Letters from Littleton W. Tazewell in Norfolk, Virginia, to Henry Semple and others in Montgomery, Alabama.
After the nomination of Lewis Cass as the Democratic candidate for president in 1848, a committee of men from Alabama asked Tazewell to run against him. In the first letter, Tazewell declines the invitation, though he also disagrees with the candidate selection: "It requires but little sagacity...
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Alabama documents Campbell, John Archibald, 1811-1889; Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866; Elmore, John Archer, 1809-1878; Harris, N.; Heydenfeldt, S.; Mays, Thomas Sumter; Semple, Henry C., 1822-1894; Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850; Yancey, William Lowndes, 1814-1863; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Democratic National Convention (1848 : Baltimore, Md.); Democratic Party (Ala.); Democratic Party (U.S.); Political campaigns--United States; States' rights (American politics); Whig Party (U.S.); United States--Politics and government--1783-1865 |
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After the nomination of Lewis Cass as the Democratic candidate for president in 1848, a committee of men from Alabama asked Tazewell to run against him. In the first letter, Tazewell declines the invitation, though he also disagrees with the candidate selection: "It requires but little sagacity, I think, to foresee the rapid approach of a state of things teeming with the future destiny of our Confederation. The spirit in which our Federal Compact was concieved [sic] has long since ceased to be felt. A strict adherence not merely to the letter but to the intent of that instrument...has long been disregarded. The efforts of our Statesmen are no longer directed to the maintenance of our institutions and the advancement of the common good; but to the promotion of Sectional interests at the expense [sic] of the general welfare - to the substitution of attachment to party for love of country." In the second letter, addressed only to Semple, Tazewell mentions that he has received the documents the committee sent, but he reiterates his refusal to run for office. He also gives his opinion of the current presidential nominees: "I am glad to find that there are others who...concur with me in the opinion which I have long entertained and express’d of General Cass. No consideration will ever induce me to vote for him - As between the two candidates, I greatly prefer Genl. Taylor. But his Whig nomination, cunningly coupled as it is with that of a notorious Abolitionist, and the dangerous renunciation of the Veto power, will oblige me to withold [sic] from him my support from him." A transcription is included. |
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Q0000038036 - Q0000038040Q38036 - Q38040Letters from Littleton W. Tazewell in Norfolk, Virginia, to Henry Semple and others in Montgomery, Alabama.After the nomination of Lewis Cass as the Democratic candidate for president in 1848, a committee of men from Alabama asked Tazewell to run against him. In the first letter, Tazewell declines the invitation, though he also disagrees with the candidate selection: "It requires but little sagacity, I think, to foresee the rapid approach of a state of things teeming with the future destiny of our Confederation. The spirit in which our Federal Compact was concieved [sic] has long since ceased to be felt. A strict adherence not merely to the letter but to the intent of that instrument...has long been disregarded. The efforts of our Statesmen are no longer directed to the maintenance of our institutions and the advancement of the common good; but to the promotion of Sectional interests at the expense [sic] of the general welfare - to the substitution of attachment to party for love of country." In the second letter, addressed only to Semple, Tazewell mentions that he has received the documents the committee sent, but he reiterates his refusal to run for office. He also gives his opinion of the current presidential nominees: "I am glad to find that there are others who...concur with me in the opinion which I have long entertained and express’d of General Cass. No consideration will ever induce me to vote for him - As between the two candidates, I greatly prefer Genl. Taylor. But his Whig nomination, cunningly coupled as it is with that of a notorious Abolitionist, and the dangerous renunciation of the Veto power, will oblige me to withold [sic] from him my support from him." A transcription is included. 1848 June 291848-06-291840-1849Campbell, John Archibald, 1811-1889; Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866; Elmore, John Archer, 1809-1878; Harris, N.; Heydenfeldt, S.; Mays, Thomas Sumter; Semple, Henry C., 1822-1894; Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850; Yancey, William Lowndes, 1814-1863; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Democratic National Convention (1848 : Baltimore, Md.); Democratic Party (Ala.); Democratic Party (U.S.); Political campaigns--United States; States' rights (American politics); Whig Party (U.S.); United States--Politics and government--1783-1865TextCorrespondenceSemple, Henry C.Henry C. Semple papersLPR5v3328Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3984 |
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