Definition of turnbuckle. : a device that usually consists of a link with screw threads at both ends, that is turned to bring the ends closer together, and that is used for tightening a rod or stay.
Such splintering had not yet led to formal party organization, but later the faction led by Andrew Jackson would evolve into the Democratic Party, while the factions led by John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay would become the National Republican Party and later the Whig Party.
Half of the Whigs were for Abolition; they left and joined the brand-new Republican Party. The Whig Party then collapsed, and Abraham Lincoln joined the Republican Party afterward. The earliest Whig Party in America was formed in 1776 and it was called the American Whig Party.The Founding Fathers of this party were HENRY CLAY and JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, of which Thomas Jefferson was not a member.alf of the Whigs were for Abolition; they left and joined the brand-new Republican Party. The Whig Party then collapsed, and Abraham Lincoln joined the Republican Party afterward. The earliest Whig Party in America was formed in 1776 and it was called the American Whig Party.