He owned the Register for nine years , at first in support of the Whigs , then shifting to the Republican Party after its founding in the 1850s .
At 19 Colfax became the editor of the pro-Whig South Bend Free Press .
He owned the Register for nine years , at first in support of the Whigs , then shifting to the Republican Party after Colfax 's founding in the 1850s .
At 19 Colfax became the editor of the pro-Whig South Bend Free Press .