Remembering Lincoln

from Feb. 23, 1866

"Lincoln and Palmerston."

  • Full Title

    "Lincoln and Palmerston."

  • Description

    Editorial criticizing the memorial address delivered by George Bancroft on the birthday of the late President Lincoln. In particular, the piece scoffs at the comparison drawn between Lincoln and Lord Palmerston of Great Britain: “This comparison is not suggested to Mr. Bancroft by the characters of the two men, but by their dying the same year. Had it not been for this insignificant chronological accident, it could not have occurred even to him. It affords, however, a characteristic illustration of his prurient tendency to desert truth and nature in pursuit of turgid literary clap-trap.” Originally published in The New York World; reprinted in the Montgomery Daily Mail on February 23, 1866.

  • Source

    Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, item number ADVCOL42. Catalog record for this title is available here.

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    Montgomery Daily Mail. ""Lincoln and Palmerston."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2026. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/235

Alabama Department of Archives & History

from Feb. 23, 1866

"Lincoln and Palmerston."

  • Description

    Editorial criticizing the memorial address delivered by George Bancroft on the birthday of the late President Lincoln. In particular, the piece scoffs at the comparison drawn between Lincoln and Lord Palmerston of Great Britain: “This comparison is not suggested to Mr. Bancroft by the characters of the two men, but by their dying the same year. Had it not been for this insignificant chronological accident, it could not have occurred even to him. It affords, however, a characteristic illustration of his prurient tendency to desert truth and nature in pursuit of turgid literary clap-trap.” Originally published in The New York World; reprinted in the Montgomery Daily Mail on February 23, 1866.

  • Source

    Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, item number ADVCOL42. Catalog record for this title is available here.

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    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

  • Creator

    Montgomery Daily Mail

  • Date

    February 23, 1866

from Feb. 22, 1866

"A French Criticism on the Bancroft Oration."

  • Full Title

    "A French Criticism on the Bancroft Oration."

  • Description

    Excerpts from a French newspaper, criticizing the memorial address delivered by George Bancroft on the birthday of the late President Lincoln. Published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on February 22, 1866.

  • Source

    Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, item number ADVCOL42. Catalog record for this title is available here.

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    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

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    Montgomery Daily Mail. ""A French Criticism on the Bancroft Oration."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2026. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/234

Alabama Department of Archives & History

from Feb. 22, 1866

"A French Criticism on the Bancroft Oration."

  • Description

    Excerpts from a French newspaper, criticizing the memorial address delivered by George Bancroft on the birthday of the late President Lincoln. Published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on February 22, 1866.

  • Source

    Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, item number ADVCOL42. Catalog record for this title is available here.

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    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

  • Creator

    Montgomery Daily Mail

  • Date

    February 22, 1866

from Feb. 16, 1866

Commentary on George Bancroft's memorial address

Brief news item about the memorial address delivered by George Bancroft on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday in 1866.

  • Full Title

    Brief news item about the memorial address delivered by George Bancroft on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday in 1866.

  • Description

    The address, delivered on February 12, discussed the late president’s plans for the suffrage of African Americans: “…Mr. Lincoln’s wish made only three days before his death, that the elective franchise should only be conferred on very intelligent colored men and those that had served in the U.S. army as soldiers, but that it should be done by the States themselves, and that he never harbored the thought of exacting it from a new government as a condition of its recognition.” Published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on February 16, 1866.

  • Source

    Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, item number ADVCOL42. Catalog record for this title is available here.

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    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

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    Montgomery Daily Mail. "Brief news item about the memorial address delivered by George Bancroft on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday in 1866.". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2026. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/232

Alabama Department of Archives & History

from Feb. 16, 1866

Brief news item about the memorial address delivered by George Bancroft on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday in 1866.

Brief news item about the memorial address delivered by George Bancroft on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday in 1866.

  • Description

    The address, delivered on February 12, discussed the late president’s plans for the suffrage of African Americans: “…Mr. Lincoln’s wish made only three days before his death, that the elective franchise should only be conferred on very intelligent colored men and those that had served in the U.S. army as soldiers, but that it should be done by the States themselves, and that he never harbored the thought of exacting it from a new government as a condition of its recognition.” Published in the Montgomery Daily Mail on February 16, 1866.

  • Source

    Excerpt from the Montgomery Daily Mail, item number ADVCOL42. Catalog record for this title is available here.

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    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

  • Creator

    Montgomery Daily Mail

  • Date

    February 16, 1866

from Apr. 22, 1865

"Citizens' Meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall."

  • Full Title

    "Citizens' Meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall."

  • Description

    Article reporting a meeting in Mobile, Alabama, at which "the oldest and most prominent citizens" decried the assassination of President Lincoln: "All differences of political opinion were, for the nonce buried, and with one accord the people denounced in unmeasured terms the murderer - the dastardly assassin, of the President of the United States." The men issued resolutions to this effect and also one "of thanks to the army generally." Published in the Mobile Daily News on April 22, 1865.

  • Source

    Excerpt from the Mobile Daily News, item number LN.1515. Catalog record for this title is available here.

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    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

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    Mobile Daily News. ""Citizens' Meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 23, 2026. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/205

Alabama Department of Archives & History

from Apr. 22, 1865

"Citizens' Meeting at Odd Fellows' Hall."

  • Description

    Article reporting a meeting in Mobile, Alabama, at which "the oldest and most prominent citizens" decried the assassination of President Lincoln: "All differences of political opinion were, for the nonce buried, and with one accord the people denounced in unmeasured terms the murderer - the dastardly assassin, of the President of the United States." The men issued resolutions to this effect and also one "of thanks to the army generally." Published in the Mobile Daily News on April 22, 1865.

  • Source

    Excerpt from the Mobile Daily News, item number LN.1515. Catalog record for this title is available here.

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    Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

  • Creator

    Mobile Daily News

  • Date

    April 22, 1865

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