Lincoln visits Concord N.H.

[RJNorton]

I tried to find the text of Lincoln's speech in Phenix Hall, but apparently none exists. Ralph Gary's book on Lincoln's travels says Lincoln was introduced as "The Next President" before the speech, and Lincoln later asked if the speaker really meant it. The Concord Statesman wrote this about the speech: "A political speech of greater power has rarely if ever been uttered in the capital of New Hampshire."