The key to the republican partys success was its position on slavery. Oct 04, 2010 last week we looked at the republican party platform for 1860 here the democratic party went into the election of 1860 hopelessly divided. The official proceedings of the 1860 republican national convention indicates that the platform was announced and read on the second day of the convention may 17, 1860. The republican party, in national convention assembled, at the end of twenty years since the federal government was first committed to its charge, submits to the people of the united states this brief report of its administration. With the election of abraham lincoln the first republican president in 1860, the. Was the republican party of 1860 considered liberal or. The republican party ran on a platform that emphasized their opposition to the extension of slavery to the western territories. Created published chicago press and tribune office, chicago, illinois, may 17, 1860 subject headings. The role of lincolns republican party in ending slavery. As recounted in douglas egertons excellent book on the 1860 election, the year of meteors, the big issue in the election of 1860 was extension of slavery to the new territories. Firstwe congratulate the country on the assured success of the reconstruction policy of congress, as. The first 1860 democratic national convention adjourned without agreeing on a nominee, but a second convention nominated senator stephen a.
Also known as the grand old party, or gop, the republican party is the. In just six politically charged years, the coalition of radicals, conservatives, former whigs, free soilers and knownothings, anti slavery democrats, nativists and foreigners, were able to form a cohesive party. The republican party was founded in the mid1850s following the fracturing of other political parties over the issue of slavery. Republican national platform abraham lincoln adopted at chicago, 1860. Lincolns position on slavery, while he was running for president, was extremely thoughtout and he made this position well known since this was one, if not the, most contentious issue of the election of 1860. Students will study the republican national platform and examine how it dealt with the issue of slavery. The democratic party fought them and tried to maintain and expand slavery. The 1860 republican national convention was a presidential nominating convention that met from may 16 to may 18 in chicago, illinois. The republican party, also referred to as the gop grand old party, is one of the worlds oldest extant political parties.
The 1860 republican party platform was artfully composed, not with a purpose. During the presidential election of 1860, the republican party promised to prohibit slavery. Apr 08, 2012 the newly formed republican party nominated the famous explorer john c. During the 19th century the party supported or tolerated slavery, and it opposed civil rights. The republican party, to start off, didnt hold strong views toward the issue of slavery, and it was only brought up in the context of jeffersons. Republican party platform of 1856 causes of the civil war. Abraham lincoln won the 1860 election representing the republican party whose platform opposed slavery spreading into the new territories. War, began voting democratic after the depression and the new deal.
The democratic party met in charleston sc on april 23, 1860 to nominate its candidate. How did the southern states respond lincolns election in 1860. The 1860 national republican platform may 17, 1860 national republican convention posted on 10082007 4. That wasnt really the political dynamic at the time. Members of this new party included those who had been previously aligned with the whigs, the free democrats, the free soilers, and the american party and later converted members of the liberty party. Which of these issues was not included in the republican. At the same time, to maintain the viability of both major political parties to achieve victory in national elections, indiana politicians had to accede to at least some of the demands. Planks 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11 deal with the westward expansion of slavery. Lincoln stood by the republican party platform in 1860, which stated that slavery should not be allowed to expand into any more territories. By the 1860 election the party was so split along regional lines that there was a.
The convention selected former representative abraham lincoln of illinois for president and senator hannibal hamlin of maine for vice president. Abraham lincoln won the 1860 election representing the. As the issue of slavery arose in the 1840s and 1850s to become the chief political issue in the nation, indiana politicians had to respond to an electorate who generally believed slavery was wrong. The republican platform of 1860, recognizing political reality, only proposed to ban the spread of slavery into the territories. Nov 14, 2019 the republican party was founded in the mid1850s following the fracturing of other political parties over the issue of slavery. A good deal of this repudiation of the democrats also had to do with a brief. Both parties attempted to avoid the topic of slavery. The 1860 national republican platform adopted by the national republican convention held in chicago, illinois, may 17, 1860. The democratic party met in charleston sc on april 23, 1860 to nominate its candidate, with sen. However, nothing in the document claimed that the government had the power to. Volume i 18401956, compiled by donald bruce johnson, university of illinois press, pp. The 1860 republican party platform favored 4 a the.
Nov 16, 2017 in 1860 republican party platform, they included. The newly formed republican party nominated the famous explorer john c. The republican party was founded primarily to oppose slavery, and republicans eventually abolished slavery. The th amendment, abolishing slavery, passed in 1865 with 100% republican support but only 23% democrat support in congress. The republican party, often called the gop short for grand old party is. The 1860 united states presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election. Constitutional doctrines with regard to slavery in territories jstor.
D attempted to broaden the partys appeal in the south. Adopted by the national republican convention, held in chicago, may 17, 1860. Nov 7, 2018 explore thehutchcoms board republicans. Jan 03, 2015 for anyone who would like to see the actual 1860 republican party platform, without all the foamingat the mouth lunatic drivel, you can see it here. In 1856, the breaking point over slavery in kansas came with 52. Wade, the republican party opposed abortion in its party platform and grew. Although douglas had been as pro slavery as a northern democrat could possibly be and stand a chance of attaining the white house, he had alienated most southern democrats by his insistence during the lincolndouglas debates in 1858 that the people of a. Most americans agreed that if all future states admitted to the union were to be free states, that slavery would eventually be abolished.
The democratic party essential civil war curriculum. The secession of eleven southern states, the firing on fort sumter, and the consequent outbreak of civil war in the spring of 1861 changed the context for republican discussions of slavery and emancipation once again. Abraham lincoln was the nominee of the exclusively northern republican party. In 1860 the democrats split over the slavery issue, as the northern and. The democrat platform of the 1860s was a proslavery policy that sought to keep those bound in the disgusting practice of human bondage to another. Roosevelts new deal of the 1930s, the party has also tended to favour. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 first edition with your subscription. Republican party platform of 1860 the american presidency project. Last week we looked at the republican party platform for 1860 here the democratic party went into the election of 1860 hopelessly divided. But most republicans were, like lincoln, moderates who were positioned between the more radical and conservative elements of their party.
Republican party platform of 1856, june 18, 1856 civil. The party, which was based on stopping the spread of slavery to new territories and states, arose out of protest meetings that took place in a number of northern states. Although douglas had been as proslavery as a northern democrat could possibly be and stand a chance of attaining the white house, he had alienated most southern democrats by his insistence during the lincolndouglas debates in 1858 that the. Republican, and southern democraticinvolved in the election of 1860. They also proposed freehomestead legislation, the establishment of a daily mail service, a transcontinental railroad, and support of the protective tariff. What was abraham lincolns position on slavery during the. This is fundamentally a liberal position, but it doe. The old right emerged in opposition to the new deal of franklin d. Like any party, the republican party contained a broad spectrum of opinions on many issues, including slavery. Republican party platform of 1856 the republican party fielded its first national ticket john c. The 1860 republican platform the real cause of the us civil war.
It was not until the election of lincoln that a candidate who was so tied to the north he did not win a single slave state in the 1860 election or so associated with antislavery due to his support of prohibiting slavery in the territories, and rhetoric such as the house divided speech. That the history of the nation during the last four years has fully established the propriety and. It was held to nominate the republican partys candidates for president and vice president in the 1860 election. Republican party platform of 1856, june 18, 1856 civil war. A new political party, the republican party, was born just prior to the civil war for the sole purpose of combating slavery and fought against the party of slavery then just as they do now. Republican, opposed northern democratic, supported southern democratic, opposed constitutional union, supported. In a fourway contest, the republican party ticket of abraham lincoln and hannibal hamlin emerged triumphant. The republican party grew out of opposition to the kansasnebraska act, which was signed into law by president franklin pierce in 1854. Resolved, that we, the delegated representatives of the republican electors of the united states, in. The socalled northern republican party of 1860, based, we can only imagine, upon the socalled conflicted name of the national republicans of the 1820s, when the remaining living dead among the federalist party sought to fracture the jeffersonian republicans now democraticrepublican party, just as jefferson was near death at monticello. The 1860 national republican platform and its more.
The 1860 republican platform analyzed the 1860 republican party platform was artfully composed, not with a purpose to ameliorate the condition of negro slaves, but to advance the financial interests of a coalition of individuals who wanted to get wealth by means of government rather than in the free market. How is the democratic party different from the republican party. That the new dogma that the constitution, of its own force, carries slavery into. Their platform almost exclusively focused on keeping slavery out of the territories. However, nothing in the document claimed that the government had the power to eliminate slavery where it already existed. E attempted to broaden the partys appeal in the north. Name the 4 candidates of the 1860 presidential election objective. The national union republican party of the united states, assembled in national convention, in the city of chicago, on the 20th day of may, 1868, make the following declaration of principles. North and southern domination, 17801860 baton rouge. The republican party platform promised not to interfere with slavery in the states but opposed the further extension of slavery into the territories. It is the secondoldest existing political party in the united states. Resolved, that we, the delegated representatives of the republican electors of the united states, in convention assembled, in discharge of the duty we owe to our constituents and our country, unite in the following declarations. Students will be able to campaign, using the poster they created yesterday, for the presidential candidate they were assigned. That a railroad to the pacific ocean is imperatively demanded by the interests of the whole country.
That the history of the nation, during the last four years, has fully established the propriety and necessity. Facts about democraticliberal oppression of african. It was held to nominate the republican party s candidates for president and vice president in the 1860 election. The wilmot proviso served as the platform of disaffected northern democrats who. Fremont, who was the first major candidate who openly stated their opposition to the institution of slavery. On july 6, 1854, a crowd that numbered as high as 10,000, crowded into jackson, michigan in what has often been considered the founding of the republican party. The focus on the building of the pacific railroad as the main national economic intetrest abolishment of slavery adding protective tariff in order to protect national business impose policies to take care both immigrants and the locals nativist oppose immigration.
The republican party platform in 1860 a dealt exclusively with slavery. Resolved, that we, the delegated representatives of the republican electors. May, 20 the republican party, including lincoln, supported the eventual abolition of slavery. The act opened kansas territory and nebraska territory to slavery and future admission as slave states, thus implicitly repealing the prohibition on slavery in territory north of 36 30. Resolved, that we, the delegated representatives of the republican electors of the united states in convention assembled, in discharge of the duty we owe to our constituents and our country, unite. Explain how the republican party was formed and identify its platform at its formation recall the outcome of the 1860 presidential election to unlock this lesson you must be a member. By banning the spread of slavery into the territories which would eventually become states, the republicans hoped to alter the future political balance of power enough to ma. Resolved that we, the delegated representatives of the republican electors of the united states, in convention assembled, in discharge of the duty we owe to our constituent and our country, unite in the following declarations. In the 1860 election, a split between southern and northern democrats over. Created published chicago press and tribune office, chicago, illinois, may.
The election of lincoln served as the primary catalyst of the american civil war the united states had become increasingly divided during the 1850s. The republican party, also referred to as the gop grand old party, is one of the worlds. At root, the republican party was founded for a single purpose and had a single unifying goal. The 1860 republican party convention in chicago created a platform that clearly opposed the expansion of slavery in the west and the reopening of the slave trade. Popular sovereignty, slavery in the territories, and the south, 1785.