... at large on the Democratic ticket. He canvassed a largo portion of the State, meeting upon the stump several of the leading Whig orators. In 1841 he was elected to the State Senate. In 1843 he was elected to Congress, whor e ' by successive elections, ...

... made more political capital out of the means at his disposal. The Whigs and the late Sir Robert Peel share between them the merit of saddling the country with an income tax. The Whigs, in the five years preceding; 1842, accumulated a deficiency on national ...

... made more political capital out of the means at his itisposal. The Whigs and the late Sir Robert Peel share between them the merit of saddling the country with an income tax. The Whigs, in the five years preceding 1842, accumulated a deficiency on national ...