| Tuesday, January 11, 1848.Washington, DC. | Stewart of Pennsylvania attacks Polk's war and tariff policies, and Venable
of North Carolina assails Ashmun's resolution. Lincoln obtains floor, but House adjourns
before he can speak.Globe. He writes Blair & Rives, publishers of "Congressional Globe" asking
loan of Debates of 28th Congress, second session. "If sent [by messenger], I shall be
careful to return uninjured, or pay for."Abraham Lincoln to Blair
& Rives, 11 January 1848, CW, 1:431. |