Une histoire des États-Unis . PARTI RÉPUBLICAIN. 325 populaire Pierce, nommé James Buchanan/—un char-acter faible, bien au-delà de la prime de la vie, mais un homme qui avait tenu des positions élevées et était susceptible de porter l'état important de Penn-sylvania. John C. Breckinridge du Kentucky a été choisi asBuchanans copain. Buchanan a gagné aux sondages --- .?>^^, obtenant un vote hun-rouge et soixante-dix-foulectoral à Fre-inonts cent quatorze. Mais les républicains avaient fait un combat plus humide que n'importe quel nouveau parti n'avait jamais fait avant-scène et avaient porté mostof the Northern et someof the Western états.It W

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A history of the United States . REPUBLICAN PARTY. 325 popular Pierce, nominated James Buchanan/—a weak char-acter, far past the prime of life, but a man who had held highpositions and was likely to carry the important state of Penn-sylvania. John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky was chosen asBuchanans running mate. Buchanan won at the --- .?>^^ polls, securing one hun-dred and seventy-fourelectoral votes to Fre-inonts one hundred andfourteen. But the Re-publicans had made abetter fight than any newparty had ever done be-fore and had carried mostof the Northern and someof the Western states.It was evident that thecountry was being dividedsectionally in politics, — the North and West being destined to become more and moreanti-slavery, or Republican, the South to be overwhelminglypro-slavery, or Democratic. Many persons, especially in tlieSouth, argued that this state of things would warrant a dissolu-tion of the Union, since the North and West combined mightbe strong enough to interfere with slavery in the states.. John C. Fremont. References. — See end of Chapter XXVI. 1 Born in Pennsylvania, 1791; died, 1868. Graduated from Dickinson Col-lege in 1809; studied law; congressman from Pennsylvania, 1821-1831; Minis-ter to Russia, 1831-1833; member of the United States Senate, 1833-1845;Secretary of State, 1845-1849; candidate for President, 1852; Minister to Eng-land, 1853-1856; President of the United States, 1857-1861, during which timehis temporizing policy was severely criticised. CHAPTER XXVI. THE ADMINISTRATION OF BUCHANAN, 1857-1861. THE SUPREME COURT AND SLAVERY. 418. Dred Scott Decision. — Two days after Buchanans in-auguration, the Supreme Court rendered a decision that had atremendous influence on public opinion with regard to thequestion of slavery. A colored man, Dred Scott by name, washeld as a slave in Missouri, but having been taken by hismaster into Illinois and Minnesota, he brought suit in a UnitedStates court to establish his freedom. The quest

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