C large ports that promoted international trade
The levels of power in the white house
Do you know the context?
I suppose the quotation is stressing that the writer has put a lot of effort into getting their argument/grievances heard by the parliament, and that said parliament is 'tyrannical', implying that it rules without concern for the people or accountability to them. It seems that the quote may be a way of justifying some later action, essentially saying; 'we've tried and failed to do this in the proper way, so now we must be more forceful'.
The election of 1876 the factors that contributed were the northerners losing faith in republicans because of government corruption democratic candidates taking back the south
