...each Territory. The Constitutional Union party nominated John Bell, of Tennessee, on this platform : " The Constitution of the country, the Union of the States, and the enforcement of the laws." The popular vote decided against the extension of slavery. In the electoral college, Lincoln received 180...

...known as the " Constitutional Union Party," proclaimed as its platform the following vague sentence : "The constitution of the country, the union of the States and the enforcement of the laws." The convention of this party met at Baltimore, and nominated for the Presidency John Bell, of Tennessee,...

..."That it is both the part of patriotism and of duty to recognize no political principle other than the Constitution of the country, the Union of the States, and the enforcement of the laws." This brief review will show that slavery was an issue in the election, only as to its extension and...

...they nominated the elderly Tennessee Whig, John Bell, on a platform of having no platform other than "the Constitution of the Country, the Union of the States, and the Enforcement of the Laws." Congress remained in session, and the Senate resumed its discussion of the Davis resolutions until...

...party did not issue a formal platform but rather a statement of principles, the essence of which was "The Constitution of the Country, The Union of the States, and The Enforcement of the Laws." Johnson and Porter, National Party Platforms 30. 7. Addison, Cato, Act II, sc. 1 . 8. That is, hanged...

...and sectional parties.>09 Having said this, the party recognized "no political principle other than The Constitution of the Country, The Union of the States and The Enforcement of the Laws." This platform might be characterized as a nationalist rebuff to separatism, except that the party did...

...Constitutional Union party, and formally nominated Bell. Their simple platform called for support of "the Constitution of the Country, the Union of the States, and the enforcement of the laws." Bell, longtime Unionist and former United States senator and speaker of the House, pledged if elected...

...on slavery. The party platform declared that it would recognize "no political principles other than the Constitution of the country, the Union of the States and the enforcement of the laws." Crittenden accused Southern Democrats of nominating Kentuckian John C. Breckinridge for president in...

...Constitutional Union party, a new name for the old Whigs, nominated John Bell on a platform that eulogized "the Constitution of the country, the union of the states, and the enforcement of the laws."60 The Democratic party split. The northern Democrats nominated Stephen Douglas; the southern...

...Edward Everett of Massachusetts on a short, simple platform proclaiming their adherence to maintaining "the Constitution of the country, the Union of the States, and the Enforcement of the Laws.'" The ensuing Union effort was an utter failure. The votes of conservatives were divided in 1860 among four...