American Presaident #15: James Buchanan (1857-1861)

The Southern Planter Class had chance to realize that world was changing and work to end slavery. The Southern Planter class blames Lincoln but WHAT ABOUT Andrew Jackson. He was prepared to use force in 1832.

There would have been no peace between North and South even if the South gained it's independence. The Abolitionists would have controlled Congress and revoked the 1850 fugitive slave law greatly encouraging the underground railroad.The plantation owners would have face serious revolts like Nat Turners and the Northners, although racist, would have embittered towards the South. They would not only refused any treaty returning slaves but supported slave revolts.

Why was the South so eager to leave the union? Yes there were tariff and other economic issues involved but slavery hung large in the background of these issues. One way or another the South was going to have to free the slaves. Yes, Lincoln was racist and started the war to keep the south in the Union but as time went on he ended slavery

Boiled down to a State's Rights issue. The States felt the Constitution gave the power to the individual States rather than having to uphold what the Gov't stated as law.

One sons is a rendition of the Battle Cry of Freedom.

Lincoln personally was ardently opposed to slavery when he assumed the presidency, but he just wasn't willing to use his Executive Powers to end it until the Civil War broke out of Ft. Sumter.

I'm really into the Presidents. These are really good stories!

What do you expect? It was brought to you by PBS A.K.A. the general government. Why would they ever want any of us to know the truth?

The South WAS NOT mistreated in fact it was spoiled. It had it's way for far too long if you look at the fugitive slave law and the battles over the tariffs. NO the south usually got it's way until Lincoln. When the Lincoln administration said no to slavery to the new territories the south through a fit.

what do you mean by unconstitutional legislation? Could mean that you would have supported slavery in the territories? Was the civil war initially fought to free the slaves, no but the issue of slavery was never to far beyond either

I find it interesting that the South prides itself on it's christian virtues when the economic and political interests in the region backed a horror institution like slavery.

That War was coming no matter who was president. While ending slavery was not the initial reason for the war, it neverless was a major thorn in the relations between north and south.

Washington was the fifteenth President of the usa

Buchanan would go to the slave market when he was President, buy slaves, take them to Pa. and set them free.

WOW!!!
Bachelor President; No First Lady, No First Children, just one man leading one great nation. I think that's what America needs right now!

I wonder if the abolitionists had not been so unyielding and radical....maybe slavery could have been eradicated peacefully over time?

presidency is a crown of thornes? buddy u arent jesus..judas is more like it

You really spelled president wrong in the title

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anone noticed the "A"?

If it wasn't for the Dred Scott decision, where do you think Buchanan would be placed in presidential rankings?

When you make Trump seem like a mediocore president by comparison

I like how they pick the voice actors--most of whom are not really actors at all--to portray the presidents.

Shows how important leadership is.
If instead of Lincoln, Buchanan had become president in march of 1861,the union would have perished from the face of the earth.
Where are are leaders today?
Leaders that inspire true hope,integrity within the american people.
As in the 1850's weak leadership based on personal ambition, partisan,regional appeals,rather then a noble and just cause, that seek to divide us rather then unite us as a people and nation,will eventually tear a nation apart.
Far to often in the recent past our leaders have looked like those of that earlier time,leading themselves,us and our country off of a cliff.
America has always had blind unbelievable luck when faced with the ultimate challenges,that have faced our country.
Both internal and external threats.
We are here today because of leaders like Washington,Lincoln,FDR.
Other nations in those ultimate times of peril,have had only a Buchanan to guide them,which is why most are are only footnotes to history today.
In 2020 let us chose wisely and make sure that in the distant mists of time,world historians wont recount that unlike in 1861 where we elected a Lincoln we elected a Buchanan leading no matter how long a road it took,to our ultimate demise as the great union we are known as of today.

He was gay.

Henry Clay never missed an opportunity to make fun of Buchanan, who was widely regarded as a weakling and a conniver long before he ever reached the White House.

James Buchanan was epidemic of the desire to push off slavery and northern-southern tensions as long as possible.

'Let it alone' i hope they put ot on his fucking tombstone...coward

What I learned from these Presidential stories, is, to be President you had to have some tragic event in your life.

A very tragic portrayal of a lifetime politician that ultimately could not ascertain the difference between human rights and politics. Concise, insightful and frankly scary commentary of the man that preceded Lincoln.
• excellent, my awareness is improved !
Thank you for the post 👍

Buch makes me puke

He was a southern democrat. Mormonism was a big supporter. When B sent the US army to Utah his object was to weaken the north in the coming war. The army marched in late May making it Obviously Impossible to make Salt Lake before the snow. What he was really doing was providing Mormonism with food and materials. The so called Utah War had zero shots fired and zero deaths.

Well at least he is now no longer the worst president in history!

Gay

Buchanan was the garbage President

Had he never been president James Buchanan would be well-remembered as an accomplished Pennsylvanian politician. Unfortunately, he won the 1856 election

It sounds like he was good at all the other roles such as foreign diplomat and Lawyer, just not the President role. Difference between Statesman and Politician.

Buchannan was the worst president in US history... until January 20, 2017.

Lancaster PA is pronounced Lang kister.

worst president ever along with trump !

Andrew Jackson called him "Aunt Fancy"

LIKE DONALD J DOTARD. 😂😂😂😂

He may have not been able to stop it, but allowing traitors to stay in hus government (including his own vice president) assured it would be for worse then it should have been.

The worst President so far!

Slavery would have ended without the Civil War. Technology, modernism, attitudes would have caused the natural end of slavery. England ended slavery peacefully, as did other western nations.