Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1
Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1
Boutwell George S.
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In replying to the allegations, he made the counter chargethat there was a coalition between the Whigs and the "old hunkerDemocrats" as they were called. They were, in fact, the Democratswho would not vote for Sumner. A member called upon Wood for theevidence. This question he had not anticipated, and after staggeringfor a reply, he said--"I have seen them whispering together. " As legalevidence the answer was faulty, but in a moral point of view it was notwithout force. Governor Morton was a m...an of solid qualities. He had been upon thebench of the Supreme Judicial Court of the State for many years and inthe fellowship of such jurists as Chief Justice Shaw, Judges Wilde, Putnam, Hubbard, and others, and he had borne himself with credit andperhaps even with distinction. He was a favorite of the DemocraticParty and for many years he had been its candidate for Governor, andalways without opposition. His election in 1839 was due to the publicdissatisfaction with the Temperance Act passed in 1838 and known as theFifteen-Gallon Law.
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