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April 28, 1847
Portage Sentinel
Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Federal newspapers in New Hampshire express bitter complaints over the state's election results. The Concord Courier criticizes party leaders for their war policy, which separated old war Democrats from the Whig party despite pleas to reconsider.
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IT KILLED 'EM!—The federal papers in New Hampshire are making bitter complaints respecting the result of the election in that State. The Concord Courier scolds the party leaders as follows:
"They knew that they were taking a course in regard to the present war, in which the country is unfortunately engaged, which was separating the greater portion of the old war democrats from the whig party—they knew they were asked, yea implored, in the name and for the sake of the whig party, to pause in their mad career,"
"They knew that they were taking a course in regard to the present war, in which the country is unfortunately engaged, which was separating the greater portion of the old war democrats from the whig party—they knew they were asked, yea implored, in the name and for the sake of the whig party, to pause in their mad career,"
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
New Hampshire Election
Whig Party
War Democrats
Concord Courier
Political Complaints
What entities or persons were involved?
Concord Courier
Where did it happen?
New Hampshire
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New Hampshire
Key Persons
Concord Courier
Outcome
bitter complaints from federal papers over election results; separation of old war democrats from whig party
Event Details
Federal papers in New Hampshire complain about the election outcome. The Concord Courier scolds party leaders for pursuing a war policy that alienated old war Democrats from the Whig party, despite implorations to pause.