Northern Democratic Party


The Northern Democratic Party was a leg of the Democratic Party during the 1860 presidential election. It was when the party split in two due to problems with slavery. Stephen A. Douglas was the nominee and lost to Abraham Lincoln. They held two conventions before the election, in Charleston and Baltimore, where they established their platform.

Party platform

The Northern Democratic Party declared their support for the policies laid out at the 1856 Democratic convention in Cincinnati. They resolved not to change any of the policies but suggested the additions of resolutions in relation to the nature and extent of the powers of a Territorial Legislature, as well as the powers of Congress over slavery.
The Northern Democratic Party split from the Southern Democratic Party in 1860, just before the election of President Abraham Lincoln. And they would not get a candidate on the national ballot due to the fact that the Democrats esentialy merged again after the civil war to consolidate power