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Page 40
At the close of his first eight years in Congress , and at the end of his Speakership of the House , I sat with him in his official room at the Capitol , and heard his eloquent declaration that he would make war upon these men ...
At the close of his first eight years in Congress , and at the end of his Speakership of the House , I sat with him in his official room at the Capitol , and heard his eloquent declaration that he would make war upon these men ...
Page 42
He was made a Senator in Congress from Kentucky when the Buchanan régime expired , taking his seat on the very day that his venerable chief retired to Wheatland ; and he remained a Senator in Congress till the close of the called ...
He was made a Senator in Congress from Kentucky when the Buchanan régime expired , taking his seat on the very day that his venerable chief retired to Wheatland ; and he remained a Senator in Congress till the close of the called ...
Page 47
The contrast between the prophets , living and dead , is useful , and does not seem to have been lost upon the survivor , Mr. Breckinridge , if we may judge by his deportment since the close of the war , and by the following words ...
The contrast between the prophets , living and dead , is useful , and does not seem to have been lost upon the survivor , Mr. Breckinridge , if we may judge by his deportment since the close of the war , and by the following words ...
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As my relations to Mr. Buchanan were close and intimate , and my preferences rather for Francis R. Shunk — the great rival of Mr. Muhlenberg - it was thought that my visit to the Berks County statesman would do much to control the ...
As my relations to Mr. Buchanan were close and intimate , and my preferences rather for Francis R. Shunk — the great rival of Mr. Muhlenberg - it was thought that my visit to the Berks County statesman would do much to control the ...
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... Close keep them in the memory of the brain : Things , dates , and facts , whate'er we knowledge call , There is the common ledger of them all ; And images on this cold surface traced Make slight impression and are soon effaced .
... Close keep them in the memory of the brain : Things , dates , and facts , whate'er we knowledge call , There is the common ledger of them all ; And images on this cold surface traced Make slight impression and are soon effaced .
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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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