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Oct 8, 2017 · (1796-1869) Written by Jonathan M. Atkins. 3 minutes to read. John Bell was one of antebellum Tennessee's most prominent politicians and an acknowledged leader of the state's Whig Party. The son of a farmer and blacksmith, Bell was born in Davidson County and graduated from Cumberland College in 1814.
Dec 1, 2017 · The election of 1860 was one of the most pivotal presidential elections in American history. It pitted Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln against Democratic Party nominee Senator Stephen Douglas,...
Apr 4, 2016 · In May 1860, Bell and other former Whigs met in Baltimore, Maryland, forming the Constitutional Union Party. The Party developed a broad platform that was intentionally silent on the question of slavery. Bell and Sam Houston were the main candidates for the Party’s Presidential nomination, with Bell beating Houston for the nomination.
Constitutional Union Party, U.S. political party that sought in the pre-Civil War election of 1860 to rally support for the Union and the Constitution without regard to sectional issues. Formed in 1859 by former Whigs and members of the Know-Nothing Party, the party nominated John Bell for.
They nominated John Bell of Tennessee, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives as their candidate. With the Republicans not even on the ballot in ten Southern states, the election of 1860 devolved into a sectional contest: Lincoln versus Douglas in the North and Breckinridge versus Bell in the South.
John Bell papers, Correspondence, speeches, and Bell's reports in Congress. Subjects include patronage in Tennessee, national politics, and Bell's candidacy for president in 1860. Correspondents include Neill Smith Brown, Frederick Steidinger Heiskell, Washington Hunt, and...
Defends Bell, nominated by the Constitutional Union party for the presidential election of 1860, against Republican attacks by quoting Republicans, such as Cassius Clay. Meant to sway Northern opinion. People. Bell, John, 1797-1869. Historical Era. National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860. Subjects. US Constitution. Politics. Government and Civics.
