Abraham Lincoln: A History, Volume 2

35th Cong Abraham Lincoln action Administration adopted antislavery authority ballot Breckinridge Cabinet called campaign candidate Castle Pinckney CHAP Charleston Cincinnati committee Congress contest Covode Committee debate declared defeat delegates Democratic party disunion doctrine Douglas Dred Scott decision duty election electors Executive favor Federal force forts free-State Freeport doctrine Frémont friends Georgia Gist Globe Government Governor Harper's Ferry Ibid Illinois Jefferson Davis John Brown Judge Kansas leaders Lecompton Constitution legislation letter Lincoln majority ment Mississippi Missouri Compromise negro nomination North Northern officers Ohio opinion opposed platform pledged political popular President Buchanan Presidential principles pro-slavery question rebellion reëlection Republican party Sanborn secede secession Secretary Senate Ex sentiment Sess Seward sion slave slavery South Carolina Southern speech success Supreme Court Territorial Legislature tion Union United vention Virginia vote Walker Washington whole wrote Yancey