The Abolition or Anti-Slavery party of the United States first made its appearance in national polities in the Presidential contest of 1840.
It nominated James G. Birney, of Michigan, as its candidate for the Presidency, and Francis J. Lemoyne, of Pennsylvania, for the Vice-Presidency.
It polled seven thousand votes.
In 1844, Mr. Birney was again its candidate, and it polled 62,140 votes.
In 1848, with Martin Van Buren as the Presidential candidate of the Buffalo Convention, and Garrit Smith as that of the more ultra anti-slavery men, it polled 296,232 votes.
In 1852, John P. Hale, its nominee, polled 157,296 votes.
In 1856, the candidate of the Republican party, John C. Fremont, supported by the entire Abolition party, polled 1,341,812 votes.
The next election resulted in the elevation of Mr. Lincoln, the present incumbent, to the Presidency of the United States.
The first Abolition petitions to Congress were a memorial of Quakers, praying the abolition of the slave
