Whig Convention disputes at Philadelphia in 1836 style
Letter from Poughkeepsie dated June 12 1943 recounts chaos at a Whig National Convention with clashes over resolutions to bind nominees to party principles. It details Campbell Fuller and others pushing a party test for candidates, the opposition from Taylorites, and the heated debate over including a slave policy stance before adjournment.
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New York Tribune
Tilden
Campbell
Philadelphia
Poughkeepsie
Tribtune
Elena Mn
Whigs
Snd
Whig Party
Moe- Hon
Abe
Fuller
New York
Thad
Ohio
Taylorites
Gentry
Tennessee
Moneny
Gen. Taylor
Allen
Massachusetts
Tax for democratic meeting in Charleston report
The Charleston Patriot details a large Thursday evening meeting in Charleston on September 14 praising Gen. Taylor. Speakers, including Messrs Helms Holmes and W. Gilmore Simms, urge unwavering southward support and fear northern plans to push slavery in New Mexico and California, urging vigilance against opposition.
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Charleston Patriot
Charleston
Patriot
Macbetl
Ruin
Ynsouthern Goil
Macbeth
E. Nelenes
I.E. Homes
Bullonan
Helms
Gen. Taylor
South
Holmes
W. Gilmore Simms
Simms
Stuhid
Opinion on Parties and Factions From 1825 Convention
The Convention adopts Webster's 1825 Faneuil Hall language noting that new parties may emerge from new events yet old parties formed from past controversies will fade. Unity rests on shared aims rather than attachment to individuals, as associations based on men alone become factions.
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Ster
Daniel Webster
Faneuil Hall
Elforta
Subserviency to the South in 1832 political appeals
A Republican excerpt condemns Lewis Cass for pledging to veto a Jeffersonian ordinance, labeling him subservient to the South and urging voters to reject him. It calls the Baltimore nominee a slaveholder’s agent and warns against betraying northern principles. It lists state election dates in October and November, 1832.
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Lewis Case
Lewis Cass
Baltimore
Buff
Republic
Free Soil Drive Shapes Local Election Clash
The article argues for Free Soil over Whig and Democratic tickets amid national slave-extension tensions. It urges voters to support Free Soil candidates, organize get-out-the-vote efforts, and inspect tickets, with calls to action including polling, wagons, and district committees led by Framer P. Buarn.
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Jnpathy
Suburban Tour Numbers and Local Political Skirmishes
Fragmentary telegraph notes describe incomplete tour counts, financial constraints delaying cards, and a hastily attended meeting at South Henrietta. A commutation from South Henrietta is noted, with discussion of Dr Habba and Doe ter’s influence. An article from Columbia criticizes Taylor Whigs, while other items are deemed nonessential.
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Henrietta
Habba
Wuennoot
Columbia
Free Soil Whig
Slaughter House
Sping Taylor
Roorback Rumor Sparks County Political Debate
In a turbulent county scene, Taylor and Cass supporters spread false rumors that Dr Townshend of the Free Soil ticket declined the nomination, along with a claim about Patterson and Root. The piece urges Free Soil voters to reject such rumors, vote the full Free Soil ticket, and carefully verify before casting ballots.
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Taylor and Cass
Dr. Townshend
Free Soil
Urese
Patterson
Wot
H. Root
Taylor
Cassites
County Politica sparks Whig Letters in Argus debate
A Whig reply in the Torain Argus addresses a two week old Elyria Courier article about county politics. Norton S. Townshend explains he declined to sign Hawker Whigs’ demand letter yet would answer questions, while defending the Courier’s reporting and exposing alleged fraud and treachery by rival party supporters.
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Torain Argus
County Politica
Elyria Courier
van Buren
Wrieter
Courier
Taylor
Bose
Free Soil
Yphig
West
Hawker Whigs
Hawker Whits
Norton
Townshend
Duty to Van Buren and Free Soil Faithful
An editorial urges antislavery Whigs to unite behind Martin Van Buren and the Buffalo platform. It argues no neutral ground exists, praises Van Buren as a strong standard bearer, and counters objections to supporting him over Taylor or Cass. The piece recalls Van Buren’s past stand against slavery expansion and calls for principled, mass backing to curb slave power.
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Wears
Free Soil
Buffalo
van Buren
Vat Buren
Ife
Tle
Missouri Line
New Mexico
Clifornia
Mexico
Republic
Democratic Party
Texas
Baltimore
Cass
Nomg
N. S
N.Y
Wisconsin
Michigan
New England
Whale Land
Philadelphia
J. Q. Adams
Adams
Buren
Senate
van Dooren
Amistad
Forsyth
Eorror
Taylor Mento
Sherif Teisner
Patterson
Renee Vilerage
Cassium
Boynton
Bacon
Free Soil Democrats
Free Soil Whigs
Biptia Courier
Hur-Keriam
Lorain Argus
Sam
Becausa
Sre Oo
Argus
Free Soilers
Taylorite
Van Buren and the Amistad orders highlighted in 1848 letters
The letter from Senator Tappan reflects Van Buren's stance during the Amistad affair and Seminole slavery issues. It argues Van Buren sought judicial resolution, disavowed direct orders, and opposed abolition in the District of Columbia, while criticizing Forsyth and praising Van Buren's anti slavery record and independence from slave power.
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Marshall
Connecticut
Armistad Negroes
van Buren
Forsyth
Cass and
Taylor
Tappan
Steubenville
E B.¥ienen
Dean Sin
Amistad
Mr. van Buren
Poe
Aint
Forsy
Amistad Affair, Mr. van Buren
Benj. Tappan
Cuba
Cali
Secretary of War
U.S
Corwin
District of Columbia
Congress
Hale
Giddings
Gates
Western Reserve
Adams
Yar Buren
Missouri
U. S
Whig Party
Whig Faith, slaverial policy and Ohio politics
A historical debate outlines Lorain County Whigs severing ties with Free Soil Whigs over the Wilmot Proviso and Zachary Taylor. Resolutions from Sept 1847 and Jan 1848 condemn Taylor as a slaveholder and oppose further expansion of slavery, urging unity or betrayal questions. The text critiques email sheriff and newspaper loyalties amid Ohio Governor election chatter and Cass vs Ford implications.
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Courier
Taylor
Free Soilers
Lorain County
Wilmot
Free Soil Whigs
McBride
Baldwin
Lotwood
Zachary Taylor
Tecause
Lorain
Wm F. Lockwood
Wellington
Philadelphia
John R. Osborn
Norwalk
United States
Unteus
Lorain Argus
Taylorites
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