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An antislavery coalition forms the Free Soil party and nominates former president Martin Van Buren as its candidate.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
He practised law in Boston, and won a wide reputation by his speeches for the Free Soil party in 1848.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
I speak without disrespect of the Free Soil party.
From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Webster, Daniel
Adams, Charles Francis, joins "Free Soil" party, 81; nominated for Vice-President, 82; proposes compromise on slavery, 229; candidate for Presidential nomination, 328.
From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring
"Free Soil" party, previously "Liberty" party, gains from Whigs and Democrats, 81.
From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring
Eight years later, Van Buren attempted a comeback with the Free Soil Party but failed to garner any electoral votes.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
By 1848, Van Buren joined with a group of disaffected Democrats and anti-slavery activists to become the nominee of the Free Soil Party, which opposed the extension of legal slavery to U.S. territories.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2020
In the North, three dissenting factions joined in the small but significant Free Soil Party.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
At the same time, emphasizing Pierce’s status as a doughface threatened to push anti-slavery Democrats into the splinter Free Soil Party, fracturing the party in the North.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2012
I became of age at just about the time when the Free Soil Party, which was the Republican party in another form, was born.
From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by Hoar, George Frisbie
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