2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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Imprint, “The Great Issue; Or, the Three Presidential Candidates, Being a Brief Historical Sketch of the Free Soil Question in the United States, from the Congresses of 1774 and '87 to the Present Time”, by O.C. Gardiner, New York, 1848, 176pp., plus original covers. It focuses on the presidential election of 1848, which was contested by three candidates: Martin Van Buren, Lewis Cass, and Zachary Taylor. The pamphlet delves into the split of the Democratic Party in New York State, the effects of the Mexican Cession on the political parties, and the divisive influence of the slavery issue. It also covers the proceedings of the Herkimer and Utica Conventions, which gave birth to the Free Soil Party. The pamphlet provides historical context and highlights the Free Soil movement's significance in the fight against the expansion of slavery.
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