He had disappointed them by opposing the resolution they offered at the Whig State Convention, pledging the party to support no candidate not known by his acts or declared opinions to be opposed to the extension of slavery.
Hoar describes the disappointment of Anti-Slavery Whigs with Webster's actions at the Whig State Convention.
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