Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Fudd Fan
PTUI

Is this something you just made up?

the party of "tolerance."

As an interesting side note,the predecessor of the Democratic Party was the Whigs who were in favor of slavery...

19 posted on 08/13/2006 3:32:40 PM PDT by John123 (Boy ... I'm gonna miss the cutest little jihaddist in Washington!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies ]


To: John123
As an interesting side note,the predecessor of the Democratic Party was the Whigs who were in favor of slavery...

Nope the Whigs were the predecessors of the Republican Party (mostly) and their opponents were the Democrat Party founded by Jackson.

It was anti-slavery for the most part and that "for the most part" was what brought it down. The party split on whether slavery should be allowed to expand in the US or not.

25 posted on 08/13/2006 3:53:27 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow, real poverty)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies ]

To: John123
Is this something you just made up?

um.. no.

38 posted on 08/13/2006 8:48:11 PM PDT by Fudd Fan (Fidel - NO MAS!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson