Abraham Lincoln reiterates that he will not accept any compromise with the South that might spread slavery into the territories.
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A Want of Personal and Political Integrity
President-elect Abraham Lincoln reconsiders a cabinet appointment, but lobbyists urge him to reconsider again.
Giving the Union Men a Rallying Cry
President-elect Abraham Lincoln reacts to the recent events in Charleston Harbor while he continues trying to fill his cabinet.
A Cabinet appointment: Missouri first on the list
President-elect Abraham Lincoln meets with influential Congressman Francis P. Blair, Jr. and publishes an editorial about possibly bringing a southerner into his cabinet.
The National Union Convention Adjourns
June 8, 1864 – Delegates re-nominated Abraham Lincoln for president as expected, but they opted to replace the current vice president with a Democrat supportive
The National Union Convention Assembles
June 7, 1864 – Republicans and some Democrats supporting the war effort gathered at Baltimore’s Front Street Theater on the first day of a convention