The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-04

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national campaign. II had none OF the
adgentitious aids OF machine manipu-
1afion. II was a great ground
swell OF outraged public opinion IN
Opposition to a certain specific meas
ure OF the administration and the con
gressional majority. II was the first
time that a new political party won
afnational election in the first year
OF it's existence, but IL did accomplish
that very thing although the mem
bers chosen were grouped under the
heading "Anti-Nebraska" and many
OF them for a time declined TO be
called Republicans"
Clay and Webster effected the COM
promise of 1850 by which California
wRs admitted as a free state, and by
which many great concessions were
made to the slavery interests, includ-
ing the right of New Mexico TO de-
eide for itself whether IL would be
free or slave territory. The com
promise of 1850 was originated by a
bdpthern slave-owning Whig. Clay,
nader the aegis OF a southern slave
pNning Whig president, Taylor. Tay-
LOT died while the discussion was in
pfpgress. The compromise found its
ehlef defender in Webster, a north
efh Wing. and the fugitive slave bill,
passed under it's terms, was signed
By Willard Fillmore, another northern
Whig. Although the compromise up
set the balance OF power between
free and slave states in the senate,
California being free, the "consci-
eIee' Wings of the north looked upon
4 H.. T. II.
The southern Wings were rapidly de-
sorting to the Democratic party.
The year 1852 marked the end OF
the Wing party, and by a strange CO
Incidence. both the great Wing leaders
ella yand Webster-died In that
same year. The Wings nominated
General Winfield Scott for president.
not because they trusted him. but be
cause he was a hero OF the war OF
1872 and the war with Mexico. The
Wings had never elected a president
bat twice and each time IL was a war
hero who pulled the party through
Harrison and Taylor. They tried Il
once again. Scott did not appeal TO
the popular fancy. He had fiirted
with "Knownothingism" and was per-
xona non grata with the foreign. born
voters, although on the stump he at
tempted to wheedle them by praising
their rich Irish brogue" and their
sweet German accent"
Daniel Webster permitted a boiling
faction of Union Wings 70 nominate
him for president, but he died a few
week0 before the election. The Dem.
ocrats had named another dark
horse Franklin Pierce OF New
Hampshire. When the votes we're
counted II was found that Scott had
Only 42 electoral votes TO 254 for
Pierce. The whig candidate carried
bit four states, Massachusetts and
Vermont In the north. and Tennessee
and Kentucky In the south. IL was the
end OF whiggery.
The Pierce administration began
wllh the Democrats in full power.
they had an overwhelming majority
81 both houses of congress and their
nncient adversary, the Whig party,
w|s crushed to death. There were
some uncomfortable Free Sellers and
SEINE vOciferous Conscience Wings,
but We5sctef and Clay -, 1r.0 haa
stilled the anti-slavery agitation and
there tppfsTed to be poi col peace
Certainly tho Democrats did not think
their power could be questioned for
foarn TO come. The compromise OF