A wata wasika da aka rubuta zuwa Lincoln a rana mai zuwa, Everett ya yaba wa shugaban kasa don jawabinsa mai mahimmanci da kuma taƙaitaccen jawabi, yana cewa, "Zan yi farin ciki idan zan iya yin la'akari da kaina cewa na zo kusa da ainihin ra'ayi na wannan lokaci, a cikin sa'o'i biyu, kamar yadda kuka yi a cikin minti biyu". Lincoln ya amsa cewa ya yi farin ciki da sanin cewa jawabin ba shi da "kashewa gaba ɗaya". Sauran jama'a sun yi magana game da jawabin sun rarrabu a kan layi. 'Yan Democrat da ke son Chicago Times sun lura, "Ya kamata kullun kowane dan Amurka ya yi kunya da kunya yayin da yake karanta maganganun banza, da kuma maganganun banza na mutumin da ya kamata a nuna wa masu basira a matsayin shugaban Amurka. A akasin haka, 'yan Republican da ke son New York ba za a iya yin la'akari da shi ba, kuma an buga shi a Massachusetts. A Springfield, 'yan Republican sun kuma kira kansa, "magana mai ban mamaki da aka buga a cikin sa'o'i biyu, kamar yadda kuka yi a cikin minti biyu".
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