Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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... fact , a large concourse of the Whigs of Washington City concluded to serenade Mr. Webster at his residence on Louisi- ana Avenue . I followed the procession . It was an exquisite moonlight summer evening . The crowd was dense ; the ...
... fact , a large concourse of the Whigs of Washington City concluded to serenade Mr. Webster at his residence on Louisi- ana Avenue . I followed the procession . It was an exquisite moonlight summer evening . The crowd was dense ; the ...
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... fact the first mutterings of a far greater tem- pest . The Southern leaders of the day were not yet ready to hazard a rebellion . They were eager to conciliate Northern anti - slavery men ; and those I knew were always gentlemen in ...
... fact the first mutterings of a far greater tem- pest . The Southern leaders of the day were not yet ready to hazard a rebellion . They were eager to conciliate Northern anti - slavery men ; and those I knew were always gentlemen in ...
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... facts generally impregnable . James Buchanan was a frequent writer in my old paper , The Lancaster | Intelligencer ... fact . He was a treasure to an editor , because he possessed the rare faculty of throwing new light upon every ...
... facts generally impregnable . James Buchanan was a frequent writer in my old paper , The Lancaster | Intelligencer ... fact . He was a treasure to an editor , because he possessed the rare faculty of throwing new light upon every ...
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... fact that I could not conscien- tiously follow him in his abandonment and violation of the pledges and principles upon which alone he was chosen Chief Magistrate . I will not imitate the example set by his personal organ , the New York ...
... fact that I could not conscien- tiously follow him in his abandonment and violation of the pledges and principles upon which alone he was chosen Chief Magistrate . I will not imitate the example set by his personal organ , the New York ...
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John Wien Forney. lady friend , since deceased , called my attention to the fact that the wife of one of her best ... facts , headed the subscription , and in a few hours raised the money , paying over three hundred dollars myself . The ...
John Wien Forney. lady friend , since deceased , called my attention to the fact that the wife of one of her best ... facts , headed the subscription , and in a few hours raised the money , paying over three hundred dollars myself . The ...
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