Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun historical The principles of the Free Soil Party, which opposed
slavery in theUnited States in the mid-19th century.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Free-Soilism.
Examples
-
South, the Democracy was almost a unit in opposition to Douglas, holding, as they did, that "Douglas Free-Soilism" was "far more dangerous to the South than the election of Lincoln; because it seeks to create a Free-Soil Party there; while, if Lincoln triumphs, the result cannot fail to be a South united in her own defense;" while the old Whig element of the South was as unitedly for Bell.
The Great Conspiracy, Volume 1 John Alexander Logan 1856
-
South, the Democracy was almost a unit in opposition to Douglas, holding, as they did, that "Douglas Free-Soilism" was "far more dangerous to the South than the election of Lincoln; because it seeks to create a Free-Soil Party there; while, if Lincoln triumphs, the result cannot fail to be a South united in her own defense;" while the old Whig element of the South was as unitedly for Bell.
The Great Conspiracy, Complete John Alexander Logan 1856
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.