<p>What were the Northern and Southern reactions to the Election of 1856? </p>
<p>Our wonderful book doesn't mention much about it, since we're somehow using the ASMCO book as our main textbook! Strange, huh? </p>
<p>Google isn't being very helpful at the moment either...</p>
<p>Thanks(:</p>
<p>North American Party nomination (North)</p>
<p>Anti-slavery Americans from the North organized themselves into a political party after the Fillmore nomination in Philadelphia. They called their national convention to be held in New York City just prior to the Republican National Convention. Party leaders hoped to nominate a joint ticket with the Republicans to defeat Buchanan. The national convention was held on 6/12-20/1856 in New York City. The delegates held a series of ballots for President without being able to choose a nominee until it became clear that the Republican National Convention would not cooperate. Nathaniel P. Banks was nominated for President on the 10th ballot over John C. Fremont and John McLean, but Banks immediately wired the convention that he did not want to run. The delegates, preparing to return home, unanimously nominated Fremont on the 11th ballot. The chairman of the convention, William F. Johnston, was nominated for vice president; he later withdrew.</p>
<p>North American Seceders Party nomination (South)</p>
<p>A group of North American delegates called the North American Seceders withdrew from the convention and met separately. They objected to the attempt to work with the Republican Party. The Seceders held their own national convention on 6/16-17/1856. 19 delegates unanimously nominated Robert F. Stockton for President and Kenneth Raynor for Vice President. The Seceders’ ticket later withdrew from the contest.</p>