The Republican Party: Overall Issues, 1860-1868

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In the first four years of the 1860's, the North and South waged war
over these issues, with the Republican North emerging victorious. The
Republicans took charge of the national political power. Although he worked
with an anti-slavery platform, President Lincoln attempted to make a generous
peace with the South, with hopes of expanding the power of the Republican party
with support from the South. Examples of this can be found in the fact that
Confederate officials were not barred from public office, compensation for lost
slaves was not ruled out and Lincoln hinted that he would be generous with
pardons to rebel leaders. With the Emancipation Proclamation, the Republicans
gained freedom for slaves, but not social or political equality.
During the years of 1864-1868, the Republican platform again changed
with the public opinion in the North to one of abolition. In the platform for
the National Union Convention, the party affirmed its support for an Amendment
to "terminate ...

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