We certainly cannot have any further political connection with the Whigs of the South; they have rendered such connection impossible. An impassable gulf separates us, and must here-after separate us.
Benjamin F. WadeAbout author
- Author's profession: Politician
- Nationality: american
- Born: October 27, 1800
- Died: March 2, 1878
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