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... to vote for James G. Birney for Presi . dent in 1844 , being one of a very , very small party , which will soon control Pennsylvania by an Andrew Jackson majority , we had a strange character among us who occasionally made DR .
... to vote for James G. Birney for Presi . dent in 1844 , being one of a very , very small party , which will soon control Pennsylvania by an Andrew Jackson majority , we had a strange character among us who occasionally made DR .
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James Buchanan was a frequent writer in my old paper , The Lancaster Intelligencer & Fournal , and in The Pennsylvanian . His diction , was cold and unsympathetic , but exact , clear , and condensed . His precise and elegant chirography ...
James Buchanan was a frequent writer in my old paper , The Lancaster Intelligencer & Fournal , and in The Pennsylvanian . His diction , was cold and unsympathetic , but exact , clear , and condensed . His precise and elegant chirography ...
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Writing of Thomas H. Benton recalls an incident that happened during the Presidency of James K. Polk , when Mr. Buchanan was Secretary of State . Colonel Benton was a sharp thorn in the side of the Administration on the Oregon question ...
Writing of Thomas H. Benton recalls an incident that happened during the Presidency of James K. Polk , when Mr. Buchanan was Secretary of State . Colonel Benton was a sharp thorn in the side of the Administration on the Oregon question ...
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James S. Jackson , of Kentucky , one of the bravest and best men I ever knew , stood at my side , and I asked him , sotto voce , to help me out . “ Remember it yourself , you infernal Black Republican , ” was his quick reply , and I ...
James S. Jackson , of Kentucky , one of the bravest and best men I ever knew , stood at my side , and I asked him , sotto voce , to help me out . “ Remember it yourself , you infernal Black Republican , ” was his quick reply , and I ...
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... I was present as Clerk of the House . At the inauguration of March 4 , 1865 , I was present as Secretary of the Senate . James Buchanan , as ex - President , heard the remarkable first message of the man who succeeded him , just as ...
... I was present as Clerk of the House . At the inauguration of March 4 , 1865 , I was present as Secretary of the Senate . James Buchanan , as ex - President , heard the remarkable first message of the man who succeeded him , just as ...
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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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