
“Whatever of awkwardness…of society”:
New York Evening Post,
reprinted in
Albany Evening Journal,
May 24, 1860.
“a very handsome…sparkling talker”:
Ohio State Journal,
Columbus, Ohio, May 29, 1860.
“a Man of the People”:
NYTrib,
May 26, 1860, quoted in Nevins,
Ordeal of the Union.
Vol. II:
The Emergence of Lincoln, part II, Prologue to Civil War, 1857–1861,
p. 274.
“log-cabin, hard-cider”: Samuel Eliot Morison and Henry Steele Commager,
The Growth of the American Republic,
4th edn. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1930; 1950), p. 556.
“It has also afforded…be inspired”: Ryland Fletcher, quoted in Luthin,
The First Lincoln Campaign,
p. 169.
a “nullity…a nullity anywhere”: Quoted in Tarbell,
The Life of Abraham Lincoln,
Vol. I, p. 365.
“here is a stick…in 1825”:
NYH,
October 20, 1860.
“it would be both…willingly say”: AL to T. Apolion Cheney, August 14, 1860, in
CW,
IV, p. 93.
“Your letter…I write at all”: AL to Leonard Swett, May 30, 1860, in
CW,
IV, p. 57.
“he would like…of being lynched”: Luthin,
The First Lincoln Campaign,
p. 170.
the cohesion of the new Republican Party: Ibid., pp. 21–22.
“our adversaries…to the charge”: AL to Abraham Jonas, July 21, 1860, in
CW,
IV, p. 86.
this election would not be determined…carefully addressed in the Republican Party platform: Luthin,
The First Lincoln Campaign,
pp. 13 (quote), 148–53.
an entourage: Seward,
Seward at Washington…1846–1861,
p. 461; Van Deusen,
William Henry Seward,
pp. 232–33.
“cannons…‘Wide Awakes’”: Seward,
Seward at Washington…1846–1861,
p. 461; Oldroyd,
Lincoln’s Campaign,
pp. 104–07.
“Viewed from…in wild cheerings”: “Springfield Correspondence, 9 August 1860,” in Hay,
Lincoln’s Journalist,
p. 6.
the “Chloroformers”: Luthin,
The First Lincoln Campaign,
p. 174.
“procession of young men…carts and wagons”: Entry for September 8, 1860, Charles Francis Adams diary, reel 75.
“All of this reminded…a gaping crowd”: Ibid.
In St. Paul, Minnesota…steps of the Capitol:
Press and Tribune,
Chicago, September 24, 1860.
“without repetition…of the auditors”: Fite,
The First Presidential Campaign,
p. 213.
“the whole population…Well, I ought to”: Supplement to
NYT,
September 29, 1860.
“where, when…‘this tobacco question’”: Charles Francis Adams, Jr.,
Charles Francis Adams, 1835–1915: An Autobiography, with a Memorial Address Delivered November 17, 1915, by Henry Cabot Lodge
(Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1916), pp. 61–62.
“integrity…grandest & highest”: Israel Washburn, Jr., to WHS, November 14, 1860, reel 60, Seward Papers.
“I am sure…taken a-back by”: Richard Blatchford to FAS, October 3, 1860, reel 60, Seward Papers.
“marveled more & more…by any American”: CS to FAS, October 10, 1860, reel 60, Seward Papers.
“Yes Henry is…Is that the word”: FAS to CS, September 5, 1860, reel 20, Sumner Papers.
“There was a rush…Seward was seated”:
NYH,
October 2, 1860.
“was a revelation…out of place”: Adams, Jr.,
Charles Francis Adams, 1835–1915,
pp. 61, 64 (quote).
“Twelve years ago…believed that it would be”:
NYH,
October 2, 1860.
Lincoln asked…“it already existed”: King,
Lincoln’s Manager,
p. 157.
Seward readily agreed…intercourse with the South:
NYT,
September 27, 1860; Van Deusen,
William Henry Seward,
p. 233.
“noisy throng…approaching greatness”: Adams, Jr.,
Charles Francis Adams, 1835–1915,
pp. 67–68.
“Remembering that Peter…I will not”: AL to Lyman Trumbull, June 5, 1860, in
CW,
IV, p. 71.
a humorous fictional dialogue: AL, “Dialogue between Stephen A. Douglas and John C. Breckinridge,” September 29, 1860, in ibid., pp. 123–24.
“I give the leave…in any respect”: AL to William D. Kelley, October 13, 1860, in ibid., p. 127.
“for your face…like whiskers”: Grace Bedell to AL, October 15, 1860, in ibid., p. 130.
“As to the whiskers…begin it now?”: AL to Grace Bedell, October 19, 1860, in ibid., p. 129.
“Election news…heir apparent”: “Springfield Correspondence, 7 January 1861,” in Hay,
Lincoln’s Journalist,
p. 17.
biased…prospects in each state: AL to John Pettit, September 14, 1860, in
CW,
IV, p. 115.
“the dry, and irksome…monster meetings”: AL to Henry Wilson, September 1, 1860, in ibid., p. 109.
Schurz’s “excellent plan…than yourself”: AL to Carl Schurz, June 18, 1860, in ibid., p. 78.
He urged Caleb Smith…an Indiana victory: AL to Caleb Smith, [July 23], 1860, in ibid., pp. 87–88.
“Ascertain…commit me to nothing”: AL, “Instructions for John G. Nicolay,” [c. July 16, 1860], in ibid., p. 83.
“Before this reaches…into the news-papers”: AL to Simon Cameron, August 6, 1860, in ibid., p. 91.
Cameron replied…writings: Simon Cameron to AL, August 1, 1860, Lincoln Papers.
“I am slow…present & future only”: AL to John M. Pomeroy, August 31, 1860, in
CW,
IV, p. 103.
“Write Mr. Casey…in that matter”: AL to Leonard Swett, July 16, 1860, in ibid., p. 84.
“After all…Sebastopol we must take”: John Z. Goodrich, quoted in Luthin,
The First Lincoln Campaign,
p. 205.
“such a result…must not allow it”: AL to Hannibal Hamlin, September 4, 1860, in
CW,
IV, p. 110.
“intimating that Douglas…Please write me”: AL to James F. Simmons, August 17, 1860, in ibid., p. 97.
“tomorrow is…of the Country”: David Davis, quoted in King,
Lincoln’s Manager,
p. 158.
“he was trying…the presidential Election”: Ward Hill Lamon to AL, October 10, 1860, Lincoln Papers.
“We are all in…be the next Pres’t”: David Davis to Sarah Davis, October 12, 1860, Davis Papers, ALPLM.
“I never was better…any trouble”: David Davis to Sarah Davis, October 15, 1860, Davis Papers, ALPLM.
With pride…“have the trial”: MTL to Hannah Shearer, October 20, 1860, in Turner and Turner,
Mary Todd Lincoln,
p. 66.
Douglas had been barnstorming…to the South: Johannsen,
Stephen A. Douglas,
pp. 778–81, 786–97 (quotep. 781).
“the first presidential…in person”: Paul F. Boller, Jr.,
Presidential Campaigns
(New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984), p. 101.
“Mr. Lincoln is the next…I will go South”: Stephen A. Douglas, quoted in Johannsen,
Stephen A. Douglas,
pp. 797–98.
“finest hour”: Nevins,
Ordeal of the Union.
Vol. II:
The Emergence of Lincoln, part II, Prologue to Civil War, 1857–1861,
p. 290.
“I believe there is…must be inaugurated”: Stephen A. Douglas, quoted in Johannsen,
Stephen A. Douglas,
p. 800.
“The cardinal error…danger of secession”: Nevins,
Ordeal of the Union.
Vol. II:
The Emergence of Lincoln, part II, Prologue to Civil War, 1857–1861,
p. 305.
“we all dwelt in a fool’s Paradise”: Adams, Jr.,
Charles Francis Adams, 1835–1915,
p. 69.
“a sort of political…frighten the North”: Donn Piatt,
Memories of the Men Who Saved the Union
(New York and Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1887), p. 30.
“people of the South…of the government”: AL to John B. Fry, August 15, 1860, in
CW,
IV, p. 95.
“the cry of disunion…‘sway Northern sentiment’”: Nashville
Union and American,
November 11, 1860, quoted and paraphrased in Craven,
The Growth of Southern Nationalism,
pp. 352–53.
shrugged…belligerent politicians:
Press and Tribune,
Chicago, October 3, 1860.
“they cry out…Nobody!”: WHS, “Political Equality the National Idea, Saint Paul, September 18, 1860,” in
Works of William H. Seward,
Vol. IV, p. 344.
“misrepresentations…triumph of our party”: FB, et al., to AL, October 31, 1860, Lincoln Papers.
Even John Breckinridge…splitting up the Union: Craven,
The Growth of Southern Nationalism,
p. 341.
“I have a good deal of news…it
may
be delusive”: AL to John Pettit, September 14, 1860, in
CW,
IV, p. 115.
“there will be the most…great adroitness”: AL to TW, August 17, 1860, in ibid., pp. 97–98.
“Can you afford…finish the work”: TW to WHS, October 25, 1860, reel 60, Seward Papers.
“the whole audience…tumultuous cheering”:
NYTrib,
November 3, 1860.
“to stir whatever…the populace”:
NYTrib,
November 10, 1860.
“was chatting…than the Presidency”: Samuel R. Weed, “Hearing the Returns with Mr. Lincoln,”
New York Times Magazine,
February 14, 1932, p. 8.
“the candidate…for his own electors”: William H. Herndon and Jesse W. Weik,
Herndon’s Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life,
Vol. III (Springfield, Ill.: Herndon’s Lincoln Publishing Co., 1888), p. 467.
“who welcomed him…the Court room”: [JGN to TB?], November 6, 1860, container 2, Nicolay Papers.
wild “burst of enthusiasm”:
NYTrib,
November 10, 1860.
“He said he had…read to the crowd”:
Missouri Democrat,
reprinted in
Cincinnati Daily Commercial,
November 9, 1860.
“seemed to understand…with previous elections”: Weed, “Hearing the Returns with Mr. Lincoln,”
NYT Magazine,
p. 8.
gathered at the telegraph office:
Missouri Democrat,
reprinted in
Cincinnati Daily Commercial,
November 9, 1860.
“The news would come…any hurry to hear it”: Weed, “Hearing the Returns with Mr. Lincoln,”
NYT Magazine,
p. 9.
“We have made steady…victory has been won”: Simeon Draper, quoted in ibid.
“Uncle Abe…I know it”: Lyman Trumbull, quoted in ibid.
“Not too fast…may not be over yet”: Ibid.
a “victory” supper: Oates,
With Malice Toward None,
p. 206.
“Don’t wait…before 10 o’clock”: TW, quoted in Luthin,
The First Lincoln Campaign,
p. 218.
“a very happy man…such circumstances?”: AL, quoted by Henry C. Bowen,
Recollections,
p. 31, reprinted in Whipple,
The Story-Life of Lincoln,
p. 345.
“Mary…
we are elected!”
: Henry C. Bowen, “Recollections of Abraham Lincoln,”
The Independent,
April 4, 1895, p. 4.
CHAPTER 10: “AN INTENSIFIED CROSSWORD PUZZLE”
“The excitement…was upon him”: GW to Isaac N. Arnold, November 27, 1872, folder 1, Isaac Newton Arnold Papers, Chicago Historical Society.
the citizens of Springfield…to their homes: William E. Baringer,
A House Dividing: Lincoln as President Elect
(Springfield, Ill.: Abraham Lincoln Association, 1945), p. 6.