“He who buys what he needs not sells what he needs.”- Japanese proverb

From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst

December 30

With horrendous casualty figures, Lincoln's chances of re-election in 1864 were minimal. Three months before the election, former President Millard Fillmore said: “All men who value their own liberty should unite to change the administration, for without this all is lost.” “Mr. Lincoln is already beaten,” wrote Horace Greeley the influential editor of the New York Tribune. “We must have another ticket to save us from utter overthrow.” Even Lincoln's friend Senator Sumner agreed. “It may be that Mr. Lincoln will see that we shall all be stronger and more united under another candidate.”