In 1854, the Republican Party was founded mainly to end slavery, and for two decades it honorably promoted African-American equality. Its first presidential nominee, pioneer James C. FrÃ©mont, took a staunch anti-slavery stand in 1856 and ran well, paving the way for Abraham Lincoln's election four years later. Lincoln was no radical. He believed white men superior to blacks and opposed the outright abolition of slavery.
1 In a twin pregnancy. the average is 37 weeks. for triplets 34 and quadruplets 32 weeks.  The average birth weight for singletons is 7 lbs 7 oz. Average birth weight of twins is 5 lbs 5 oz. for triplets 4lbs and quads 3lbs. A difference in birth weight between multiples is not unusual.
Wombats usually give birth to a single young, but twins do occur. The gestation period for a wombat is 20 to 22 days. At birth, the baby wombat, called a joey, is extremely small and undeveloped. It will weigh approximately 2 grams, less than one-tenth of an ounce, and be about the size of a jelly bean, 2 cm (0.75 inches) long.