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Page 93
... Whig Representative in the Thirty - seventh Con- gress from Kentucky , and when elected was about forty . He was chosen as a pro - slavery man , with intense attachment to Henry Clay , John J. Crittenden , and the old leaders of that ...
... Whig Representative in the Thirty - seventh Con- gress from Kentucky , and when elected was about forty . He was chosen as a pro - slavery man , with intense attachment to Henry Clay , John J. Crittenden , and the old leaders of that ...
Page 102
... Whigs , and are Republicans . As the real head of an enterprise which is gradually assuming more than international proportions , and must depend for its success upon the support of the whole people , he has little time to play at the ...
... Whigs , and are Republicans . As the real head of an enterprise which is gradually assuming more than international proportions , and must depend for its success upon the support of the whole people , he has little time to play at the ...
Page 142
... Whig parties , simply for the reason that ' the Whigs are tired of standing at the rack with- out fodder . ' [ A voice in the crowd , ' Oh , go along , ' and laugh- ter . ] One who used ( as I well remember ) to denounce corrup- tion ...
... Whig parties , simply for the reason that ' the Whigs are tired of standing at the rack with- out fodder . ' [ A voice in the crowd , ' Oh , go along , ' and laugh- ter . ] One who used ( as I well remember ) to denounce corrup- tion ...
Page 144
... Whig up to the time John Tyler quarreled with that party , after which he gradually united with the Democrats , and in 1855 became their candidate for Governor of Virginia and was elected . He held that position until 1860. He was a Con ...
... Whig up to the time John Tyler quarreled with that party , after which he gradually united with the Democrats , and in 1855 became their candidate for Governor of Virginia and was elected . He held that position until 1860. He was a Con ...
Page 160
... Whigs and Democrats canvassed candidates , prepared platforms , and laid plans for future campaigns . Baltimore was for many years the chosen spot for political national conventions , and Barnum's and Guy's the head - quarters of the ...
... Whigs and Democrats canvassed candidates , prepared platforms , and laid plans for future campaigns . Baltimore was for many years the chosen spot for political national conventions , and Barnum's and Guy's the head - quarters of the ...
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