REPUBLICAN MEETING IN HARTFORD. A PUBLIC MEETING WAS HELD IN HARTFORD, ON THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1856, IN PURSUANCE OF A CALL FROM MANY CITIZENS, TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE PRESENT EXIGENCIES IN POLITICAL AFFAIRS, AND PRELIMINARY TO THE FORMATION OF A REPUBLICAN PARTY IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, TO "CO-OPERATE WITH THE REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT IN OTHER STATES."
[Hartford: 1856]. 4to, folded. [3], [1 blank] pp. A few fox spots, old tape remnants, Good+. This scarce item records the beginning of the Republican Party in Connecticut. Its organizers claim that Democrats and Whigs lack acceptable programs to resolve the great questions of the day; indeed, "the Administration in..... More