The Campaign of 1852 left the Whig party overthrown and prostrate. In such a condition of utter political bankruptcy were we, that many gravely insisted we should never "resume," while others ...

Once nominated, he ran with no party platform. Here ... While more broadly popular, Taylor was hated by “true Whig” regulars. They doubted his loyalty to Whig principles and felt betrayed ...

Boston experienced election fever 184 years ago when the Whig Convention came to town. The Bishop of Boston Benedict Joseph Fenwick was in attendance and wrote about the hubbub brought by thousands of ...

In the 1920s Liberia had a general election, which the True Whig party won with 243,000 votes. There were 15,000 registered voters for the election. Coca Cola still uses coca leaves in their ...

Tyler, who supported states’ rights over federal power, was largely at odds with the nationalistic policies of his adopted Whig Party. He was rejected as the party’s candidate in 1844. Challenges: ...

Not all U.S. presidents liked to drink or allowed alcohol in the White House. Take a look at all the reasons why 13 ...

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” — ...

1789–1823: Unity As was true of many aspects of American politics ... He was expelled by the Whig party (controlled by Henry Clay, who had presidential ambitions) not long after he became ...

Clay Bennett (CTFP) seems more surprised by Dick Cheney’s decision than I was, which is to say I wasn’t surprised by his ...

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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of activists and leaders of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party rallied Tuesday in the nation’s capital to demand a democratic transition through an ...