According to Wikipedia, "The Senate passed the (13th) amendment (abolishing slavery) on April 8, 1864, by a vote of 38 to 6. However, just over two months later on June 15, the House failed to do so, with 93 in favor and 65 against, thirteen votes short of the two-thirds vote needed for passage; the vote split largely along party lines, with Republicans supporting and Democrats opposing."
The second vote:
"In mid-January, Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax estimated the amendment to be five votes short of passage. Ashley postponed the vote.[66] At this point, Lincoln intensified his push for the amendment, making direct emotional appeals to particular members of Congress.[67] On January 31, 1865, the House called another vote on the amendment, with neither side being certain of the outcome. Every Republican supported the measure, as well as 16 Democrats, almost all of them lame ducks. The amendment finally passed by a vote of 119 to 56,[68] narrowly reaching the required two-thirds majority."
the republicans did not favor slavery
The Republican Party was created in 1854. Its main objective was to abolish slavery in the US. Among the members of this arty was a group known as radical Republicans. They wanted slavery to be abolished at once no matter what the economic or social consequences might be the result. Moderate Republicans like President Lincoln sought a slower and constitutional solution to gradually abolish slavery.
It began when Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton disagreed a lot and decided to form different groups. Jefferson's group was called the democratic republicans while Hamilton's group was called the federalists.
Republicans are generally very anti-union as they see them as a threat to business. Most of the damage done to unions in the US has been a direct result of policies enacted by the Republican party.
Well.... they believe in it. They sure do. Now on the other hand.... Republicans don't believe in it.
The Republicans.
The republican party was established by those who were opposed to slavery.
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Abolitionists, Quakers and after 1854, Radical Republicans.
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Yes, all republicans were against slavery whereas republicans accepted gradual change the radicals wanted immediate change.
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they wanted to keep slavery