...political frontiers defined. The "Constitutional Union" party met at Baltimore. All itdemanded was the "Constitution of the country, the union of the States, and the enforcement of the laws." The Republicans met at Chicago. The platform is the most significant in the political history of the...

...professed to ignore the question of slavery, and declared that it would recognize no political principle other than " the Constitution of the Country, the...Union of the States, and the enforcement of the Laws." The first, most striking feature of the four-sided Presidential canvass which now began, was the personal...

...enemies." It declared it to be 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. It totally ignored the territorial question. Thus, four distinct parties presented rival tickets and...

...they resolved " 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." They concluded ' this resolution with apt words expressive of the duties of the party to "maintain,...

...professed to ignore the question of slavery, and declared that it would recognize no political principle other than " the Constitution of the Country, the...Union of the States, and the enforcement of the Laws." The first, most striking feature of the four-sided Presidential canvass which now began, was the personal...

...platform a resolution declaring in substance that they would " recognize no other political principle than the Constitution of the country, the Union of the States, and the enforcement of the laws." They had no reasonable hope of direct success at the polls in November ; but they had a clear possibility...

...much abroad in politics. The sounding jplatform of the Union party, consisting of a single phrase, " The Constitution of the Country, the Union of the States, and the Enforcement of the Laws," appealed to his patriotism. But as the canvass proceeded his eyes were opened. With his wonted candor...

...they do not want it.325 For the American National Constitutional party, by tbeir platform, which ran : The Constitution of the country, the Union of the States, and the Enforcement of the Laws. Secession of South Carolina. — It was soon seen that the result of the campaign would be the election...

...declaration of principles, announcing " that it is both the part of patriotism and of duty to recognize no political principles other than the CONSTITUTION...UNION OF THE STATES AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS." John Bell, Of Tennessee, and Edward Everett, of Massachusetts, were nominated, respectively, for President...

...that it was, therefore, " 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." Hence, following the constitution, the platform did not so much as contain the word slavery. And, indeed,...