Monday, Jan. 2, 1860. "The Abolitionists must be driven ... policy and system of Slavery on grounds so often presented by our Clays, Breckinridges, Marshalls, Underwoods, Nicholases, and Robertsons.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - According to a recent study, 37% of the Columbus population was enslaved by 1860. The history behind slavery is a very dark history, from being chained, whipped, raped ...

whose members were strongly opposed to the westward expansion of slavery into new states, was gaining prominence. The election of a Republican, Abraham Lincoln, as President in 1860 sealed the deal.

ST. LOUIS, Tuesday, Feb. 28. The bill abolishing Slavery in Kansas, which was vetoed by Gov. MEDAEY, has been passed over his veto by a vote of 30 to 7. Advertisement ...

In the 1850s and 1860s, British North America became a popular refuge for slaves fleeing the horrors of plantation life in the American South. In all 30,000 slaves fled to Canada, many with the ...

The Republican Party were not popular in the South. Southerners believed that they wished to abolish slavery. In the 1860 election the Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln won all the Northern states.