History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . John Bell elected Speaker of that body, but was defeated for reelection in 1835by James K. Polk. Subsequently, he was Secretary of War in Harri-sons Cabinet. Fromi847 to 1857,he was a member of the UnitedStates Senate, and served with suchdistinguished ability that he wasnominated by the ConstitutionalUnion party for President in man of profound intellect, hewas far-seeing, deliberate, and cau-tious. His mental constitutionwas such that he could never enterheartily into the bold, aggressive,and apparently reckless methodsthat disti
History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . John Bell elected Speaker of that body, but was defeated for reelection in 1835by James K. Polk. Subsequently, he was Secretary of War in Harri-sons Cabinet. Fromi847 to 1857,he was a member of the UnitedStates Senate, and served with suchdistinguished ability that he wasnominated by the ConstitutionalUnion party for President in man of profound intellect, hewas far-seeing, deliberate, and cau-tious. His mental constitutionwas such that he could never enterheartily into the bold, aggressive,and apparently reckless methodsthat distinguished the Jacksonparty, though he supported theleading measures of Jacksons administration with perfect consistency. 329. Leaders of the Democracy.— The Tennessee election inAugust, 1835, received national attention on account of its supposedinfluence on the Presidential election in 1836. Interest was intensefrom the beginning, and the contest determined and bitter. It was atthis time that the followers of Judge White began to be called Whigs —
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