An American history . met at 1 Woodrow Wilson, Division and Reunion, 181. ^ In Ihc election of 1852 both Whigs and Democrats refused to mentionslavery in their platforms. They insisted that the compromise was a finality and that the abolitionists were making a fuss about nothing. There were threeparties in the field; the regular Democrats, who were united in defense ofslavery; the Whigs, who were divided among themselves, some for, someagainst, slavery; and the Free-Soilers, now called the Free Democracy,who were united opponents of slavery. Under these conditions the regularDemocrats easily w
An American history . met at 1 Woodrow Wilson, Division and Reunion, 181. ^ In Ihc election of 1852 both Whigs and Democrats refused to mentionslavery in their platforms. They insisted that the compromise was a finality and that the abolitionists were making a fuss about nothing. There were threeparties in the field; the regular Democrats, who were united in defense ofslavery; the Whigs, who were divided among themselves, some for, someagainst, slavery; and the Free-Soilers, now called the Free Democracy,who were united opponents of slavery. Under these conditions the regularDemocrats easily won, though their candidate was little known and of slightability. A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF 391 Ostend in Belgium to discuss the situation.^ They drew up astatement of policy, urging the purchase of Cuba, if possible— its conquest, if necessary. Their communication on thesubject is known as the Ostend Manifesto. However,Spain made reparation for the seizure of the Black Warrior,and the excuse for war was FreeSlave OUR WESTERN TERRITORIES, 1854 556. Kansas and Nebraska. Meanwhile, another plan forextending the area of slavery had drawn all eyes away fromCuba and fixed them again upon the West. It was devisedby Stephen A. Douglas, senator from Illinois, who proposedto organize the two territories of Kansas and Nebraska andopen them to both slaveholders and non-slaveholders. Sub-sequently, the people of each territory were to decide for 1 James Buchanan, minister to England, James M. Mason, minister toFrance, and Pierre Soule, minister to Spain, 392 AMERICAN HISTORY themselves whether they wished to form a free state or a slavestate. Since both of the proposed territories lay north of theHne of the Missouri Compromise, Douglas boldly proposedto repeal the compromise. This plan of opening the terri-tories to slavery, regardless of the old line of division betweenNorth and South, and leaving each locaHty to decide thematter for itself, was termed popular sovereignty or
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