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HE IS NOT A WHIG, if measured by the higher standard of principle, to which the Whigs of Massachusetts and of the North have pledged themselves solemnly, deliberately, and often.
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Hoar emphasizes that Taylor fails to uphold the higher moral standards expected of Whigs in Massachusetts and the North.
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