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But the suffering people were angry, and, like a whirlwind, the Whigs swept nearly every county in the State.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “But the suffering people were angry, and, like a whirlwind, the Whigs swept nearly every county in the State.”
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Alexander describes the political backlash from the suffering populace that led to a significant victory for the Whigs.
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