Jackson had sown the wind, and his unlucky successor was engaged in the agreeable task of reaping the proverbial crop.

There was a political revolution.

The Whigs swept the country by an immense majority, the great Democratic party was crushed to the earth, and the ignorant misgovernment of Andrew Jackson found at last its fit reward.

General Harrison, as soon as he was elected, turned to the two great chiefs of his party to invite them to become the pillars of his administration.

Mr.Clay declined any cabinet office, but Mr.Webster, after some hesitation, accepted the secretaryship of state.