Stephen A. Douglas

The Democratic Party held multiple conventions leading up to the 1860 election after failing to nominate a presidential ticket. The first convention was held in Charleston, SC from April 23rd to May 3rd. This convention failed to nominate Senator Stephen A. Douglas for president as he required to…

Figure 1 (John Bell): Speech Bubble Text: It appears to me very singular that we three should strike “foul” and be “put out” while old Abe made such a “good lick.” Belt Text: Union Club | Bat Text: Fusion 

 

Portrait of Stephen Douglas, surrounded by flags and eagle. Cream envelope with black ink. Image on left. 

 

Text: "I stand for the right of the whole people-Intervention-North or South, means Disunion." -Douglas

<p><span class="deck"> If Buchanan had met the Kansas problem firmly we might have avoided civil war<br />
The fourth in a series on TIMES OF TRIAL IN AMERICAN STATECRAFT </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">In 1860, Southern delegates bolted the Democratic convention at Charleston. An eyewitness describes the first giant step toward secession</span> </p>

<p>Lincoln came out a victor in the 1860 presidential election despite winning only 2 percent of the Southern vote </p>