An American history . returned,and all those who had suffered in the panictook their revenge by voting against theman who had refused to show them a wayout of their troubles. The campaign wasone of the most heated and bitter in ourhistory. It ended in what we call to-day a Whigs elected Harrison by a great majority and ob-tained control of both Houses of Congress. 492. The Whig Party Divided. But now occurred a swiftsuccession of unforeseen events, beginning with the suddendeath of President Harrison, a month after his was succeeded by the vice president, John Tyl
An American history . returned,and all those who had suffered in the panictook their revenge by voting against theman who had refused to show them a wayout of their troubles. The campaign wasone of the most heated and bitter in ourhistory. It ended in what we call to-day a Whigs elected Harrison by a great majority and ob-tained control of both Houses of Congress. 492. The Whig Party Divided. But now occurred a swiftsuccession of unforeseen events, beginning with the suddendeath of President Harrison, a month after his was succeeded by the vice president, John Tyler, of Vir-ginia. Tyler had been put on the ticket to secure the Southernvote, and though an anti-Jackson man, he was not in sympathywith many influential Whigs. This fact now became Whigs in Congress, led by Clay, had expected to re-establish the Bank of the United States, pass a new tariff act,and spend money on internal improvements. To their amaze-ment, Tyler vetoed a number of Whig measures which had. Xru£ American Ticket. Far Priiidtnt WM. HENRY HARRISON. 3 so AMERICAN HISTORY ^—S;;^
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