Abraham Lincoln expresses willingness to accept certain southern demands, but he reiterates that he will not accept any compromise with the South that might spread slavery into the territories.
Tag: Horace Greeley
United We Stand, Divided We Stand Easier
Abraham Lincoln’s victory amplified southern calls for secession, but for now this would be James Buchanan’s problem.
Republicans Press for Peace
Plummeting northern morale puts President Abraham Lincoln under intense pressure to save his reelection hopes by renewing peace negotiations with the Confederacy.
The Niagara Peace Talks
Influential newspaper editor Horace Greeley begs President Abraham Lincoln to meet with Confederate agents who are supposedly empowered to discuss the possibility of ending the war.
Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Message to Congress
The first session of the Thirty-eighth U.S. Congress assembles in Washington and receives President Abraham Lincoln’s annual message.
The Chicago Times Suppression
Ambrose E. Burnside follows up his arrest of Clement Vallandigham by ordering the closure of the anti-war Chicago Times.