The B.O.W (Blog of Wrestling)

Intro: Hello and welcome back to another edition of the presidential election articles as will be discussing the election of 1852, somewhat of a watershed election in more ways than one as Franklin Pierce takes on General Winfield Scott and John P. Hale in another three way bout for the presidency...Let's get into it.   Background Info U.S. General turned 12th president of the United States, Zachary Taylor won the office in 1848 and while his views on political issues were vague, some historians believed he was willing to compromise when it came to the issue of slavery and even threated to hang those who attempted to break up the Union. Unfortunately any impressive feats under "Old Rough and Ready's" time in office wouldn't come to pass as he died a year and a few months into his term after eating some raw fruit and drinking some ice cold milk days earlier with the cause of Taylor's death being cholera as a result of drinking the white house water which was yo...

  Intro: The election of 1848 is the first presidential election to take place on the same the day in every state, which would go on to be the case in every election going forward and it's also a three-way battle for presidency as General Zachary Taylor takes on Michigan Senator Lewis Cass and former Democratic president, Martin Van Buren...so with that all said, let's get into it.  The Fallout of James K. Polk's Presidency Unlike many of his one term predecessors, James Polk's presidency was a success as the former Speaker of the House turn president was able to accomplish quite a lot during his term. Under his presidency, Polk established an Independent Treasury in order manage government funds, he reduced the prices of high tariffs with the 'Walker Tariff' while also increasing the amount of revenue and trade in the U.S., helped to create what would be 'The Smithsonian Institute' and negotiated with Britain to in order to get the Oregon te...

Intro: Hello and welcome back to another edition of the presidential election articles for today I will be going over the election of 1844 as the founder of the Whig Party, Henry Clay squares off against the Democrats' own James K. Polk;  So, with all that said let's get into it... Background Info Following the death of William Henry Harrison his vice president, John Tyler became the 10th president of the United States and his time as president was filled with problems chief among them is the fact that even though Tyler ran as the VP for the Whigs in 1836 and 1840, he was originally a Democrat before joining the Whig party. Once Harrison died and Tyler takes over as commander and chief, he alienated himself from most of everyone within the Whig Party due to his democratic views; Things got so bad between the Whigs and John Tyler that most of the members of William Henry Harrison's cabinet quit and Tyler himself was also expelled from the party making him the second and la...

  Intro: Hello and welcome back to another edition of the presidential election articles, for today I will be talking about the election of 1840 as incumbent Democratic president, Martin Van Buren is looking for re-election, but he has to go up against the Whig Party's William Henry Harrison in a rematch of sorts from the previous election...So with that all said, let's get into it. Van Buren's Presidential Woes   Martin Van Buren won his bid for the presidency in 1836 but fast forward four years later and things are not looking too good for his hopes in getting re-elected. The first problem that Van Buren has been facing as president involves the economy; Now if you remember from the article, I did on the 1832 election you'd know that Andrew Jackson was against the idea of renewing the charter for the Second National Bank believing that the money should go to local banks and even the states themselves. Well by 1837 and onward that decision would come back to bi...