Essay, undated.

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Essay, undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19735831

Discusses the history of political parties in the United States; develops the theory that a recognition of the rights of States was essential to the Union, and that abuse of this principle by Southern radicals led to the Civil War.

10 leaves ; 22 x 14 cm.

Connecticut Historical Society

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Gideon Welles began his career as a lawyer but took up journalism as a profession, founding the Hartford Times, which he also edited, in 1826. Active in the Democratic Party in Connecticut, he served in the Connecticut state legislature and in several state offices. He later shifted his allegiance to the Republican Party due to his strong anti-slavery views and founded the Hartford Evening Press, a zealously Republican newspaper. President Abraham Lincoln appointe...