What was the reaction of the south after the election

If were talking about the 1860 election then the southerners didn't like Lincoln long before the 1860 election. Lincoln argued against expanding slavery into any of the new territories. To them, he was a threat, and represented the worst of northern politicians.  Hope this was it :P

by creating a labor shortage that pushed the continent toward a market economy

in the 1950s, country music came into its own before rock-n-roll took off in the 60s while jazz and classical music continued to innovate