1860 Lincoln Nominated at Chicago Wigwam Republican Convention Centerfold May 19 For Sale

🗞️ HARPERS WEEKLY · May 19, 1860
Complete Issue · New historically exceptional issue published the week of Abraham Lincolns nomination — a double-page centerfold of the Republican Convention at the Chicago Wigwam where Lincoln was nominated on the third ballot on May 18, 1860, combined with the Constitutional Union Party ticket of Bell and Everett, the Methodist Episcopal bishops, and Japanese visitors. The Wigwam centerfold is a primary document of the week that put Lincoln on the path to the presidency and the nation on the path to Civil LINCOLN NOMINATED — THE CHICAGO DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — \"THE REPUBLICANS IN NOMINATING CONVENTION IN THEIR WIGWAM AT CHICAGO, MAY, 1860\" — WHERE LINCOLN WAS NOMINATED
A magnificent double-page centerfold of the Republican National Convention at the Chicago Wigwam — the most consequential political gathering in American history, where Abraham Lincoln was nominated for president on the third ballot on May 18, 1860, just one day before this issue went to press. The Wigwam — the great temporary wooden arena built for the convention — held 10,000 people, and when Lincolns nomination was announced the roar of the crowd could reportedly be heard blocks away. Lincolns floor managers, led by Judge David Davis, had worked through the night promising cabinet positions to Pennsylvania and Indiana delegates, outmaneuvering William Henry Sewards forces to pull off the most unexpected nomination in Republican Party history. Lincoln himself waited in Springfield, receiving the telegraph: \"We did it. Glory to God.\" This centerfold — showing the full sweep of the convention floor at the moment of Lincolns triumph — is a primary document of the birth of Lincolns presidency. An essential piece of Lincoln history and American political history. Price this as a premium THE CONSTITUTIONAL UNION FRONT PAGE — \"JOHN BELL, OF TENNESSEE\" AND \"EDWARD EVERETT, OF MASSACHUSETTS\" — UNION CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
Two front-page portraits of the Constitutional Union Party ticket — John Bell of Tennessee for president and Edward Everett of Massachusetts for vice president — the moderate compromise party that was attempting to hold the Union together by avoiding the slavery question entirely. Bell was a former Senator and Speaker of the House who had refused to sign the Southern Manifesto; Everett was the orator who had spoken for two hours at Gettysburg before Lincolns two-minute address that history remembered. The Constitutional Union Partys doomed attempt to avoid the slavery question in 1860 — while Lincolns nomination made confrontation inevitable — is a poignant piece of Antebellum political history. A significant piece of Civil War origins INSIDE THE FULL PAGE — \"BISHOPS OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH\" — SIX ILLUSTRATIONS
Six illustrations of the Methodist Episcopal Church bishops — a significant piece of American religious history, published in the year the Methodist church was itself split along North-South sectional lines that mirrored the political fracture happening in the same pages.🎎 THREE ILLUSTRATIONS — \"OUR JAPANESE VISITORS\"
Three illustrations of the Japanese diplomatic delegation visiting America — the first official Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States, which had arrived in May 1860 to ratify the Harris Treaty and was being received with enormous public excitement. The Japanese visitors — in their traditional dress, moving through the streets of New York and Washington — were the sensation of the season. A significant piece of American-Japanese diplomatic photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and dont hesitate to ask any questions — Im happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you ········ Harpers Weekly
Date ··············· May 19, 1860
City ··············· New York
Format ············· Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 SHIPPING & Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement
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