The Republican Party was founded as the anti-slavery party.
The Democrats were against big government because they were afraid government power would be used to free their slaves.
They were perfectly fine with the government forcing free states to hunt down escaped slaves and return them.
The Democrats were against big government because they were afraid government power would be used to free their slaves.
They were perfectly fine with the government forcing free states to hunt down escaped slaves and return them.
This.
Widey: check out the attack on the historical origins of the Republican party in the post at the head of this thread.