Opposition Party [1]

Opposition Party

by William C. Harris, 2006

The Opposition Party was the name temporarily adopted in 1860 by North Carolina members of the Whig Party [2], which had practically dissolved over the slavery [3]issue. Its supporters nominated John Pool for governor [4] on a platform of union and an end to sectional agitation. Pool lost to John W. Ellis [5], the Southern Rights candidate.

Additional Resources:

Baggett, James Alex. The Scalawags: Southern Dissenters in the Civil War and Reconstruction [6]. Louisiana State University Press. 2003.

Ellis, John Willis. Papers of John Willis Ellis: Volume 2. Raleigh [N.C.]: State Dept. of Archives and History. 1964. http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,446134 [7]

Subjects:

Antebellum (1820-1861) [8]

Civil War (1861-1865) [9]

Political movements & parties [10]

UNC Press [11]

Authors:

Harris, William C. [12]

From:

Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press. [13]

1 January 2006 | Harris, William C.