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Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg.

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Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg.
Supremely rare newspaper of major importance, New York Weekly News, Nov. 28, 1863, 13 1/4 x 20 1/4, 8 pp. On p. 6, nearly two full columns headed "From Gettysburg - Dedication of the Soldiers' Cemetery," with detailed reporting, in three dispatches, on the ceremony, full text of Everett's oration, and Lincoln's conspicuously shorter speech. "This famous little town is overflowing...Special trains have brought thousands of people...Pres. Lincoln said he was happy to see so many of his friends present to participate in the ceremonies; but he would make no speech, as he had nothing particular to say. Sec. Seward...anticipated forty years ago that the battle of freedom would be fought upon this ground, and that slavery would die...The area between the stand and military being occupied by civilians comprising about 15,000 people...Although a heavy fog clouded the heavens in this morning daring the procession, the sun broke out in all its brilliancy. The assemblage was gathered within a circle around the stand, which was located on the highest point of ground on which the battle was fought. The entire scene was one of grandeur due to the importance of the occasion. So quiet were the people that every word uttered by the orator...must have been heard by them all...The Pres. then delivered the following dedicatory speech: 'Fourscore and seven years ago our Father brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.' (Applause)...Three cheers were given for the Pres. and the Governors of the States...." With a wealth of war news, "The Designs of the Abolition Radicals," "The Emancipation Panacea - ...a panacea for all our ills...We warn the country to beware of these execrable political philosophers, whose only object is to produce chaos and confusion...," "The Enemy Falling Back from Chickamoga" (sic), Siege of Charleston, voluble address of "the patriot and scholar" Vallandigham, "Alleged Confederate Inhumanity," editorial mentioning the "Black Republican Party," and much more. Uneven spine where removed from bound volume, folded to display Gettysburg article, some edge tears, handling creases, very minor marginal toning, else very good. "Cheapest Paper in the World - Only One Dollar a Year," its ephemeral nature underscoring its rarity; its parent newspaper was the New York Daily News, still published today. One of the landmark events - and newspapers - in American history. WorldCat locates only one example (N.Y. State Library).