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Editorial
September 28, 1864
Edgefield Advertiser
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
The New York Day Book presents a harshly critical depiction of President Abraham Lincoln as inherently vulgar, cruel, and cunning, unfit for refined society, asserting that any successor would improve upon him and quoting Lord Byron to claim his presidency as the lowest point of depravity.
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A Good Picture of Lincoln.—The New York Day Book draws the following flattering picture of Abraham Lincoln:
He is a total depravity. Vulgarity, cruelty and low cunning make the man. No amount of good society could ever make a gentleman of Lincoln, and nothing could probably induce him to stay in such society a single half hour, if he could get out of it. A pig would not be more disgusted shut up in a parlor than Lincoln would be if confined to the company of well bred and honorable men. Any change in the occupant of the Presidential chair must be for the better.
In the language of Lord Byron,
"Whatever betides, we've known the worst."
In Presidential depravity we have touched the bottom.
He is a total depravity. Vulgarity, cruelty and low cunning make the man. No amount of good society could ever make a gentleman of Lincoln, and nothing could probably induce him to stay in such society a single half hour, if he could get out of it. A pig would not be more disgusted shut up in a parlor than Lincoln would be if confined to the company of well bred and honorable men. Any change in the occupant of the Presidential chair must be for the better.
In the language of Lord Byron,
"Whatever betides, we've known the worst."
In Presidential depravity we have touched the bottom.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Lincoln Criticism
Presidential Depravity
Vulgarity
Political Satire
What entities or persons were involved?
Abraham Lincoln
New York Day Book
Lord Byron
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Abraham Lincoln's Character
Stance / Tone
Vituperative Ridicule
Key Figures
Abraham Lincoln
New York Day Book
Lord Byron
Key Arguments
Lincoln Embodies Total Depravity Through Vulgarity, Cruelty, And Low Cunning
No Society Can Make Lincoln A Gentleman
Lincoln Would Be Uncomfortable In Honorable Company Like A Pig In A Parlor
Any Replacement For Lincoln As President Would Be An Improvement
Lincoln's Presidency Represents The Bottom Of Presidential Depravity