Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Gen. Taylor” in chapter 14 of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, Debates of Lincoln and Douglas: Carefully Prepared by the Reporters of Each Party at the times of their Delivery.:
...vention of this State was in session, the Whig members were invited to a Whig caucus at the house of Mr. Lincoln's brother-in-law, where Mr. Lincoln proposed to throw Henry Clay overboard and take up Gen. Taylor in his place, giving as his reason, that if the Whigs did not take up Gen. Taylor the Democrats would.
Singleton testifies that Lincoln, in that speech, urged, as another reason for throwing Henry ...
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