Editing Michigander (section)

==Origins==
[[Image:Lewis Cass - Brady-Handy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.665|right|Lewis Cass]]

''Michiganian'' is the term used for the state's citizens in ''The Collections of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society'' since the 1870s.

''Michigander'' is considered [[pejorative]] by some due to the circumstances under which the term was popularized, but others perceive no such negative connotation. Even though the term was in use by at least 1820,<ref>{{cite book |title = Beadle's Dime Elocutionist |location = New York |publisher = Beadle & Adams |year = 1820 |access-date = April 2, 2021 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_OCEfy9qn_YC&q=michigander }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work = Bangor Daily Whig and Courier |date = October 19, 1838 |quote = This is part of one [railroad] which the Michiganders are making across to St. Joseph's... |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74985290/harbor-making/ |title = Harbor Making—St. Joseph's |page = 2 |via = Newspapers.com |access-date= April 2, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title = Joint Documents of the State of Michigan |volume = 2 |page = 48 |year = 1839 |quote = The spirit of willingness, interest, and energy displayed during this encampment was such as to make every Michigander proud of the First Brigade of State Troops }}</ref> it has nevertheless commonly been attributed to [[Abraham Lincoln]], who popularized it when he was a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] representative in Congress. On July 27, 1848, Lincoln made a speech against [[Lewis Cass]], who had been a long-time [[List of Governors of Michigan|governor]] of the [[Michigan Territory]]. Cass was then running for president on a "[[popular sovereignty]]" platform that would have let states that were conquered in the [[Mexican–American War]] decide whether to legalize slavery. Lincoln accused the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] of campaigning on the former President [[Andrew Jackson]]'s coattails by exaggerating their military accomplishments.

<blockquote>But in my hurry I was very near closing on the subject of military tales before I was done with it. There is one entire article of the sort I have not discussed yet; I mean the military tale you Democrats are now engaged in dovetailing onto the great Michigander [i.e. Lewis Cass].<ref>{{cite news |work= Michigan Today News |url= http://www.umich.edu/news/MT/NewsE/091503/lincoln.html |title= Talking About Words |publisher= University of Michigan News Service |date=  September 15, 2003 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110103232539/http://michigantoday.umich.edu/NewsE/091503/lincoln.html |archive-date= January 3, 2011}}</ref></blockquote>

Despite that, Michigan voters would go on to favor Lincoln for President twice, in [[1860 United States presidential election in Michigan|1860]] and [[1864 United States presidential election in Michigan|1864]].