I was writing a memo just now, I wrote an unique and I just stopped and looked at it and realized it was wrong. My whole world had been turned upside down. Then I found this explanation and all is right with the world.
Liberty Party (1840) wanted to abolish slavery; Free Soil Party (1848) wanted to keep slavery from expanding into Western territories; American Party (Know-Nothings in 1854 & 1856) wanted to reduce immigration (nativism); Constitutional Union Party (1860) wanted a compromise between the North & South.
The candidates for President in 1860 were   Abraham Lincoln-Republican Party-winner of the election.   John C. Breckinridge-Southern Democratic Party   John B â¦ ell-Constitutional Union Party   Stephen A. Douglas-Northern Democratic Party.JD Heyl.he long existing Whig  party died.   The candidates:   John Bell, from a new Southern party stood for no expansion of  slavery, but allowing it where it existed.   John C. Breckinridge, Southern Democrat, stood for protection of  slavery in new territories.