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I. IN 1850 , after the triumph of the Compromise Measures , Henry Clay visited Philadelphia , and stayed at the American House , on Chestnut Street , opposite Independence Hall . had supported these Measures in opposition to the extreme ...
I. IN 1850 , after the triumph of the Compromise Measures , Henry Clay visited Philadelphia , and stayed at the American House , on Chestnut Street , opposite Independence Hall . had supported these Measures in opposition to the extreme ...
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... President Pierce sent for me and told me that he believed I could not be renominated , but that he was resolved , if was not , to send my name into the Senate for an important mission to one of the South American States .
... President Pierce sent for me and told me that he believed I could not be renominated , but that he was resolved , if was not , to send my name into the Senate for an important mission to one of the South American States .
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And this theory sprang from the belief that the laboring men of America are seldom true to the bright minds so often reared among them . His memorable words in reply to the haughty Hammond of South Carolina , on the 22d of March ...
And this theory sprang from the belief that the laboring men of America are seldom true to the bright minds so often reared among them . His memorable words in reply to the haughty Hammond of South Carolina , on the 22d of March ...
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He was the editor of the Philadelphia North American for a time , while I was editor of the Philadelphia Pennsylvanian , and we had many exciting controversies . The Whigs were sure that he had the best of me during the Mexican war ...
He was the editor of the Philadelphia North American for a time , while I was editor of the Philadelphia Pennsylvanian , and we had many exciting controversies . The Whigs were sure that he had the best of me during the Mexican war ...
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Mr. Benjamin Moran , the accomplished Secretary of the American Legation , kindly accompanied me , and introduced me to most of those present . One gentleman was especially cordial , Lord Frederick Cavendish , second son of the Duke of ...
Mr. Benjamin Moran , the accomplished Secretary of the American Legation , kindly accompanied me , and introduced me to most of those present . One gentleman was especially cordial , Lord Frederick Cavendish , second son of the Duke of ...
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| Title | Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1 Anecdotes of Public Men, John Wien Forney Library of American civilization |
| Author | John Wien Forney |
| Publisher | Harper, 1873 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2014 |
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