IN THE UNITED STATES

BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES SINCE THE FOUND-
ATION OF THE GOVERNMENT; TOGETHER WITH A CONSIDER-
ATION OF THE CONDITIONS ATTENDING THEIR

FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT; AND

WITH A REPRINT OF THE SEVERAL

PARTY PLATFORMS

BY

JAMES H. HOPKINS

FORMERLY REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM PENNSYLVANIA

G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

1789-1824

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