Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Cassius M. Clay1Jump to section

Springfield, Illinois, August 10, 1860.

My dear Sir: Your very kind letter of the 6th was received yesterday. It so happened that our State Central Committee was in session here at the time; and, thinking it proper to do so, I submitted the letter to them. They were delighted with the assurance of having your assistance. For what appear good reasons, they, however, propose a change in the program, starting you at the same place (Marshall in Clark County), and thence northward. This change, I suppose, will be agreeable to you, as it will give you larger audiences, and much easier travel---nearly all being by railroad. They will be governed by your time, and when they shall have fully designated the places, you will be duly notified.

As to the inaugural, I have not yet commenced getting it up; while it affords me great pleasure to be able to say the cliques have not yet commenced upon me. Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN.

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[1] NH, VI, 47-48. In reply to Lincoln's letter of July 20, supra, Clay wrote on August 6, that he had been through Southern Indiana and found the Fillmore party dissolved, with ``our ticket . . . surely winner in Indiana.'' He agreed to speak at Marshall on August 28 and ``run on till Sept 9th when I must return. . . . I will advise you in two respects---put Andrew Jackson's `union' speech in your inaugural address: and stay clear of all cliques!'' His next letter of August 12, agrees to the appointments made for him by the Illinois State Central Committee (DLC-RTL).

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