... his nomination as presidential candidate for his own party, but due to his views and him winning the election in 1860, many southern states seceded. In a February 1, 1861 letter to William H. Seward he states: "that is, the question of extending slavery under the national auspices. I am for no compromise which assists or permits the extension of the institution on soil ... ...

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