A Political Text-book for 1860: Comprising a Brief View of Presidential Nominations and Elections, Including All the National Platforms Ever Yet Adopted: Also a History of the Struggle Respecting Slavery in the Territories, and of the Action of Congress as to the Freedom of the Public Lands, with the Most Notable Speeches and Letters of Messrs. Lincoln, Douglas, Bell, Cass, Seward, Everett, Breckinridge, H. V. Johnson, Etc., Etc., Touching the Questions of the Day; and Returns of All Presidential Elections Since 1836 |
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... Illinois , beaten for President in Democratic Convention , 1852 ... Beaten for President in Democratic Conven- tion , 1856 .. .... 22 Nominated at Baltimore in 1860 Proposes to extend the Missouri Compromise to the Pacific DELAWARE ...
... Illinois , beaten for President in Democratic Convention , 1852 ... Beaten for President in Democratic Conven- tion , 1856 .. .... 22 Nominated at Baltimore in 1860 Proposes to extend the Missouri Compromise to the Pacific DELAWARE ...
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... Illinois vote for President .. Whig nominee for Vice - President , 1848 Elected Vice - President , 1848 .. Defeated for President in Whig National Con- vention , 1852 .. American nominee for President in 1856 .. Indorsed by Whig ...
... Illinois vote for President .. Whig nominee for Vice - President , 1848 Elected Vice - President , 1848 .. Defeated for President in Whig National Con- vention , 1852 .. American nominee for President in 1856 .. Indorsed by Whig ...
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... Illinois , defeated for Vice - President in Republican Convention , 1856 ... Nominated for President by Republican Conven- tion , 1869 ... Speech at Springfield , Ill . , June 17 , 1858 Discussion with Mr. Douglas at Freeport , Ill ...
... Illinois , defeated for Vice - President in Republican Convention , 1856 ... Nominated for President by Republican Conven- tion , 1869 ... Speech at Springfield , Ill . , June 17 , 1858 Discussion with Mr. Douglas at Freeport , Ill ...
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... Illinois , proposes to extend the Missouri line of restriction to the Pacific .... Senate agrees , but House refuses ; The Compro- mise of 1850 ; Gen. Taylor's recommenda- tions ; Gen. Sam Houston's proposition ; Hen- ry Clay's plan of ...
... Illinois , proposes to extend the Missouri line of restriction to the Pacific .... Senate agrees , but House refuses ; The Compro- mise of 1850 ; Gen. Taylor's recommenda- tions ; Gen. Sam Houston's proposition ; Hen- ry Clay's plan of ...
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... Illinois . cut , Vermont , Rhode Island , Pennsylvania , New - Jersey , Delaware , Ohio , Maryland and the Territory of Michigan . Francis Granger of New - York presided ; but no business was trans- acted beyond the adoption of the ...
... Illinois . cut , Vermont , Rhode Island , Pennsylvania , New - Jersey , Delaware , Ohio , Maryland and the Territory of Michigan . Francis Granger of New - York presided ; but no business was trans- acted beyond the adoption of the ...
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