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... North and South , among them Mr. Slidell , Mr. Breckinridge , and I think Mr. Douglas . One of my guests was Dr. William Elder , my friend at that day , though we differed widely about slavery , just as he is to - day , when we closely ...
... North and South , among them Mr. Slidell , Mr. Breckinridge , and I think Mr. Douglas . One of my guests was Dr. William Elder , my friend at that day , though we differed widely about slavery , just as he is to - day , when we closely ...
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... North against that contem- plated villainy were being heard in the elections . The De- mocracy had just been unhorsed , right and left , North and South , by the Know - Nothing storm , and the old leaders knew that meant something more ...
... North against that contem- plated villainy were being heard in the elections . The De- mocracy had just been unhorsed , right and left , North and South , by the Know - Nothing storm , and the old leaders knew that meant something more ...
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... North Pacific Railroad . I suspect that the Civilizer and Christianizer Jay Cooke , who pioneers this mighty work , was nearly as poor a man as I was when Stephen A. Douglas came to me one day in 1853 , and said , looking up at the map ...
... North Pacific Railroad . I suspect that the Civilizer and Christianizer Jay Cooke , who pioneers this mighty work , was nearly as poor a man as I was when Stephen A. Douglas came to me one day in 1853 , and said , looking up at the map ...
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... North as the " mudsills " of society , illustrate this theory . Mr. Broderick said : “ I , sir , am glad that the Senator has spoken thus . It may have the effect of arousing in the working men that spirit that has been lying dormant ...
... North as the " mudsills " of society , illustrate this theory . Mr. Broderick said : “ I , sir , am glad that the Senator has spoken thus . It may have the effect of arousing in the working men that spirit that has been lying dormant ...
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... North Amer- ican for a time , while I was editor of the Philadelphia Pennsyl- vanian , and we had many exciting controversies . The Whigs were sure that he had the best of me during the Mexican war , and the Democrats were as sure I had ...
... North Amer- ican for a time , while I was editor of the Philadelphia Pennsyl- vanian , and we had many exciting controversies . The Whigs were sure that he had the best of me during the Mexican war , and the Democrats were as sure I had ...
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