Lithograph, "National Republican Chart: Presidential Campaign, 1860"

The emerging Republican Party adopted a moderate platform for the 1860 presidential election. Republican nominees Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin vowed not to interfere with slavery in existing states, but opposed extending it into new territories. This poster provides information about the Republican platform, candidates, and current political climate, framed by portraits and biographies of the first 15 U.S. presidents.