1860: Constitutional Union Party: John Bell The Constitutional Union Party was the anti-extremist party, absorbing Southern Whigs who didn't want to vote Democratic and Northern Whigs who felt ...

It was the unanimous opinion of the meeting that immediate steps should be taken to organize a "Constitutional Union Party," pledged to support "the Union, the Constitution, and the enforcement of ...

and John Bell from the new Constitutional Union Party wanted to avoid the controversy and keep the Union and the U.S. Constitution intact and operating. Lincoln’s win signaled a turning point for the ...