Opposition Party (Southern U.S.)
Opposition Party | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | John Adams Gilmer John Netherland |
| Founded | 1858 |
| Dissolved | 1860 |
| Preceded by | Whig Party Union Party |
| Merged into | Constitutional Union Party |
| Ideology | Pro-slavery Southern Unionism Whiggism |
| Colors | Yellow |
The Opposition Party was a third party in the South in the years just before the American Civil War.