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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
The Free Soil party had collapsed in Illinois.
From Children of the Market Place by Masters, Edgar Lee
The former Democrats and Whigs who were friendly to the Wilmot Proviso formed the Free Soil party in 1848, to which also the Abolitionists naturally attached themselves.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles
In 1848 he was nominated for governor of New York by the Free Soil party, but was defeated by Hamilton Fish.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
I began to be interested in public affairs and attended the first convention of the Free Soil party which was held in Worcester.
From Confessions of Boyhood by Albee, John
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