"The Union must and shall be preserved. For President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. For Vice President Hannibal Hamlin of Maine" (W. H. Rease, 1860)

Lithograph banner with oval portraits of Lincoln and Hamlin in rustic twig frames, a draped slogan "Free Speech, Free Homes, Free Territory", two workmen flanking a shield reading "Protection to American Industry", and an eagle before massed flags. Tells: virtue-word slogans ("The Union must and shall be preserved") are printed alongside policy lines (the tariff slogan "Protection to American Industry", and "Free Speech, Free Homes, Free Territory"), and the eagle and flags lend national symbols to the ticket.

Date

1860

Period

Pre-1914

Made by

W. H. Rease, Philadelphia (lithographer and publisher), for the Republican Lincoln-Hamlin ticket

Region

North America

Country

United States

Medium

Print

Issuer type

Media

Regime

Buchanan Administration

Leader

James Buchanan

Audience

Domestic public

Purpose

Persuade or win support

Theme

Elections and party politics

Event

1860 US Election

Techniques

Glittering generalitiesTransfer

Source

Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are

Source

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division (Popular Graphic Arts), retrieved October 2, 2026

Rights

Public domain: published 1860, US. LOC reuse note: "No known restrictions on publication."
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, "The Union must and shall be preserved. For President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. For Vice President Hannibal Hamlin of

THE UNION MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED
FREE SPEECH,
FREE HOMES,
FREE TERRITORY.
PROTECTION
TO
AMERICAN
INDUSTRY
FOR PRESIDENT
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
OF ILLINOIS
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
HANNIBAL HAMLIN
OF MAINE
LITH. BY W.H. REASE
COR. 4TH & CHESTNUT STS. PHILADA.
Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1860 by W.H. Rease in the Clerks Office of [illegible] Court of Eastern [illegible] of Penn[illegible]
PUBLISHED BY W. H. REASE, PHILADELPHIA.