Abraham Lincoln - Lincoln professed to friends in 1861 to be "an old line Whig, a disciple of Henry Clay"

Time: 1861

Place: Illinois, U.S.

Details: True to his record, Lincoln professed to friends in 1861 to be "an old line Whig, a disciple of Henry Clay". Their party favored economic modernization in banking, tariffs to fund internal improvements including railroads, and urbanization.

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