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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 37: the national election of 1852.—the Massachusetts constitutional convention.—final defeat of the coalition.— 1852-1853. (search)
ubserviency to slavery; and the Whigs, General Winfield Scott. The Whig convention, controlled by carty might take, was doing his best to promote Scott's nomination, and at the same time to prevent party organization, have given their votes for Scott, who, by reason of his supposed sympathy with such co-operation. Adams looked favorably on Scott's candidacy, and all the more because of its phe convention, my inclination is to declare in Scott's favor individually, but not collectively as nings were not, as stated by Mr. Allen, to General Scott, but rather to a Democratic candidate of Fot likely that he would have been content with Scott except with a guaranty that he would in his Adent number of States to insure the election of Scott. But he was not wise for once in observing poo 28,000. The canvass had not gone far before Scott's defeat appeared certain; and he lost all excthe more active partisans against him, and General Scott himself, who continued to the last sanguin[1 more...]