1.0The Rail-Splitter Surprise: Abraham Lincoln and the Presidential Election of 1860https://exhibitions.lib.udel.edu/the-rail-splitter-surpriseThe Rail-Splitter Surprise: Abraham Lincoln and the Presidential Election of 1860https://exhibitions.lib.udel.edu/the-rail-splitter-surpriserich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bd2PKmEqOR"><a href="https://exhibitions.lib.udel.edu/the-rail-splitter-surprise/exhibition-item/scroggs-et-al-the-duty-of-americans-speeches-of-gen-g-a-scroggs-president-of-the-american-state-council-dr-s-b-hunt-and-e-carlton-sprague-esq-at-the-american-meeting-held-at-aurora-erie/">Scroggs et al. The Duty of Americans: speeches of Gen. G.A. Scroggs (president of the American State Council), Dr. S.B. Hunt, and E. Carlton Sprague, Esq., at the American meeting held at Aurora, Erie Co., N.Y., Aug. 4, 1860; and of Hon. Geo. R. Babcock, on taking the chair at the Lincoln Mass Meeting, held at Buffalo, Aug. 4, 1860; also, a letter from Hon. James O. Putnam, together with articles from the Commercial Advertiser on the pending election. Buffalo, New York: Office of the Buffalo Patriot and Journal, 1860.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://exhibitions.lib.udel.edu/the-rail-splitter-surprise/exhibition-item/scroggs-et-al-the-duty-of-americans-speeches-of-gen-g-a-scroggs-president-of-the-american-state-council-dr-s-b-hunt-and-e-carlton-sprague-esq-at-the-american-meeting-held-at-aurora-erie/embed/#?secret=bd2PKmEqOR" width="600" height="338" title="“Scroggs et al. The Duty of Americans: speeches of Gen. G.A. Scroggs (president of the American State Council), Dr. S.B. Hunt, and E. Carlton Sprague, Esq., at the American meeting held at Aurora, Erie Co., N.Y., Aug. 4, 1860; and of Hon. Geo. R. Babcock, on taking the chair at the Lincoln Mass Meeting, held at Buffalo, Aug. 4, 1860; also, a letter from Hon. James O. Putnam, together with articles from the Commercial Advertiser on the pending election. Buffalo, New York: Office of the Buffalo Patriot and Journal, 1860.” — The Rail-Splitter Surprise: Abraham Lincoln and the Presidential Election of 1860" data-secret="bd2PKmEqOR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script>