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In 1860 when he was actively campaigning against secession (Stephens and Lincoln who had served as Whigs in the House together were even secretly corresponding with each other in the 1860-61 winter), no. He did not know the political situation in Congress. He had been out of the House for over a year at that point and was far removed from the political operations.
I'll similarly make note of the fact that you did not bother to respond to anything else that I said about the Morrill Tariff. May I take that as a concession of your error?