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He nominated both Northern and Southern cabinet secretaries and delayed the Supreme Court on the issue, which was considering the legality of restricting slavery in US territories.
Buchanan supported the rights of Southern states to continue the practice of slavery without federal interference.
In Kansas, this had devolved into violent conflict over who was legally allowed to vote as pro-and-anti-slavery partisans rushed to the territory - a period that came to be known as “Bleeding Kansas.”
In his final days in office, Buchanan futilely tried to compromise with Southern secessionists and blamed the crisis on the Northern abolitionists.
During his inaugural address, Buchanan predicted that the matter of slavery would shortly be “a matter of but little practical importance,” as it would soon be settled by the Court.
He became one of the architects of the growing Democratic Party, helping to bring Jackson’s supporters into the party’s ranks.
Though he criticized the secession and urged loyalty among his Democratic colleagues, many dubbed him a “traitor” and a “Confederate collaborator” and called the Civil War “Buchanan’s War.”
In his final days in office, Buchanan futilely tried to compromise with Southern secessionists and blamed the crisis on the Northern abolitionists.
Buchanan’s presidency was troubled by the rising national tensions over slavery, which caused the country to spiral toward violent conflicts.
The split of the party allowed the abolitionist Republican Abraham Lincoln to win the presidency, leading Southern states to secede from the union.