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====Congressional tenure, becoming House Speaker====

====Congressional tenure, becoming House Speaker====

Considered stocky and fair-haired, Colfax was known for maintaining civility in Congress without hesitating to stand up for moral principles.<ref name=ussenatebio/> When the GOP gained control of the House, he utilized [[patronage]] to further his causes, as most Republicans did. Colfax scornfully decried [[slavery]], giving a speech in 1856 condemning pro-slavery laws in [[Kansas]].<ref name=ussenatebio/> James D. McCabe noted:

Considered stocky and fair-haired, Colfax was known for maintaining civility in Congress without hesitating to stand up for moral principles.<ref name=ussenatebio/> When the GOP gained control of the House, he utilized [[patronage]] via the [[spoils system]] to further his causes, similar to most Republicans. Colfax scornfully decried [[slavery]], giving a speech in 1856 condemning pro-slavery laws in [[Kansas]].<ref name=ussenatebio/> James D. McCabe noted:

{{cquote|Mr. Colfax took an active part in the debate, giving and receiving hard blows with all the skill of an old gladiator.|||James Dabney McCabe}}

{{cquote|Mr. Colfax took an active part in the debate, giving and receiving hard blows with all the skill of an old gladiator.|||James Dabney McCabe}}