No man contributed more toward the building of the first transcontinental railroad. Would our country have its present continental scope if those who opposed the expansion of that period had had their way? Senator Davis was a leader in the fight against the KnowNothing Party of the period. which proposed to stop further immigration to America. He declared. "I have an utter detestation for the Native American Party and for its sordid character and arrogant assumption." If those who wanted to close the door to America a century ago had had their way. could our country have ever developed to its present greatness? The cleavage in the Union and the War Between the States came despite the best efforts of moderate leaders. both North and South.
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