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It was the Presidential Election year just prior to the start of the Civil War, and the North and South were at odds, multiple canditates were seeking the Presidency, and political parties were emerging with various approaches to the slavery problem. The National Democratic Executive Committee tried to put their approach to the election before the public by this Address to the Democracy And The People of the United States by the National Democratic Executive Committee, printed in Washington by M'Gill & Witherow, Printers.
The objectives of the Address are clearly described in the first paragraph of the paper, which reads:"Fellow-Citizens: The election of the next President and Vice-President of the United States is at hand. Four distinct organizations are in the field. The Republican party, making bold and open war upon the institutions of fifteen soverign States of this Union. The Constitutional Union party, repudiating all platforms and standing simply on the catch-words "Constitution and the… Read More

The 2020 Presidential election results were plagued by accusations of fraud, rigging, miscounting and other causes that resulted in an incorrect result. But was this Presidential election unique in this issue? It may be useful to read these three 1877 papers dealing with the Presidential election of 1876 decided in a fiercely contested battle of the Electoral College. The papers are:
• "Counting the Electoral Votes" -- Speech of Hon. Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio, in the Senate of the United States, January 24, 1877 • "Counting of Electoral Vote" – Speech of Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio, in the Senate of the United States, January 9, 1877• "The Constitution, and Presidential Elections" – Speech of Roscoe Conkling, in the Senate of the United States, January 23 and 24, 1877.
The United States presidential election of 1876 was one of the most contentious and controversial presidential elections in American history. There is no question that Samuel J. Tilden of New York out-polled Ohio's Rutherford… Read More

This copy of The Dangers of Black-Republicans, and the Duty of the South, Speech of Hon. L. J. Gartrell, of Georgia in The House of Representatives, January 10, 1860 documents his speech defending slavery in the Southern states, as well as the interruptions, questions and comments from others in the House disagreeing with his positions and statements. The paper, which measures approximately 6 x 9 inches, contains 14 of its original 16 pages – enough to obtain a good understanding of the differences between the North and South on the subject of slavery shortly before the Civil War.
The paper, which was printed by Lemuel Towers, has pages with almost no tanning and text easily read. Were it not for the missing last two pages and detachment of the corresponding front pages, the paper would be in very good condition. It is now degraded to fair condition.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the first page of the item and a typical 2-page spread of later text.
Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell… Read More

The run-up to the Civil War became more fiery as the election of 1856 approached. Northern and Southern voices became more strident, as exhibited in The Federal Union - It Must Be Preserved -- Number One -- by George M. Weston. Mr. Weston's pamphlet says "There will be found appended, extracts from speeches made in Congress during the present session down to the present date (April 26, 1856) by Southern members, in which is avowed the purpose, in certain contingencies, of dissolving the Union and overturning the existing Federal Government...Quotations are only made from those speeches in which the purpose of dissolving the Union in certain contingencies is avowed directly and without circumlocution...The UNION TEST must be applied to all candidates for the Presidency. Every aspirant for that position, must be made to declare explicitly and without qualification, that in any event and under all circumstances, he will at all hazards and with all his official power, uphold the Union and its laws. If any… Read More

It was the Presidential Election year just prior to the start of the Civil War, and the North and South were at odds, multiple candidates were seeking the Presidency, and political parties were emerging with various approaches to the slavery problem. The Republication Executive Congressional Committee was distributing many speeches, papers and documents to the voting public in their efforts to succeed in the election of Abraham Lincoln as President. This paper, Federalism Unmasked: or The Rights of the States, the Congress, the Executive, and the People, Vindicated Against The Encroachments of the Judiciary, Prompted by the Modern Apostate Democracy. Being a Compilation From the Writings and Speeches of the Leaders of the Old Jeffersonian Republican Party, by Daniel R. Goodloe was one so distributed.
The paper, which measures approximately 6 x 9 inches, contains 16 pages of 2-column text. On the first page is a listing of the authorities quoted in the body of the paper, starting with Thomas Jefferson.… Read More

The long title of this copy of "The National Platforms of all Political Parties with The Names of all Candidates at each Presidential Election From 1789 to 1892 showing the vote for each Candidate both Electoral and Popular, with the record of Electors chosen, and a comparison of the Political Divisions in each House of Congress for each quadrennial period", edited by Thomas Hudson McKee, succinctly describes the contents of this book. The book also has three Appendices. They are:
Appendix A – Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798 – Reaffirmed in the Democratic Platform of 1856 (6 pages)Appendix B – Virginia Resolutions, December 1798 (2 pages)Appendix C – A Comparison of the Popular Vote of 1884 with the Vote of 1888, by States (12 pages)
The book, published by The Statistical Publishing Company of Washington, D.C., contains 206 staple-bound pages, in paper covers, and measures approximately 5 x 7 inches. The pages are lightly tanned, but the text is otherwise unblemished. The front and… Read More

It was the Presidential Election year of 1856, and the Republican Party had chosen John Fremont to be their candidate for the office. The Democratic Party, in response to this choice and in fear of a Republican victory, went to great lengths to provide reasons to the public as to why they should not vote for the Republican ticket. This article, READ AND REFLECT!, is one example of their electioneering material.
READ AND REFLECT! Is a 16 page booklet that, in its two first pages, lists 15 reasons why the voter should not vote for the Fremont ticket. The following 14 pages contains Mr. Douglas' Report (To accompany bill H. R. 75) related to The Committee on Territories, to whom was referred a bill from the House of Representatives, for "An act to reorganize the Territory of Kansas, and for other purposes, beg leave to report:".
The 15 reasons stated include several relating to the issue of slavery – a hot issue during the years leading to the civil war! It is not practical to list all 15, but, as an… Read More

The Presidential election campaign of 1892 had the Republican team of Benjamin Harrison and Whitelaw Reid competing with the Democratic team of Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson I for the President and Vice-President positions. The Republican National Committee of New York issued and the Franklin Publishing Co. of New York published "The Republican Campaign Text-Book for 1892", Protection, Reciprocity, and Dollars of Equal Value to support their candidates and provide extensive information on the candidate's capabilities, the Republican platform, the Republican plans for implementing the platform, and the Republican history of meeting the needs of the country. It should be noted that the intent of the book came to naught, since the Presidential victory went to Grover Cleveland by a vote in the Electoral College of 277 to 145.
The book, which measures approximately 4 ¾ x 8 inches, contains 263 pages of text and data dedicated to attracting the loyalty of voters to the Harrison/Reid ticket. The book… Read More

It was the Presidential Election year just prior to the start of the Civil War, and all political interests were directed towards making their positions known, and in particular their views on slavery and state's rights. The Republican Party was a Northern party, strongly anti-slavery, that advocated the candidacy of Abraham Lincoln. This paper, The Republican Party – Its History And Policy, A Speech by Hon. John Sherman, of Ohio, Delivered at the Cooper Institute in the City of New York on April 13, 1860, contains one of many speeches presenting the beliefs of the Republican party. Mr. Sherman ends his speech with the succinct conclusion that "...The republican party will then not only hold in check the now dominant oligarchy of negro slavery, but will show by its firm, patriotic, and constitutional administration of the government that neither the wrongs nor insults of the past and the present can induce it to impair or invade in the least the rights of any State or section of our common… Read More

The year 1892 was a Presidential election year, and Mr. Henderson chose to present to the House a clearly partisan political speech endorsing the Republican candidate for President, all under the guise of the House's consideration of the "sundry civil bill". "The Real Record" - The Democratic Congress Analyzed - Increased Appropriations, Extravagant Expenditures, Costly and Valueless Investigations - Etc, Etc. - Speech of the Hon. David B. Henderson, of Iowa, in the House of Representatives, Friday, August 5, 1892 goes through a multitude of financial and societal positions adopted by the Democrats before reaching his expected conclusion, appearing on page 20 of the text, of endorsing the Republican candidate.
This First Edition copy of the speech is contained in a 22 page booklet, without covers, that measures approximately 5 ¾ x 9 inches. The pages are slightly tanned, but the text is clear and easily read. There is a stamp on the front cover related to the prior ownership of the booklet by the… Read More

The Whig Party was preparing to select a candidate for the presidency in the election of 1848, with their choices appearing to be between Mr. Henry Clay and General Zachary Taylor. The Whigs of Virginia seemed to be leaning towards General Taylor, and Mr. Botts wrote his letter To the Whigs of Virginia (written by John M. Botts and dated March 8th, 1848) in his attempt to convince the Virginia Whigs that Mr. Clay, who was the Whig candidate in 1844, was far superior to General Taylor as a presidential candidate.
The letter is contained in a 16 page booklet (15 pages of text), without covers, that measures approximately 5 ¾ x 8 ¾ inches. The booklet is a first edition, as printed by J. & G.S. Gideon, printers. The pages are tanned, but the text is easily read. The first and last pages of the booklet are detached. The overall condition of the item is good.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the first page of the letter and an additional 2-page spread of text. .
John Minor Botts (1802… Read More

This paper, The Van Buren Platform, or Facts for the present Supporters of Martin Van Buren, was apparently written during the Presidential Election Year 1848. Van Buren had won the Presidential Election of 1836, lost his re-election election in 1840, was not chosen as a candidate for re-election in 1844, and was an unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Free Soil Party in 1848.
The Van Buren Platform paper, which measures approximately 5.75 x 8.5 inches, contains 8 pages of 2-column text describing why Martin Van Buren would be a poor choice for election to the Presidency in 1848. The text includes both character descriptions and multiple specific examples of Van Buren's "negative" actions. The paper, which is string-bound, does not have any covers. The pages are very lightly tanned, with text that is clear and easily read. The overall condition of the paper is good.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the first page of the text and a typical 2-page spread of Van Buren's negative… Read More