1: The Republican Party of 1860 has no relation to the modern Republican Party in the United States
2: The electoral system at this time, abolished in 1898 in the Confederate States and in 1875 in the United States, allocated " electoral votes" to the states, should a candidate achieve the plurality of the votes in a state, he was awarded with all of the "electoral votes." For comparison, Lincoln had achieved one hundred and eighty "electoral votes" with 39.7% of the vote, while Stephen Douglas achieved twelve "electoral votes" with 29.5% of the vote.
3: Williams, Harold V. Secession: The History of the Confederate States. Norfolk, Virginia: Townhouse Printing, 1964.
4: Lincoln, Abraham The Union Forever Chicago: Lincoln Printing, 1878
5: Lincoln, Robert T. Letters of my Father Chicago: Lincoln Printing, 1903
6: Jones, Robert H. Defence of the Country Birmingham: Woodson Books, 1923
7: United States Library of Congress Dispatches, Records, & Notes Washington: Library of Congress, 1934
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