The full emergence of this new party—which named itself the Democratic party—took several years and the combined efforts of many politicians from every section of the country. Eventually they nailed together an organization structured for the advancement of Andrew Jackson and the restoration of republicanism. “What a pleasure it is to see that party almost unbroken rising in almost every part of the Union to put down the men who have corrupted and betrayed it,” said one politician.6 The most important work of organization took place in Washington, and that phase of the operation began when
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