, 1872-10-20


Electoral. l74
Aggregate vote. 2411l73
It wil be noticed that the aggregate vote in
| creased nearly 1,0oo,ooo in these four years.
tor Benton, in his 'fThirty Years View" fully
! indorses these. He VAS, however, one OF. the
most bitter partisans of the day.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
was President but q month. His SUCCESSOR.
JOHN TYLEE,
was the first Of our three accidental Presidents
Like Andrew johnson, he got into quarrel with
the party that elected him, and found himself
without any real supporters whatever.
In 1872, the Webster-A shhurton Treaty
settled our Northwestern boundary.
In 1845, Texas WAS annexed and Florida adj
mitted to the Union, two victories for theSlaye-
power. Tyler's detection had SO weakened the
Wings that they polled only 25, 600 more votes in
1844 than in 1o40 The figures are:
vote-Popular. .1,a3',lea l,2sooao e2,35o
Plurality ~Sepalar::::::. ss,o!s 49, ''';
Popular (others over Polk> ..... a,2.7
Aggregate vote. ,638, ISL
The :: Liberty Party" had nominated Birney
at Bnf{ale aug So 1s4a 95e Whigs had Put
Democrats had presented Polk TO the people, at
Baltimore, May 81, 1874.
JAMES KSox POLK
WIS the first President elected by the popular
nare31n1 has s;nce haan thTice ra,,aa+a5 ~
SO, and go. During his term, Iowa and Wis
consin became States. Polk, although pledged
BY his platform to the '54:40 or fight theory
about our Northwestern frontier, adjusted the
Mar fonrht whifa he wae Prea;fa1t -r.s j.,
great part the result Of the plots Of no}iticans
scheming Tor 3 ponnlar cry With which to caTrp
the country for themselves at the na1t cleo
eral Zachary Taylors victories made him a
1,ron,;,,ant comnatitor ~ H. psns;ina4;.a n.u
Ghair The treatv nf neace With me1;ca a;nnad
n 1919 added sI,f1 nm aorara n,;1a. - ~, -
tefy: T. Tay!ois W %GegsEy vas sd q t tho a. most
wing, bue not an extreme Wing. Ihe Wing
Convention had stormy session Of three dAys
at Philadelphia, but finally nominated June 1D
Clay. Attempts to adopt a platform against
further extension Of slave-territory, against
acquisition OF foreign territory by conquest
against Capitalization OF power, and in favor Of
q high Tariff, failed. The Convention felt con-
hdent that their candidates military record
alone would carry the day The result justified
met at Baltimore on May 20, 1913. Lewis Cass
was nominated. The platform had Jeffer-
sonian ring in its demands for strict construc-
hon OF the 'Consututaon, and IN its heartily
expressed sympathy Tor the French Republic.
nitcant. This was already the great question
OF tue Gay, out neither party was strong enough
~ s'e - ~; ts ~ Was one OF me
cnlaoslI!es OF tn1s caanPalgn that Taylor was
s1pSpoIseu 4S u .ne euu1n neeause he Was u 1aVor
Of olavely.e1tensaoni ana IN tne North y @ because
n ne MaS u 1aVor o. Aoolitlon, a " Free Demo-
CT cpat1e ae,o Con7entl1n net st ouca, ~ T., June
u, !o4o, ana a. Bunalo, aug. y. At the first
ueetl4s, 1ouI otates were I9ple5entea; az me
seconu, seventeen, oeslaes tne ~ nlst11ct q1 Co
iunoaa. Martin van Buren ana m Charles fTancls
Il III
tanned tanned the % stirring ph5age: ~, Free soi Free
tion resulted thus: a o
1aNor Gsa rt7 cass ss, "a" aso Bnrsn re-
urauty@Popuisr. 5!scEsla,i .r.': 1858 M 1~'
Msjority-Electoral.. IS
Popular {others over Taylor}. }...... 1s2aos
Aggregate vote..- 1,8726o7
The enormous influence Of regular party
Van Burens vote now and in 1856 and 1870. This
contest WAS 80 close between Taylor and Cass,
that the latter, if he had carried New York,
@s5 "sa!' 'A'S '@' 'ns formers Electoral majority
nauguraed oe Ma1ah : 1s4g because the
elected President, except Washington, who has
oeen lnAuSufateo on any other than the CUSTOM
aay oayI ane1e is m anotner tle between Washing
teE 1oso 11t4 @14n1ae1' ~ 1@54ofs oeasn Ii 1uiy'
A0~0'
ni.1A1o fiehnoAh
BECAME b m President. Soon afterwards, the famous
. compromise" Of 1850, proposed before Taylor |
oled, became . law This involved the ad- |
MISSION OF Galtorn1a, the formation Of the Ter /
1;tofles M q o. New Mexico and Utah the prohibi-
l! and the passage OF the memorable Fugi-
1--WE slaHe Jaw. Its aVoTed object was to pre- !
vent forever any more agitation of the Slavery |
question. IT really made that agitation what |
2eHara S eaiied It, eight years afterwards. aThe
Calhoun, ~ 1850, and Of Henry Clay |
ta aha Oanlel webster, IN 1852, left |
me men OF the new generation,
aecustomed from infancy to hear Of eiisunion as |
posssIplnty, to carry on the tight: It naturally |
- ane 1ss Mnlg convention met at Baltimore, June
10, 10, 19o1, ana nominated Genara Winfield Scott.