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... were ahead of their time . Stephen A. Douglas died too soon , for many reasons , and chiefly because , had he lived , he would have enjoyed the ripe STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS . 19 fulfillment of many of his 18 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... were ahead of their time . Stephen A. Douglas died too soon , for many reasons , and chiefly because , had he lived , he would have enjoyed the ripe STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS . 19 fulfillment of many of his 18 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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... died the 10th of April , 1858 . [ February 4 , 1871. ] ས . DAVID C. BRODERICK , of California , was in some respects a re- markable character . Born in the District of Columbia in 1818 , and killed in a duel in September of 1859 , his ...
... died the 10th of April , 1858 . [ February 4 , 1871. ] ས . DAVID C. BRODERICK , of California , was in some respects a re- markable character . Born in the District of Columbia in 1818 , and killed in a duel in September of 1859 , his ...
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... died from a wound received at the hands of the pro- slavery Democrat leader , David S. Terry , who was living at the last accounts in the State of Nevada . The Democrats carried the election on the 7th , and the heroic Broderick died on ...
... died from a wound received at the hands of the pro- slavery Democrat leader , David S. Terry , who was living at the last accounts in the State of Nevada . The Democrats carried the election on the 7th , and the heroic Broderick died on ...
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... died all too early , for their gifts were precious indeed , and deserved to be enjoyed for a long time alike by themselves and their country . Conrad lived until 1858 , when he was forty - eight years old ; and Barton is supposed to ...
... died all too early , for their gifts were precious indeed , and deserved to be enjoyed for a long time alike by themselves and their country . Conrad lived until 1858 , when he was forty - eight years old ; and Barton is supposed to ...
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... died too soon . Nature had been prodigal of her gifts to Jackson . To a face of singular , almost feminine beauty , was added the graceful form of an athlete and the manners of a Chesterfield . He took the right side in a commu- nity ...
... died too soon . Nature had been prodigal of her gifts to Jackson . To a face of singular , almost feminine beauty , was added the graceful form of an athlete and the manners of a Chesterfield . He took the right side in a commu- nity ...
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