The Constitutional Union Party was a political party which ran in the 1860 United States elections. It mostly consisted of conservative former Whigs from the Southern United States who wanted to avoid
1860 election campaign poster
Senator John J. Crittenden founded the party.
Presidential nominee John Bell of Tennessee
John Bell was an American politician, attorney, and planter who was a candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1860.
Hand-colored lithograph of Bell by Charles Fenderich, 1841
Photograph of Bell by Mathew Brady c. 1847
Photograph of Bell by Julian Vannerson, 1859
Bell and Everett campaign poster