Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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Page 11
... Baltimore Whig National Convention , though ineffectual to prevent the foreordained selection of the brave but vain - glo- rious Scott , had gone to the hearts of the people , adding not only to the grief of Mr. Webster's friends , but ...
... Baltimore Whig National Convention , though ineffectual to prevent the foreordained selection of the brave but vain - glo- rious Scott , had gone to the hearts of the people , adding not only to the grief of Mr. Webster's friends , but ...
Page 80
... Baltimore Convention in 1852 , which he attended as a delegate from Massachusetts , and that from that hour his allegiance to his favorite party began to weaken , until 1856 , when he took ground in favor of James Buchanan in his ...
... Baltimore Convention in 1852 , which he attended as a delegate from Massachusetts , and that from that hour his allegiance to his favorite party began to weaken , until 1856 , when he took ground in favor of James Buchanan in his ...
Page 108
... Baltimore Sun. A versatile genius , of enormous energy and inexhaustible resources - a linguist , an orator , a conversa- tionalist , a writer with few rivals in his day and time — he was a knight of the Free Lance , mingling with all ...
... Baltimore Sun. A versatile genius , of enormous energy and inexhaustible resources - a linguist , an orator , a conversa- tionalist , a writer with few rivals in his day and time — he was a knight of the Free Lance , mingling with all ...
Page 123
... Baltimore , the men of Massachusetts , on their way to the defense of the Capital of the Union ? Who commenced the conflict by firing upon the starving garrison of Sumter , and striking down the banner of the Union which floated over ...
... Baltimore , the men of Massachusetts , on their way to the defense of the Capital of the Union ? Who commenced the conflict by firing upon the starving garrison of Sumter , and striking down the banner of the Union which floated over ...
Page 158
... Baltimore , and his own characteristic firmness and self - reliance . At noon on the 18th of April , 1861 , he bought a ticket at Washington for Baltimore , and arriving there , entered his full name on the books of Barnum's Hotel ...
... Baltimore , and his own characteristic firmness and self - reliance . At noon on the 18th of April , 1861 , he bought a ticket at Washington for Baltimore , and arriving there , entered his full name on the books of Barnum's Hotel ...
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