. A history of the United States of America, its people, and its institutions. n times of financial disturbance, is found to causeserious trouble. The Election of 1840.—The depression in businessproved a severe blow to the Democratic party. Van Burenwas renominated, and was opposed by Wilham HenryHarrison ^ as the Whig candidate. Harrison received twohundred and thirty-four electoral votes to sixty for VanBuren. There was an abolition candidate, James Birney,but he received no electoral votes. ^ The United States treasury is in the Treasury building at Wash-ington. There are sub-treasuries in
. A history of the United States of America, its people, and its institutions. n times of financial disturbance, is found to causeserious trouble. The Election of 1840.—The depression in businessproved a severe blow to the Democratic party. Van Burenwas renominated, and was opposed by Wilham HenryHarrison ^ as the Whig candidate. Harrison received twohundred and thirty-four electoral votes to sixty for VanBuren. There was an abolition candidate, James Birney,but he received no electoral votes. ^ The United States treasury is in the Treasury building at Wash-ington. There are sub-treasuries in New York, Philadelphia, Bos-ton, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Baltimore, New Orleans, and SanFrancisco. ^ Harrison had won the battle of Tippecanoe, had lived in a logcabin and drunk hard cider. Much was made of these facts in thecampaign. He was called the Hero of Tippecanoe, hard cider wasa party watchword, and log cabins formed a prominent feature of themeetings and processions. He was called a man of the people, andVan Buren an aristocrat with a silver THE HARRISON AND TYLER ADMINISTRATIONS. 311 5. xrbe IRarrison ant) U^ler HMittntstrattons- A Brief Whig Administration.—For forty years, fromthe date of Jeffersons election in 1800 to that of Harrisonin 1840, the Democratic party hadbeen in power. But though the partyname remained the same, its princi-ples varied. At one time it sustainedprotection, at others free trade. Itwas not until after 1825 that distinc-tively free trade and protection par-ties arose, and, though Adams favoredthe latter, the election of Harrisonwas its first triumph at the polls. Its career at this time did not last ^- ^^^^ President Harrison ^ lived only long enough to selecthis Cabinet and begin his duties. He died April 4, 1841,having been just one month in office. John Tyler,^ theVice-President, succeeded him in the Presidential elected by the Whigs, he was a Democrat in polit- ^ William Henry Harris
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