An American history . Xru£ American Ticket. Far Priiidtnt WM. HENRY HARRISON. 3 so AMERICAN HISTORY ^—S;;^. passed Congress. A furious quarrel between him and the Whigleaders was the immediate result. Before he had been a yearin oflice, his cabinet resigned/ and the Whig leaders made aformal announcement that all pohtical connection betweenthem and John Tyler was at an end from that day the rest of his term he pursued an independent course, acting with the Democrats asoften as with the Whigs. 493. Tariff of 1842. Inspite of their breach withTyler, the Whigs tried to bringthe count


An American history . Xru£ American Ticket. Far Priiidtnt WM. HENRY HARRISON. 3 so AMERICAN HISTORY ^—S;;^. passed Congress. A furious quarrel between him and the Whigleaders was the immediate result. Before he had been a yearin oflice, his cabinet resigned/ and the Whig leaders made aformal announcement that all pohtical connection betweenthem and John Tyler was at an end from that day the rest of his term he pursued an independent course, acting with the Democrats asoften as with the Whigs. 493. Tariff of 1842. Inspite of their breach withTyler, the Whigs tried to bringthe country back to a hightariff. It will be rememberedthat the compromise tariff of1833 (section 459) providedfor a gradual reduction ofduties until 1842. Two Whigbills providing for a high tar-iff after 1842 were vetoed bythe President. A third bill,however, he signed. It madethe duties about what they werein 1832, thus upsetting thecompromise which had quietedNORTHEAST BOUNDARY the nulUfiers (section 459). 494. A New Issue. Here was ground for a fresh quarrelbetween Democrats and Whigs, but it was sidetracke


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