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George F. Hoar: “He is a Slave-holder, and has been selected because he could command votes which no Whig from the free States could…”

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He is a Slave-holder, and has been selected because he could command votes which no Whig from the free States could receive.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Hoar criticizes the selection of Taylor as a candidate who could attract Southern votes, despite his slaveholding status.

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