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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03209.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of correspondence relating to the Blair family, including letters of Roger B. Taney, Jackson, Welles |
| Title | J.D. Andrews to Francis P. Blair discussing politics |
| Date | 12 May 1860 |
| Author | Andrews, J. D. (fl. 1860) |
| Recipient | Blair, Francis Preston |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes about various political matters. Discusses the nominations for the election of 1860. States that the "extreme men" of the Republican party will push the nomination of William Seward but says, "If we take Seward, we have the sectional strife, negro equality, and defeat." Writes "The South is coming together - [Stephen] Douglas will not be nominated but may even stump, if his friends have their own way." Francis P. Blair was a journalist and politician. As editor of various newspapers, he exerted influence over Jackson, Polk, and Van Buren. He later campaigned for and advised Lincoln. Seward, who was considered too radical, lost the Republican nomination to Abraham Lincoln. Stephen Douglas won the Democratic nomination. The Southern-Democrats, who called themselves National Democrats, nominated. John Breckinridge; John Bell was nominated by the Constitutional Union party. |
| Subjects | Politics Election Government and Civics Republican Party African American History Abolition Civil Rights Slavery President |
| People | Andrews, J. D. (fl. 1860) Blair, Francis Preston (1791-1876) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Francis P. Blair was a journalist and politician. As editor of various newspapers, he exerted influence over Jackson, Polk, and Van Buren. He later campaigned for and advised Lincoln. Seward, who was considered too radical, lost the Republican nomination to Abraham Lincoln. Stephen Douglas won the Democratic nomination. The Southern-Democrats who called themselves National Democrats nominated John Breckinridge and John Bell was nominated by the Constitutional Union party. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |