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The other incident happened after his defeat for the Whig nomination for President in 1852 . I was then Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States , and one of the editors of the Washington Union , published by that fine ...
The other incident happened after his defeat for the Whig nomination for President in 1852 . I was then Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States , and one of the editors of the Washington Union , published by that fine ...
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On the night of the caucus , 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 ...
On the night of the caucus , 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 ...
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The rare summary of the second President of a really great family , covering nearly two generations , has not yet seen the ... Other Presidents and statesmen were not so industrious , with perhaps the possible exception of Mr. Buchanan ...
The rare summary of the second President of a really great family , covering nearly two generations , has not yet seen the ... Other Presidents and statesmen were not so industrious , with perhaps the possible exception of Mr. Buchanan ...
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In 1868 , the Republicans of Pennsylvania , by a unanimous vote , put me at the head of their delegation to the Republican National Convention , to vote for General Grant as their candidate for President . The first thing I did , after ...
In 1868 , the Republicans of Pennsylvania , by a unanimous vote , put me at the head of their delegation to the Republican National Convention , to vote for General Grant as their candidate for President . The first thing I did , after ...
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His criticism was merciless , and stung the President and his premier to the quick . Accordingly The Pennsylvanian was called upon to review his positions , which was done in three articles that bore , he thought , distinct official ear ...
His criticism was merciless , and stung the President and his premier to the quick . Accordingly The Pennsylvanian was called upon to review his positions , which was done in three articles that bore , he thought , distinct official ear ...
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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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