With Malice Toward None

The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition    

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As editor of the New York Tribune, Horace Greeley wielded considerable political influence. His fervent abolitionism drew him quickly into the Republican ranks. However, Eastern Republicans, such as Greeley, supported Democrat Stephen A. Douglas in the 1858 Senate campaign. In this letter to Joseph Medill, editor of the Chicago Press and Tribune, Greeley complains about the lack of enthusiasm for Douglas among Republicans in Illinois. Medill promptly forwarded Greeley’s letter to Lincoln, who made this personal copy.

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You have taken your own course—don’t try to throw the blame on others—You have repelled Douglas, who might have been conciliated, and attached to our side, ...


As editor of the <em>New York Tribune</em>, Horace Greeley wielded considerable political influence. His fervent abolitionism drew him quickly into the Republican ranks. However, Eastern Republicans, such as Greeley, supported Democrat Stephen A. Douglas in the 1858 Senate campaign. In this letter to Joseph Medill, editor of the <em>Chicago Press and Tribune</em>, Greeley complains about the lack of enthusiasm for Douglas among Republicans in Illinois. Medill promptly forwarded Greeley’s letter to Lincoln, who made this personal copy.