In the United States presidential election of 1860 , White supported Constitutional Union Party presidential candidate John Bell and his running mate Edward Everett .
Prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War , White was in support of preserving the United States .
In the United States presidential election of 1860 , White supported Constitutional Union Party presidential candidate John Bell and White 's running mate Edward Everett .
Prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War , White was in support of preserving the United States .