He introduced a set of resolutions which showed that in the matters both of the tariff and of nullification his position was much the same as was that of the missourian.
"Thomas Hart Benton"
Theodore Roosevelt
The great missourian could look back with fond pride and regret to the condition of the South as it was during and immediately after the colonial days, when it was the seat of wealth, power, high living, and free-handed hospitality, and was filled to overflowing with the abounding life of its eager and turbulent sons.
"Thomas Hart Benton"
Theodore Roosevelt
Meanwhile the missourian had gained an ally of his own stamp in the Senate.
"Thomas Hart Benton"
Theodore Roosevelt