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... gave way to uncontrollable tears and oaths . I always went to hear him , for there was an odd fascination about him . One night he was advertised to speak against the fugitive - slave law — a measure which roused him al- most to madness ...
... gave way to uncontrollable tears and oaths . I always went to hear him , for there was an odd fascination about him . One night he was advertised to speak against the fugitive - slave law — a measure which roused him al- most to madness ...
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... gave three fifths to other friends , and with my two fifths bought the Waverley House , in Washington . The proceeds of my moiety of the one share of Superior City realized $ 21,000 . For that I was in- debted to Stephen A. Douglas ...
... gave three fifths to other friends , and with my two fifths bought the Waverley House , in Washington . The proceeds of my moiety of the one share of Superior City realized $ 21,000 . For that I was in- debted to Stephen A. Douglas ...
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... gave no sign of his intention to join the rebel army , nobody was surprised when he was reported at Richmond , Virginia . Perhaps the most dramatic scene that ever took place in the Senate Chamber - old or new - was that between ...
... gave no sign of his intention to join the rebel army , nobody was surprised when he was reported at Richmond , Virginia . Perhaps the most dramatic scene that ever took place in the Senate Chamber - old or new - was that between ...
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... gave more than two thou- sand millions in the great battle for constitutional liberty which she led at one time , almost single - handed , against the world . Five hundred thousand men ! What then ? We have them ; they are ours ; they ...
... gave more than two thou- sand millions in the great battle for constitutional liberty which she led at one time , almost single - handed , against the world . Five hundred thousand men ! What then ? We have them ; they are ours ; they ...
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... gave great satisfaction to the vener- able ex - President . Mr. Douglas said , with the courtesy which distinguished him , looking at Mr. Adams : " I perceive the venerable gentleman from Massachusetts , before me now , nods approval of ...
... gave great satisfaction to the vener- able ex - President . Mr. Douglas said , with the courtesy which distinguished him , looking at Mr. Adams : " I perceive the venerable gentleman from Massachusetts , before me now , nods approval of ...
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