Anniversary, passage of the 13th Amendment

(Hat tip: Bryce Kennedy/Chaplain Tommy Davis) - "Today, January 31, 2011, marks the anniversary of the passing of the 13th Amendment by the House of Representatives abolishing slavery. All 118 Republicans voted to end slavery, and only 19 Democrats out of 82 voted for the Amendment to end slavery; and these were the Democrats from up north." Read More......

The Republicans abolished slavery

GRAND OLD PARTISAN, 6/7/2009 by Michael Zak - On this day in 1864, the Chairman of the Republican National Convention, Senator Edwin Morgan, opened the national convention. At the suggestion of President Abraham Lincoln (R-IL), he did so with a brief statement:

"The party of which you, gentlemen, are the delegated and honored representatives, will fall far short of accomplishing its great mission, unless among its other resolves it shall declare for such an amendment of the Constitution as will positively prohibit African slavery in the United States."

Inspired by Chairman Morgan's leadership, delegates made abolishing slavery part of the platform. And so, Republicans entered the 1864 presidential campaign determined to defeat the Democrats' pro-slavery policies once and for all. The 13th Amendment was passed by congressional Republicans seven months later and ratified within the year.

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The Republican Party Abolished Slavery

On this day [December 6th] in 1865, the 13th Amendment -- abolishing slavery -- became part of the U.S. Constitution -- when ratified by three-quarters of the states. Despite protests from the Democrats, the Republican Party made banning slavery part of its national platform in 1864. Senator Lyman Trumbull (R-IL) wrote the final version of the text, combining the proposed wordings of several other Republican congressmen.

All Republicans in Congress voted for the 13th Amendment, while nearly all Democrats voted against it. So strongly did President Abraham Lincoln (R-IL) support the 13th Amendment, he insisted on signing the document, though presidential approval is not part of the amendment process. Outlawing slavery was a Republican achievement.

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