CHAPTER XVII.

1843–1844.

Buchanan elected to the Senate for a Third Term—Efforts of 515

his Pennsylvania Friends to have him nominated for the

Presidency—Motives of his Withdrawal from the Canvass—The

Baltimore Democratic Convention of 1844 nominates Mr.

Polk—The Old Story of “Bargain and Corruption”—Private

Correspondence

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