Election Of 1860 Candidates, The Election Of 1860 And The Transfer Of Power American Civil War Museum

In a four way contest the republican party ticket of abraham lincoln and hannibal hamlin emerged triumphant.

Presidential election early voting florida. The rights of states. As the four candidates vied for votes the campaign became a bitter one. Jefferson davis who had been elected president and alexander h.

These three other candidates were representing a fractured democratic party. Douglas and southern democrat john c. The issues and the candidates.

The nation had been divided throughout most of the 1850s on questions of states rights and slavery in the territories. The confederate states presidential election of november 6 1861 was the only presidential election held under the permanent constitution of the confederate states of america. The rights of immigrants.

Throughout the year tensions rose as many observers increasingly recognized the potential for civil war should the republicans prevail. The preservation of the union. The stalwartsa conservative faction of the republican party that included powerful party leaders such as new york sen.

Regional loyalties caused this fracture of the democratic party in the months leading up. The construction of a transcontinental railroad. Lincoln for his part attempted to assure voters that he had no intention of interfering with southern slavery.

Extravagance in the government. Breckinridgetearing the country apart while the constitutional union candidate john bell applies glue from a tiny useless pot. There were four candidates in the presidential election of 1860 because the democrat party had splintered.

The 1860 united states presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential electionit was held on tuesday november 6 1860. Presidential election showing three of the candidatesleft to right republican abraham lincoln northern democrat stephen a. Cartoon of the 1860 us.

The issues on the minds of americans in 1860 were varied with some still in the political arena today. The united states presidential election of 1860 set the stage for the american civil war. Lincolns election served as the primary catalyst of the american civil war.

The united states had become increasingly divided during the 1850s over. Roscoe conklingfavoured former president ulysses s. In 1860 this issue finally came to a head fracturing the formerly dominant democratic.