The official newspaper of this organization, whose members included Silas Wright and Benjamin F. Butler, was called the Argus.
One member of this organization voted for a proposition that would ban the proliferation of any mail that excited "prejudices of the southern states in regard to the question of slavery" while a member of Congress, and also turned down an offer to run as James K. Polk's vice president in the 1844 election. Another member of this organization served as Andrew Jackson's Attorney General. The official newspaper of this organization, whose members included Silas Wright and Benjamin F. Butler, was called the Argus. This organization grow out of the Bucktails and evolved into a more conservative offshoot known as the Hunkers. This organization, whose name was coined by Thurlow Weed, dissolved after William L. Marcy lost to William Seward in the gubernatorial race in the state it in which it was located. Led by Martin Van Buren, for 10 points, name this organization that controlled New York politics in the early 19th century, a "regency" named for a certain city.
One member of this organization voted for a proposition that would ban the proliferation of any mail that excited "prejudices of the southern states in regard to the question of slavery" while a member of Congress, and also turned down an offer to run as James K. Polk's vice president in the 1844 election.
Albany Regency