I’ve said I’ve always felt bad for Buchanan. He was in an untenable position, with nearly half of his party supporters ready to bolt with secession. He did crack the whip once he no longer had to placate them in the very last part of his term. Had his opponent, Frémont, won in 1856, the war would’ve occurred 4 years earlier and there’s no telling how he would’ve handled it.
I have no sympathy for that turd burglar. That nutcase Andrew Jackson would have whooped them rebs before they got started.
One could easily peg Buchanan as the worst President of the 19th Century. To whom would you give that dishonor?