Holograph manuscript. Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Digital ID# al0186p1
http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/GettysburgAddress/exhibitionitems/ExhibitObjects/NicolayCopy.aspx
[1863:] We pass over the silly remarks of the President...”
My previous blog post set you to uncover some quotes from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, a speech historians call one of the most famous in American history. But some newspaper editorials of the day pooh-poohed President Lincoln’s speech Nov. 19, 1863, calling it a political sham. The Harrisburg, PA Patriot & Union lambasted every politician in the grandstands for grandstanding, and utterly dismissed Lincoln’s words:
FABLED
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CONVEY
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WRIGHT
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THUMPS
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[2013:] In the fullness of time, we have come to a different conclusion...”
Until last week. The modern-day Harrisburg, PA Patriot-News retracted its predecessor paper’s 150-year old editorial, using language seemingly meant to reflect the tone of the speech made so long ago.
CALMED
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FUSING
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WORTHY
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View the full retraction, the backstory and reaction at the paper’s website, http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/11/a_patriot-news_editorial_retraction_the_gettysburg_address.html.
Who says history is dead and boring?
Thanks,
--Dave
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