The new Republican Party was formed as a northern party dedicated to antislavery, drawing from the antislavery wing of the Whig Party and combining Free Soil, Liberty, and antislavery Democratic Party members, Lincoln resisted early Republican entreaties, fearing that the new party would become a platform for extreme abolitionists.
ðə nˈuː ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pˈɑːɹɾi wʌz fˈɔːɹmd æz ɐ nˈɔːɹðɚn pˈɑːɹɾi dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd tʊ ˌæntɪslˈeɪvɚɹi, dɹˈɔːɪŋ fɹʌmðɪ ˌæntɪslˈeɪvɚɹi wˈɪŋ ʌvðə wˈɪɡ pˈɑːɹɾi ænd kəmbˈaɪnɪŋ fɹˈiː sˈɔɪl, lˈɪbɚɾi, ænd ˌæntɪslˈeɪvɚɹi dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk pˈɑːɹɾi mˈɛmbɚz, lˈɪŋkən ɹᵻzˈɪstᵻd ˈɜːli ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən ɛntɹˈiːɾiz, fˈɪɹɪŋ ðætðə nˈuː pˈɑːɹɾi wʊd bɪkˌʌm ɐ plˈætfɔːɹm fɔːɹ ɛkstɹˈiːm ˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪsts.