Primary Source Guide: The Election of 1860 Newspapers

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“The Railsplitter” was a campaign newspaper for Abraham Lincoln, published in Chicago from June 23 through October 27, 1860.
The “Campaign Plain Dealer and Popular Sovereignty Advocate” published 20 issues out of Cleveland, Ohio from June 30 through November 16, 1860. It supported Stephen A. Douglas for the presidency.
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