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When Abraham Lincoln was serving as a congressman in 1848, he and Horace Greeley first met. Greeley was an abolitionist and the editor of the later to be pro-Republican New York City newspaper, the New York Tribune. Later the Tribune would become involved in Abraham Lincoln's political career.The Tribune was a nationally read newspaper and at time, Greeley and Lincoln would agree or disagree on various important issues such as slavery. This was important when Lincoln won the US presidency. As an abolitionist, Greeley had influence with Radical Republicans, with whom Lincoln needed for support.
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What is Horace Greeley's birthday?
He was a newspaper editor and publisher and helped found the Republican party and he might be the one who named the party.
Who said 'Go west young man' - and when was it said?
Horace Greeley made the phrase popular, but it was John Soule, an Indiana newspaper man who is credited with first uttering that line in 1851.
Was Horace Greeley for slavery?
Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811
Who was greeley named after?
Horace Greeley
When was Horace Greeley born?
Horace Greeley was born on February 3, 1811.
When was Horace Greeley Award created?
Horace Greeley Award was created in 1966.
What did Horace Greeley do to help the anti slavery abolitionist movement?
Horace Greeley was the founder of the New York Tribune and edited the newspaper for over thirty years. Greeley took a strong moral tone in his newspaper and campaigned against alcohol and tobacco use, gambling, prostitution and capital punishment. However, his main concern was the abolition of slavery. In 1860, Greeley supported the presidential campaign of Abraham Lincoln, but was unhappy with Lincoln's attitude toward emancipation. He wrote an open letter to the President on August 19, 1862,complaining about the Union army's unwillingness to free slaves in captured territory. In the letter, Greeley criticized Lincoln for failing to make slavery the dominant issue of the war and compromising moral principles for political motives. Lincoln replied on August 22, 1862 that, "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all theslaves, I would do it."
When was Horace Greeley High School created?
Horace Greeley High School was created in 1928.
What famous New York newspaper editor is credited with giving young men advice to GO WEST?
Horace Greeley
What is the budget of Horace Greeley High School?
The budget of Horace Greeley High School is 110,000,000 dollars.
What is the motto of Horace Greeley High School?
Horace Greeley High School's motto is 'The Lifelong Joy of Learning'.
Who did Abraham Lincoln run against in his elections to the US presidency?
Horatio Seymour from New York was the Democratic opposition to the Republican candidate ,U. S Grant in 1868. Grant was the winner, 219-80, in electoral votes.
