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Core to the Liberty Party's perspective and political program was the belief, expressed in party literature and resolutions by Liberty meetings and conventions, that the United States government was controlled by a corrupt proslavery faction who used their political influence to protect slavery and the interests of slaveholders. Liberty members ...
Liberty Party may refer to: Liberty Party (United States) Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Liberty Party (United States, 1932) Christian Liberty Party; Liberty ...
Merged into: Whig Party: 1840 1848 Liberty Party: 1845–1849 Abolitionism [75] Merged into: Free Soil Party and Republican Party: 1840 1848 Know Nothing Party: 1845–1860 Nativism [76] Merged into: Constitutional Union Party (South) and Republican Party (North) 1844 1860 Free Soil Party: 1849–1857 Abolitionism [77] Merged into: Republican ...
The Liberty Party held its 1843 national convention on August 30 in Buffalo, New York, with 148 delegates from twelve states in attendance. James G. Birney, the party's presidential nominee in the 1840 election, was renominated with 108 votes on the first ballot (Thomas Morris and William Jay received 2 and 1 votes
Birney accepted the Liberty Party's nomination in 1840 and received 0.3% of the popular vote. He accepted the Liberty Party nomination again in 1844 and received 2.3% of the popular vote, finishing behind James K. Polk and Clay. Birney moved to Michigan in 1841 and helped establish the town of Bay City, Michigan.
Liberal Party USA (formerly known as Association of Liberty State Parties) is a classical liberal political party in the United States that is affiliated with multiple state parties. In 2022, the state libertarian parties from Massachusetts and New Mexico disaffiliated from the national United States Libertarian Party and affiliated with one ...
In 1932 Harvey formed the Liberty Party based on his financial theories and headed that party's ticket as candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1932. Harvey was only on the ballot in ten states [ a ] and polled around 53,000 votes to finish fifth overall, with 0.13 percent of the national tally or 0.80 percent of on ...
In 1972, "Libertarian Party" was chosen as the party's name, selected over "New Liberty Party". [52] The first official slogan of the Libertarian Party was " There ain't no such thing as a free lunch " (abbreviated "TANSTAAFL"), a phrase popularized by Robert A. Heinlein in his 1966 novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress , sometimes dubbed "a ...