How do the Republicans try to frame the issues of 1860? How do they try to temper their abolitionist wing? How does the platform compare with the ideas from Lincoln’s House Divided Speech? In 1860, the Republican Party met in Chicago.

Republican Party Platform of 1860 May 17, 1860 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 …

The 1860 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention that met May 16–18 in Chicago, Illinois. It was held to nominate the Republican Party's candidates for president and vice president in the 1860 election.

Dec 1, 2017 · It pitted Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln against Democratic Party nominee Senator Stephen Douglas, Southern Democratic Party nominee John Breckinridge and Constitutional Union Party nominee...

The 1860 National Republican Platform adopted by the National Republican Convention held in Chicago, Illinois, May 17, 1860. A very rare and early Republican Party original document which was printed and for sale by the Press & Tribune Office in Chicago, IL.

The 1860 National Presidential Election Platforms of the Northern Democrats, Southern Democrats, Republican and Constitutional Union parties.

Book/Printed Material National republican platform. Adopted by the National Republican Convention, held in Chicago, May 17, 1860.

The Republican Party Platform of 1860 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:

The campaign of 1860 accurately registered the country's precarious condition after a decade of sectional turmoil. The leading political organization in the North was the Republican Party.

One of the most interesting American political stories involves the nomination of Abraham Lincoln to be the Republican party’s candidate for President of the United States in 1860.