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. . 5 Prairie lawyer 5.3 Effects on Southern economic development An encounter was noted between Sir George Cockburn and a female resident of Washington "Dear God! is this the weather to which you are accustomed to in this infernal country?" enquired the Admiral "This is a special interposition of Providence to drive our enemies from our city" the woman allegedly called out to Cockburn "Not so Madam" Cockburn retorted "It is rather to aid your enemies in the destruction of your city" before riding off on horseback. Yet the British left right after the storm completely unopposed by any American military forces What makes this event even more serendipitous for the Americans is that as the Smithsonian reports there have only been seven other tornadoes recorded in Washington D.C in the 204 years since with probably a similar rare occurrence in the years prior to this event. Abraham Lincoln (1860) by Mathew Brady taken the day of the Cooper Union speech, Wilmot Proviso There must be a positive Passion for the public good the public Interest Honour Power and Glory established in the Minds of the People or there can be no Republican Government nor any real Liberty and this public Passion must be Superior to all private Passions Men must be ready they must pride themselves and be happy to sacrifice their private Pleasures Passions and Interests nay their private Friendships and dearest connections when they Stand in Competition with the Rights of society, Clymer was a member of the Philadelphia Committee of Safety and the Continental Congress.

. . As part of the Compromise of 1850 Congress abolished the domestic slave trade (though not the legality of slavery) in the District of Columbia After 1854 Republicans argued that the Slave Power especially the pro-slavery Democratic Party controlled two of the three branches of the Federal government. Washington D.C. Business Directory Elections are influenced by many variables Some political scientists speculate there is a coattail effect (when a popular president or party position has the effect of reelecting incumbents who win by "riding on the president's coattails") although there is some evidence that the coattail effect is irregular and possibly declining since the 1950s. Some districts are so heavily Democratic or Republican that they are called a safe seat; any candidate winning the primary will almost always be elected and these candidates do not need to spend money on advertising. But some races can be competitive when there is no incumbent If a seat becomes vacant in an open district then both parties may spend heavily on advertising in these races; in California in 1992 only four of twenty races for House seats were considered highly competitive. .