Slavery / Emancipation Proclamation State of the Union Address Message 1st 1862

Description: [Emancipation Proclamation. State of the Union Address] Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Third Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress Author: [Slavery] Lincoln, Abraham Title: [Emancipation Proclamation. State of the Union Address] Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Third Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress Publication: Washington: Government Printing Office, 1862 Description: Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. 23, [1], xxxix, [1], 910 pp. First edition. As issued, in publisher's embossed cloth; spine titled, "Messages / and / Diplomatic / Correspondence. / 1862 / Ho. Reps." Binding shows early dampstaining to the front board with diminishing tidelines to the top and bottom corner of the first couple dozen leaves. Fairly minor after the first dozen. A more solid that usual copy of this stout volume. This contains Lincoln's second "State of the Union," though at that time, it was a printed message, rather than an address. In this message Lincoln tangles with the year and a half old Civil War and his struggle to preserve the Union while wrestling with the central impasse of the rebellion--slavery. A remarkable address that contains at the conclusion one of his memorable lines, "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country" (p. 23). Of profound importance and one of Lincoln's boldest moves to "rise with the occasion," this volume contains the 22 September 1862 preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, the final version would be issued and enforced a month after Lincoln's message. The idea of an executive action that would free the slaves in states that were in open rebellion with the Union came in the summer of 1862. An early version of the proclamation was read by Lincoln to his cabinet in July 1862. On the advice of Secretary of State William Seward, this penultimate version of the proclamation was thought to be more effective if issued after a significant Union victory, the Union victory at Antietam provided the opportunity. The Emancipation Proclamation is among the most important documents in United States history and this preliminary version offers a glimpse into Lincoln's steps towards the abolition of slavery in service of the preservation of the Union. Seller ID: 8993 Subject: Americana, History--U.S., Rare Book Room Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB I have been a bookseller and bookbinder for nearly two decades. I offer a general stock with an emphasis in private press and illustrated books, as well as literature and Americana. I take pride in my high level of customer service; if you aren't satisfied with either the book or the service you've received, please let me know about it so I can make it right. Terms All order are shipped with 1 business day upon receipt of payment. The standard shipping method is USPS Media Mail but Priority Mail or UPS shipping is available. Please inquire before payment if you'd like the invoice adjusted to account for a different shipping method. I will accept returns for any reason within 30 days so long as the book or item is returned in the same condition in which it was sent.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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