Wednesday, March 1, 1843.Springfield, IL. | Whigs meet in Hall of Representatives. William H. Davidson, senator from
White County, is elected chairman. Lincoln states object of meeting and offers
resolutions favoring tariff, national bank, distribution of public lands proceeds, and
district conventions. Addresses are given by Lincoln, Henderson, Browning, and
Baker.Resolutions at a Whig
Meeting, 1 March 1843, CW, 1:307-8. |