From Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation.
Im Kelly Jean Kelly.
And Im Christopher Cruise.
The presidential election of 1860 brought feelings of both hope and fear.
Americans had hope for the future because they would have a new leader. But they feared that even a new president could not hold the nation together. The states of the South were very close to leaving the Union over the issue of slavery.
The election campaign opened in the summer of 1860. Abraham Lincoln was the candidate for the Republican Party -- a new party that opposed slavery. Almost all Republicans were from the northern United States.
Most people did not know very much about Abraham Lincoln, so the Republican Party published many books and pamphlets about him. They told the story of a poor farm boy who educated himself. Through hard work and honesty, they said, he had become a candidate for president.
Lincolns supporters organized a loud and colorful campaign. It included marching bands and signs. But Lincoln was silent. He said, It has been my decision since becoming a candidate to make no speeches. I am here only to see you and to let you see me.
The Democratic Party candidate was very different. Stephen Douglas spoke in nearly every state. He campaigned hard. But his health was poor. And he had trouble getting money.
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