1860's Political Party

In the early nineteenth century, Americans sought to resolve their political disputes through compromise. When faced with the politically tender issue of slavery, America made compromises trying to please both sides. This was first demonstrated when the Union was faced with Missouri wanting to join the Union which would upset the balance between the pro and anti-slavery sides of the Union in the Senate. Skills at compromise and pacification were also presented during the Nullification Crisis, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. However by the election of 1860 attempts to compromise had ended and civil war began.

At the end of the Mexican War during Polk’s term as president, many new lands west of Texas were yielded to the United States, and the debate over the westward expansion of slavery was rekindled. Southern politicians and slave owners demanded that slavery be allowed in the West because they feared that a closed door would spell doom for their economy and way of life. Whig Northerners, however, believed that slavery should be banned from the new territories. Pennsylvanian congressman David Wilmot proposed such a ban in 1846, even before the conclusion of the war. Southerners were outraged over this Wilmot Proviso and blocked it before it could reach the Senate. When this act was denied it

1. Political. The Republican party was specifically formed to keep slavery out of the West, and then to abolish slavery entirely. This directly violated Southern life, which was a slave based economy.

The Federalists and Republicans became the first political parties in the United States in the election of 1796. The Federalists and the Republicans clashed an array of times throughout the early national period, over issues relating to the future of the United States. The Federalist Party consisted of Alexander Hamilton and his supports, and favored a commercial economy and strong central government. The Republican Party was led by Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, they were in favor of an agrarian economy and states’ rights. The problems prevalent in the United States led to each parties supporters to take varying positions on these issues.

The 1860 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States, was held in Chicago, Illinois at the Wigwam Convention Center. The Chicago Wigwam was constructed as a convention hall and it was built near the corner of lake and market streets in Chicago. This exact area is where a popular hotel was built and burnt down a couple years before. The Wigwam Convention Hall was two stories high and it was 180 by 100 feet. It could hold thousands of convention goers. The cost of the wigwam was 5,000 dollars and many people said it looked like a huge barn. Despite this, inside it looked great with its color and shape designs, flags, and wreaths and with red white and blue colors decorated throughout the halls. The Wigwam Republican convention was located in Chicago. Chicago was voted as a neutral site as well as the best site for the convention. A strong case for this was because it was based on 3 things and they were: the new railroad transportation, new comfortable hotels and of course, it being a neutral territory. During this time, former Representative Abraham Lincoln of Illinois was nominated for President and Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine for Vice President. Lincoln presented himself as a man of the people. He had many careers after he moved to Illinois, some of them were, Captain of volunteers during the black hawk war, he was also a lawyer, and a store clerk. In 1846 he went on to win the election of us house of representative. He also had a couple of

Sometimes the United States government does things that the citizens do not like. For example, during the early 1860’s there was a Civil War because people wanted slaves to be free everywhere instead of only the northern states, so they went to war with the southern states so that African Americans can not be slaves anymore. After four years the northern states finally won the war and Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation saying that all slaves were to be freed. I personally would have joined this because it was for a good cause. If it were to be for no reason then I would rather not participate.

The election of 1860 was a crucial point in our countries history. The Tensions were high between the north and southern states and the issue of slavery was the biggest problem at the time. The election of Lincoln led to the perception that the south and its interests would lose control of the federal government and that the new government would ultimately get rid of slavery altogether.

The 1860 Republican national convention was the second Republican national convention in U.S., and it took place in 1860 at the Wigwam in Chicago. Lincoln was a representative from Illinois and had nominated for the Republican National Convention. Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine has selected for the vice presidency. The Republican Party had established in 1854 and were against the slavery. There were four political parties in 1860 election. The four political parties were Republican, Southern Democratic, Democratic, Constitutional Union. Republican - Lincoln, Southern Democrat - John C. Breckinridge, Democratic - Stephen A. Douglas and the Constitutional Union - John Bell. The Republican National Convention was from May 16 to 18 of 1860. The Republicans were against the slavery from the first. The election of 1860 was mainly about the slavery in U.S.

In 1854, The Whigs, which were a political faction and then a political party in the parliaments of England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, started meeting in the upper midwestern states to discuss the formation of a new party. One of the meetings, which was held in Wisconsin on March 20th, 1854, is considered the founding meeting of the Republican Party. The Republican Party, which was officially founded by Abraham Lincoln, is also known as the GOP, Grand Old Party. The Republican Party was founded by anti-slavery activists, modernists, ex-whigs and ex-free soilers. The first official party convention was held on July 6th, 1854, in Jackson, Michigan.

The secession of the Confederate states can be attributed to the collapse of a longstanding system of political compromise. The factors responsible for this collapse were not only economic and political in nature but also societal. The beginning of the sectional crisis can be attributed to the Market Revolution and reform movements of the early 19th century. These cultural and economic changes subsequently influenced American politics, as evidenced by landmark events such as the Compromise of 1850, the acquisition of Mexican territory in 1858, the Wilmot Proviso, and finally the election of 1860. All of these events can be tied to changes in cultural attitudes throughout the North and South, which invariably related to the question of slavery.

”The presidential election of 1860 was one of the most pivotal in U.S. history. The nation was in the grips of a national schism over the issue of slavery, and the results of this election accelerated that schism.”It changed the viewpoint of America at that time, when it showed us that Abraham Lincoln was a good man and helped America become a better country.

“The Republican Party was founded in 1854 by a group of renegade Democrats, Whigs, and political independents who opposed the expansion of Slavery into new U.S. territories and states. What began as a single-issue, independent party became a major political force in the United States. Six years after the new party was formed, Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln won the U.S. presidential election. The Republican Party and its counterpart, the Democratic Party, became the mainstays of the nation's de facto two-party system.” As stated in the free dictionary’s definition of the republican party. The Republican and Democrat parties are opposites on almost every decision they come to. The Republican party is more small government whereas the Democratic party is pro big government.

Republicans party head was James Madison in House of Representatives. Republicans support was strong in 1790s from South. During the Sedition Acts many Republicans argued against Sedition Acts saying it is Unconstitutional and against free speech. As opposition, Sedition Acts were targeted against them. In 1800 election Jefferson became the President with Republicans majority in Congress. This election marked supremacy and beginning of the

During the times leading up to the Civil War the Whig Party had an internal power vacuum that led to their downfall. Out of the rubble and smoke came a new political party known as the Republican Party with a new leader running for office, Abraham Lincoln (Thinker, America).

In July of 1854, the Republican Party was officially introduced. In an attempt to stop the expansion of slavery, a small group of abolitionists gathered at a schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin. Core beliefs of the Republican party is that they want to return power