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No US president was elected unanimously by popular vote. The only president elected unanimously by the electoral college was George Washington (There was no popular vote in this election).
George Washington did not have a slogan. He is the only president to receive 100 percent of the electoral votes. In fact, he received 100 percent twice.
One, only the legislative branch of the federal government is elected by popular vote. The president is elected by the electoral college and the president nominated judged to the supreme court.
There were three other candidates in 1860 who all had less than 40 percent of the votes. The popular vote doesn't even determine who becomes president, the electoral college does. Lincoln received more electoral votes than the other 3 candidates combined.
The first, and only, President of the Confederate States of America was Jefferson Davis. Jefferson Davis was the first and only president of the confederacy.