Note 129 — Chapter XIII · THE WHIGS’ WATERLOO 1850-1852
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"I could not consent to a nomination here without incurring the imputation of unfaithfully executing the trust committed to me by my constituents—without turning my back on an old and valued friend. Nothing that could be offered me—not even the highest position in the Government, the office of President of the United States—could compensate me for such a desertion of my trust."—Daniel S. Dickinson, Letters and Speeches, Vol. 1, p. 370.