| Franklin Repository, "Republicans Not Innovators," August 22, 1860 Summary
Opposition to slavery was a time-honored tradition, one that could be traced to the nation's earliest years, the editors of
the Baltimore Patriot observed. They pointed out that the Revolutionary generation tried often to "narrow its area." By
contrast, these editors argued, the proslavery argument is a recent creation of Southern Democrats.
EXCERPT:
"The doctrine that slavery is right in the abstract was never heard in this country until lately, when it has become an instrument
of Southern Democratic ambition."
Full-text web version of newspaper  Points of Analysis to this Data:
 "In the heat of the campaign of 1860 both Franklin Democrats and Republicans shifted their emphasis on slavery."
Citation: Key = E096
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