Les fondamentaux de l'histoire des États-Unis . dministration l'ancien leader politique s'est défait. De nouveaux dirigeants se sont levés pour être* classedas soit des hommes pro-esclavage, soit des hommes anti-esclavage. Sur la seule main, Jefferson Davis, du Mississippi, Alexander H. Stephens, de Géorgie, et Stephen A. Douglas, de l'Illinois, et sur l'autre étaient William H. Seward, de New York, Salmon P. Chase, de l'Ohio, et Charles Sumner, du Massachusetts. Douglas n'était pas, strictement parlant, un chef pro-esclavage, bien qu'il ait été considéré comme un homme anti-esclavage. 316. Discours de Webster. — Daniel Webster livré au Sénat, le 7

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Essentials of United States history . dministration the older political leaderspassed away. New leaders rose up who came to be* classedas either pro-slavery or anti-slavery men. On the one handwere Jefferson Davis of Mississippi, Alexander H. Stephens ofGeorgia, and Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois; and on the otherwere William H. Seward of New York, Salmon P. Chase ofOhio, and Charles Sumner of Massachusetts. Douglas wasnot, strictly speaking, a pro-slavery leader, though he was soconsidered by many anti-slavery men. 316. Speech of Webster. — Daniel Webster delivered inthe Senate, on the 7th of March, 1850, a memorable speechin which he opposed the Wilmot Proviso and defended theFugitive Slave Law. This speech, his last great effort, wasvariously interpreted. Some thought that he apologized forslavery and had deserted his Northern friends and his prin-ciples; others believed that he made a bid for the Southernfavor to help him to the presidency. And still others thought TAYLOR AND FILLMORES ADMINISTRATION (1849-1853) 251. Zachary Taylor. that he aimed only to harmonize the views of the Northand the South. Viewed in the broader light of this laterday, it seems probable that hewas greatly influenced by hisfear of secession. But, what-ever his motives, the speechseriously injured his influence.It offended the great mass ofthe Northern people, and Web-ster never regained his formerpopularity. He was not nomi-nated for the presidency in1852. He died in October ofthat same year, a disappointedman. 317. Presidential Election (1852).—-The Democratsnominated Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire, and WilliamR, King of Alabama. TheWhigs named General Win fieldScott of Virginia, and WilliamA. Graham of North Carolina.The Free Soilers nominatedJohn P. Hale of New Hamp-shire, and George W. Julianof Indiana. The Whig partycarried only four states fortheir candidates. Pierce andKing received the electoralvotes of the other twenty-seven

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