Abraham Lincoln on he day of his speech at the Cooper Union The New York Daily Tribune, Tuesday, February 28, 1860

Excerpt from brief article in third column about Lincoln's speech at the Cooper Union:

“The Speech Abraham Lincoln at the Cooper Institute last evening was one of the happiest and most convincing political arguements ever made in this city, and was addressed to a crowded and most apprechiating audience. Since the days of Clay and Webster, no man has speken to a larger assemblage of the intellect and mental culture of our City. Mr. Lincoln is one of Nature’s orators, using his rare powers solely and effectively to elucidate and convince, though their inevitable effect is to delight and electrify as well. We present here with a very full and accurate report of this Speech: Yet the tones, the gestures the kindling eye and the mirth-provoking look, defy the reporters skill, the vast assemblage frequently rang with cheers and shouts of applause, which were prolonged and intensified at the close. No man ever before made such an impression on his first appeal to a New-York audience. Mr. Lincoln speaks for the Republican cause tonight at Providence, R.I. and it is hoped that he will find time to speak once more in Connecticut before he sets his face homeward. We shall soon issue his Speech of last night in pamphlet form for cheap circulation.”