convention of, in 1860, [166]-[171];

candidates before, [166], [167];

balloting, in convention, [169], [170];

nominates Lincoln, [171];

chooses Lincoln because available, [172], [173];

its campaign methods, [173], [174];

denounced by Abolitionists, [177];

elects Lincoln, [178], [179];

its moral attitude toward slavery the real cause of secession, [222]-[224];

its legal position on slavery, [221], [222];