a former political party in the United States; formed in 1834 in opposition to the Democratic Party; advocated a loose interpretation of the Constitution and high protective tariffs

The Whig Party chose him as its vice presidential candidate in the election of eighteen forty-eight. He served as vice president for about a year and a half before the death of President Taylor.

在1848年的总统选举中，辉格党选他为副总统的候选人，在泰勒总统去逝前，他担任副总统大约一年半时间。

Whig Party in the US in pre-Civil-War times.

在美国内战前期辉格党成员。

As the election of eighteen forty drew closer, the Whig Party felt more and more hopeful that it could put its candidate in the White House.

随着1840年的大选日益临近，辉格党越来越觉得他们有希望将他们的候选人送进白宫。

Senator Henry Clay — three times the Whig Party choice for President — expected to be its candidate again.

联邦参议员亨利·克莱，曾经三次当选为辉格党的总统候选人，他还期望再次成为辉格党的总统候选人。

Offered second billing on the Whig Party ticket in 1848, Daniel Webster cracked, 「I do not propose to be buried until I am dead.」

丹尼尔韦伯斯特在1848年的辉格党大会上只获得了一个二等门票，为此他大发雷霆「就是死我也不能再这样丢人显眼了！」

The opposition Whig Party was happy over these developments. It saw an excellent chance to win the next presidential election.

反对党辉格党很高兴看到了这些事态的发展，他们看到了一个赢得下届总统选举的极好的机会。

Webster and his supporters were Tyler's only real strength in the Whig Party outside of Virginia.

在维吉尼亚州以外，韦伯斯特和他的支持者是泰勒在辉格党唯一真正的力量。