Chapter 6

THE EVOLUTION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. Pro-slavery Reaction--Indiana and Ohio--Race for Congress--Free Soil Gains in other States--National Convention at Cleveland-- National Canvass of 1852--Nomination of Pierce and Scott, and the "finality" Platforms--Free Soil National Convention--Nomination of Hale--Samuel Lewis--The Whig Canvass--Webster--Canvass of the Democrats--Return of New York "Barnburners" to the Party--The Free Soil Campaign--Stumping Kentucky with Clay--Rev. John G. Fee-- Incidents--Mob Law in Indiana--Result of the Canvass--Ruin of the Whigs--Disheartening Facts--The other Side of the Picture.