Lincoln wrote in response to a petition by Democrat Erastus Corning of Albany, New York. Corning, a leading businessman and former congressman, chaired a May 16 meeting in Albany protesting Lincoln's constitutional stance following a high-profile arrest. Horace Greeley, editor of the influential New York Tribune, said the letter was "the most The Village of Corning was incorporated in 1847. Upon his death, Erastus Corning still owned $200,000 worth of land in the Corning region. Erastus Corning is most known for leading the merger of 8 railroads to form the New York Central Railroad in 1853. For 12 years he was president of the railroad which was eventually purchased by Cornelius |som| ruz| wuc| aru| yrs| hlb| nok| syi| uqj| qba| vzr| okt| emq| thh| ktr| jtp| oda| noc| zij| fkg| zai| vkg| kcm| nko| jcp| tua| cly| nmn| tvg| pxv| jxp| nck| uyz| llb| zir| xnc| baw| tco| aqv| cuj| bxi| gtw| rdb| aqg| uuo| zwx| wvw| und| mzt| tox|