Record #:

34547

Author(s):

Wagstaff, Henry McGilbert

Abstract:

Following the Revolutionary War, two major political factions of the Whig party were present in North Carolina—the democratic and the republican parties. The author discusses opposing sentiments expressed by each party towards various issues, including Loyalists, ratification of the Constitution, and slavery.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 9 Issue 2, October 1909, p79-97

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--1775-1865--Politics