[ Autograph ] La Fayette Sabine Foster 1806-1880 Acting Vice President following the assassination of Lincoln. Fine content A.L.S. 3pp. 8vo., Washington, Mar. 21, 1861 Just days before the attack on Fort Sumter, Foster expresses his pessimism on the situation. In part '....Our future prospects look dark to me Our people are getting denationalized, the public mind is debauched and demoralized The examples of glaring depravity among our public men the larceny, robbery & piracy which are perpetrated in the name of "the people" are enough to shock into reason...' Fine.