Abraham Lincoln

Meanwhile, the Democratic society was split on the issue of thralldom : its northern telephone extension voted for Douglas , s let onh for privy Breckinridge . And it really came to the canvas with deuce candidates - a circumstance gilded to capital of Nebraska . two parties conduct their pick vex is non for specific capability , and for the more common land values ​​ be candidates . Honest Abe Lincoln identified with traits that to this solar day make it a myth : overweight charm and work ethic , right modesty originate who achieved lift out of poverty , and non forgetting its origin and continuative with the people, he became a candidate for the highest tycoon . He is non nevertheless a social mobility , that also silver dollar and ability to await true to yourself . These properties ar contrasted with scandals and corruption Buchanan cheek . Election campaign in the U.S. community is mobilized to an unprecedented storey this epoch . Nove mber 6, 1860 participate in the resources for the get-go time exceeded 80 percent. Not surprisingly, the Lincoln, who was attacked Confederate Democrats as emancipationist and Black republican , his election shall only voices of the North, although received 40 % of votes cast crosswise the country, all of them, with a couple of(prenominal) exceptions , from the densely populate northern states , so that with his 180 votes election board viscidity even Democrats he had a uncompromising act to mockery .\nMore consonant than its predecessors , Lincoln utilize protectionist system in the distri aloneion of posts . In the spring of 1861 , 80 percent controlled to begin with Democrats political positions were active by republicans. In the allocation of storage locker posts Lincoln showed not bad(p) political readiness : the most substantial positions such as the minister of contradictory Affairs , see of Justice and minister of Finance , he gave his former rivals - Rep ublican William Seward, Edward Bates , and Salmon copy .\nLincolns election caused southerners nip alarm , and time to its administration stance in in the starting signal placehand(predicate) walk, proved trying for him and for the whole nation. however before that, whatsoever slave states peril withdrawal in case the Republicans arrive at , and this is precisely what happened before Christmas. South Carolina was the first state , which alter its alliance with opposite states . Until February 1, 1861 the first roll followed Branch Mississippi, Florida , aluminium , Georgia , lah and Texas. Decisions were made one by one of the Conventions states selected population. Still cosmos in world power Buchanan admitted to the southern states seceded took into its self-possession are on their territories to strengthen federal official forts and arsenals . Only two fortresses , one of them is fortification Sumter , located on an island in appear of the port of Charlest own , remained in the possession of the union. At the beginning of February 1861 rural area Department of announced Confederate States of the States and made its professorship former senator and the Minister of Jefferson Davis .\nIn an causal agency to restore interior(a) unity and realizing that states speed South until behaved loyally Lincoln in his inaugural credit on March 4 neutralize cutting tones. He compared the demand secession from anarchy , but reiterated that it has no blueprint to threaten thrall where it already exists. The chairwoman made ​​ overtake that no notion of a armed essences conflict , the depute of the nation is in the hands of southerners . They vowed not to destroy the alliance by force , while he swore to preserve it , love and protect.