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ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN ol BY JOHN W. FORNEY WHILE HE WAS CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SECRETARY OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY UNION ) FROM 1851 TO 1855 ...
ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN ol BY JOHN W. FORNEY WHILE HE WAS CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SECRETARY OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY UNION ) FROM 1851 TO 1855 ...
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It was , I think , about the time Robert J. Walker's tariff of 1846 was passed that he came to Philadelphia , and stopped at Hartwell's Washington House , on Chestnut Street , above Seventh , the guest of the Whigs , whom he addressed ...
It was , I think , about the time Robert J. Walker's tariff of 1846 was passed that he came to Philadelphia , and stopped at Hartwell's Washington House , on Chestnut Street , above Seventh , the guest of the Whigs , whom he addressed ...
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It was my misfortune to differ from the Southern leaders at an early day , and they resolved to defeat my reelection as Clerk of the House . My mistaken “ Forrest Letter ” was made their pretext . I say mistaken , for , though I wrote ...
It was my misfortune to differ from the Southern leaders at an early day , and they resolved to defeat my reelection as Clerk of the House . My mistaken “ Forrest Letter ” was made their pretext . I say mistaken , for , though I wrote ...
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... with the Southern gentleman referred to , who honorably paid his $ 1250 ; and after cutting my share into five parts , sold and gave three fifths to other friends , and with my two fifths bought the Waverley House , in Washington .
... with the Southern gentleman referred to , who honorably paid his $ 1250 ; and after cutting my share into five parts , sold and gave three fifths to other friends , and with my two fifths bought the Waverley House , in Washington .
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We had broken the Administration party to pieces in most of the Northern States , obliterated the pro - slavery majority in the House , and had given prospective and substantial freedom to Kansas . Our little phalanx had made a breach ...
We had broken the Administration party to pieces in most of the Northern States , obliterated the pro - slavery majority in the House , and had given prospective and substantial freedom to Kansas . Our little phalanx had made a breach ...
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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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