An Address On the Life Character And Services of William Henry Seward volume 1
An Address On the Life Character And Services of William Henry Seward volume 1
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Seward. From that moment he was reduced once more to his old position as depending exclu- sively on his own powers, and had, as before, nothing to look for in official influence but opposition. The turn of things was decisive. The leading advocates of the policy of compromise freshened up to their labors, and the result was the adoption of a series of measures passing under that term, which the purblind authors fondly hoped would indefinitely postpone the earthquake, at the very moment rumbling... under their feet. This memorable compact, entered into by three 86 The Address.
of the most eminent of our statesmen in the present century — Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Clay, and Mr.. Webster — will forever remain as a proof of their own infatua- tion, and of nothing else. They might just as well have attempted to stop the torrent of Niagara with a drag-net.
One effect of this proceeding was soon made per- ceptible. It proved a death-blow to one of the party organizations. At the succeeding presidential elec- tion, the conservative section of the Whigs having failed in securing a nomination of a candidate to suit their views, rather than to vote for General Scott, understood to represent other sentiments, passed almost in mass over to the Democracy, and voted for Franklin Pierce.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Seward. From that moment he was reduced once more to his old position as depending exclu- sively on his own powers, and had, as before, nothing to look for in official influence but opposition. The turn of things was decisive. The leading advocates of the policy of compromise freshened up to their labors, and the result was the adoption of a series of measures passing under that term, which the purblind authors fondly hoped would indefinitely postpone the earthquake, at the very moment rumbling... under their feet. This memorable compact, entered into by three 86 The Address.
of the most eminent of our statesmen in the present century — Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Clay, and Mr.. Webster — will forever remain as a proof of their own infatua- tion, and of nothing else. They might just as well have attempted to stop the torrent of Niagara with a drag-net.
One effect of this proceeding was soon made per- ceptible. It proved a death-blow to one of the party organizations. At the succeeding presidential elec- tion, the conservative section of the Whigs having failed in securing a nomination of a candidate to suit their views, rather than to vote for General Scott, understood to represent other sentiments, passed almost in mass over to the Democracy, and voted for Franklin Pierce.
What to read after An Address On the Life Character And Services of William Henry Seward volume 1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915 to read onlineMoreLess
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