美国学生历史 第144期:民主党与辉格党(4)

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　　They even slept in out-of-the-way corners of the White House. 他们甚至睡在白宫偏僻的角落里，

　　Day after day, from morning till night, they pressed their claims on Harrison. 日复一日，从早到晚，他们向哈里森表达自己的要求。

　　One morning early, before the office-seekers were astir, he went out for a walk. 一天，求职者们还没有起床，哈里森一大早就出来散步，

　　He caught cold and died suddenly, just one month after his inauguration². 患了感冒并突然死去，而他宣誓就职才仅仅一个月。

　　John Tyler at once became President. 约翰o泰勒立刻成为总统。

　　319. Tyler and the Whigs. 319．泰勒与辉格党

　　President Tyler was not a Whig like Harrison or Clay, nor was he a Democrat³ like Jackson. 泰勒不像哈里森或克雷那样是辉格党人，也不像杰克森那样是民主党人。

　　He was a Democrat who did not like Jackson ideas. 他是一个不喜欢杰克森思想的民主党人，

　　As a president, he proved to be anything but a Whig. 作为总统，他以实际行动表明自己不是辉格党人。

　　He was willing to sign a bill to repeal⁴ the Independent Treasury⁵ Act, for that was a Democratic measure he had not liked; 泰勒打算签署一项法令废除《独立国库法案》，他不喜欢民主党的这个措施，

　　but he refused to sign a bill to establish a new Bank of the United States. 但他拒绝签署一个建立美国国家新银行的法案。

　　Without either a bank or a treasury, it was well-nigh impossible to carry on the business of the government. 无论是没有银行还是没有国库，政府的运作几乎就是不可能，

　　But it was carried on in one way or another. 但泰勒政府用某种方式在运作。

　　Tyler was willing to sign a new tariff⁶ act, and one was passed in 1842. 泰勒打算签署一个新的关税法案，他的打算可能实现，因为《折中法案》将于1842年到期。

　　This was possible, as the Compromise Tariff came to an end in that year. 国会1842年通过了这项新法案。

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