Lincoln caricatures - during his campaign, after his election and during the Civil War (1913) (14760360694)

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Title: Lincoln caricatures : during his campaign, after his election and during the Civil War
Year: 1913 (1910s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Lantern Printery
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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ar 1859. It expired gently inDecember, 1862. Its contributors did not affix their names to theirarticles but employed queer pen names; it is not im-possible that one or two men were responsible for theliterary contents. Bobbett-Hopper was the cartoonist,the author of nearly every caricature published duringthe life of Vanity Fair. Many good things can be found there among insig-nificant products. The caricatures of Lincoln and manyof the countless anecdotes, paragraphs and verses to andabout him, while significant and typical of the time, aremostly unknown. The cartoons we reproduce will be easily understoodby those who know the history of the sixties and earlyseventies. The names of the caricatured subjects arenow framed in history. The truth of Mr. Lincolnsphilosophy, reproduced above as a motto of this article,is proved by the history of the United States. In bas relief his name stands out, esteemed by allwho revere the founders of their native country. Lincoln Campaign Cartoons 43
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BADGERING HIM.J. G. B.—Bow! Wow! Come out, Mr. Lincoln! From Vanity Fair, December 20, 1860. 44 Lincoln Caricatures Abraham Lincoln is the greatest American of tlie nine-teenth century chiefly for the same traits of his charac-ter and the methods employed by him in private lifeas well as in the service of his country, which were ridi-culed in the contemporary cartoons reproduced in thesepages. Curtis Joseph Kirch and )Milton Fuessle. ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT. (From Vanity Fair, May 4, 1861.) PRESIDENT LIXCOLN has been accused of inde-cision—of saying a thing one day, and withdraw-ing it the next. We shall see a nev»^ and startling proofof this soon. Fort Sumpter is his word now, and wehave very reason to believe that he will very speedilytake it back. THE SIDE SPLITTER. (From Vanity Fair, July 6, 1861.) **liy;B. LINCOLN, we shall find this compromiseXTa movement a hard thing to get through, said Chase, confidentially, as they sat together cracking nuts and jokes. Never mind, replied