Lincoln's Informal Note to McCormick - new date

[RJNorton]

(01-18-2018 12:48 PM)Finnigan Wrote:  It's a fascinating example, I think, of a different side of Lincoln apart from the graceful, diplomatic language that he is so frequently known for. This note is tough, to the point, and yet at some parts pleading. Lincoln uses phrases such as "What!" written in larger letters, "Surely! Surely!" and also "ready to cut our throats"

David, thank you for posting. This is very interesting. Yes, indeed, I think we do see a different side of him in those days. For example, as an Illinois state legislator Lincoln once jumped from a window of the Second Presbyterian Church, the temporary location of the Illinois House of Representatives, in December 1840. The motive of the unusual action, for which Lincoln suffered considerable humiliation, was to break a quorum when Democrats called for a vote to cripple the Whig-favored state bank. Two other legislators, Joseph Gillepsie and Asahel Gridley, jumped with Lincoln.