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[edit] Suggestion to change the name from United States Free Soil Party to Free Soil Party

Is there any good reason this isn't a Free Soil Party?--Pharos 11:08, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)


Good question, but are there / have there been Free Soil Parties in other countries? dino 20:39, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I rather doubt it; the U.S. had a historically unusual situation with slavery practiceed in some parts of the country but banned in other areas, and "Free Soil" is not exactly a standard name for a political ideology. Currently, Free Soil Party redirects here anyway. That said, if anyone knows of another "Free Soil Party", I'd be very interested to hear about it.--Pharos 20:54, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

This article has been renamed as the result of a move request. United States Free Soil Party → Free Soil Party Pretty simple; there was never a 'Free Soil Party' except in the United States.--Pharos 18:27, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

  • Support. Cleaning up redirects after this move should be easy, as many already point to Free Soil Party (or simular). Jonathunder 19:10, 2005 Feb 28 (UTC)
  • Moved. violet/riga (t) 23:04, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The free soil movement existed before and after the Free Soil Party. The Free Soil Party grew out of this movement. "Free soil" is also very closely associated with free labor (as opposed to slave labor). The two should not be merged.

the political term "Free Soil" originated in 1847. Rjensen 08:07, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge Free soil with Free Soil Party

Apparantly there's no thing for this, but I see no reason why it shouldn't be done- honstly, I don't see any information in Free Soil that isn't in this page already. -- TheTrueSora 13:58, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

No one seems to object so I will put a redirect on the Free Soil page. Rjensen 14:14, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Question: Should "part" read "party"? "The Compromise of 1850 undercut the part's no-compromise position, and its vote fell off sharply."

[edit] FSP's new candidate

I know this sounds like a joke, but it seems to be serious: notorious radical feminist Cheryl Lyndsey Seelhoff, a.k.a. "Heart", announced her candidacy for President of the United States, running on the Free Soil Party ticket.[1] I suppose this is worth mention in this article. -- Stormwatch 00:04, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Seelhoff was previously the subject of a biographical article on Wikipedia, which was deleted due to lack of reliable sources documenting notability. The modern "Free Soil Party" appears to consist of a blog only, and to not have any significant real-life presence.--Pharos 16:32, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor and Free Men

I have changed "'Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor and Free Man" (in the singular) to "Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor and Free Men" (in the plural). Unless the quote given is a notable exception ("...we inscribe on our banner, 'Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor and Free Man,' and under it we will fight on and fight ever, until a triumphant victory shall reward our exertions"), I do not remember ever hearing (or reading) "free men" other than in the plural. Asteriks (talk) 03:48, 18 February 2008 (UTC)