Joseph Medill to Abraham Lincoln, 10 August 18581
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We have engaged Mr C. Davisson to attend your political appointments and write such articles for our paper in relation thereto as he may see proper and judicious. You will please make him
acquainted with our Republican friends at the different places you & him visit. Mr D. has been editorialy connected with the Tribune for several years.2
Very Truly YoursJ. Medill<Page 2>
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Hon. A LincolnSpringfieldIll
2The Chicago Press and Tribune supported Abraham Lincoln’s candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 1858 against incumbent Stephen A. Douglas. When the men agreed to a series of seven debates, the newspaper chose Davisson to cover the events. The Tribune and Davisson provided full coverage, praising Lincoln’s performances. In addition
to editorial support, the paper arranged railcars for Lincoln supporters to attend
the debates from Chicago, including a special round-trip fare of $4.85 to the Freeport debate, which more than 1,000 Lincoln supporters purchased.
The Press and Tribune continued to support Lincoln following his loss, writing, “We know of no better time
than the present to congratulate
him on the memorable and brilliant canvass that he
has made. He has fully vindicated the partialities of
his friends, and has richly earned, though he has not
achieved, success. He has created for himself a national
reputation that is both envied and deserved; and though
he should hereafter fill no official station, he has done in
the cause of Truth and Justice what will always entitle
him to the gratitude of his party and to the admiration
of all who respect the high moral qualities and the keen,
comprehensive and sound intellectual gifts that he has
displayed. No man could have done more.” See 1858 Federal Election.
Jerri Lynn Mann, “Getting Lincoln Elected:
Joseph Medill, The Chicago Press and Tribune, and the Nomination
of Abraham Lincoln, 1860,” Atlanta Review of Journalism History 12 (Spring 2015): 126; Chicago Press and Tribune (IL), 23 August 1858, 1:1-2; 30 August 1858, 2:1; 17 September 1858, 2:1; 21 September
1858, 2:1; 11 October 1858, 2:1; 15 October 1858, 1:1; 18 October 1858, 2:1; 10 November
1858, 2:1.
Autograph Letter Signed, 2 page(s), Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress (Washington, DC).