Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 85
Page 10
I never met Daniel Webster , as was natural on account of my connection with the Democratic party , but I often recall two incidents in connection with him . It was , I think , about the time Robert J. Walker's tariff of 1846 was passed ...
I never met Daniel Webster , as was natural on account of my connection with the Democratic party , but I often recall two incidents in connection with him . It was , I think , about the time Robert J. Walker's tariff of 1846 was passed ...
Page 12
My friends , and none more than Mr. Forrest himself , knew the motive that prompted me ; but I have never stopped to explain it . That letter was seized upon by the Southern leaders , who knew my settled determination to resist the ...
My friends , and none more than Mr. Forrest himself , knew the motive that prompted me ; but I have never stopped to explain it . That letter was seized upon by the Southern leaders , who knew my settled determination to resist the ...
Page 16
That opened the ball , and , nothing loth , he answered with a story I can never forget ; a story which I believe has never been forgotten by any one who heard it : “ When I lived in Pittsburgh , gentlemen , " said the Doctor , “ where ...
That opened the ball , and , nothing loth , he answered with a story I can never forget ; a story which I believe has never been forgotten by any one who heard it : “ When I lived in Pittsburgh , gentlemen , " said the Doctor , “ where ...
Page 19
I knew nothing of the location , had never been there , had no money of my own , but I saw Judge Douglas was in earnest and wanted to serve me , and when he left , I borrowed the $ 2500 , bought a share , divided it with the Southern ...
I knew nothing of the location , had never been there , had no money of my own , but I saw Judge Douglas was in earnest and wanted to serve me , and when he left , I borrowed the $ 2500 , bought a share , divided it with the Southern ...
Page 23
But he never fell into their habits of dissipation , and perhaps his unbroken command over them ... The foreman of a fire - company and the keeper of a saloon , he never lost his dignity , but would retire to his books whenever he had a ...
But he never fell into their habits of dissipation , and perhaps his unbroken command over them ... The foreman of a fire - company and the keeper of a saloon , he never lost his dignity , but would retire to his books whenever he had a ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adams Administration American Andrew asked Baltimore believe better body Buchanan called candidate carried character chief Clay close Congress course Democratic died Douglas early elected face fact father followed forget gave George give Government hand heard heart Henry honor hope hour House hundred interesting Jackson James Jefferson John Kentucky known leaders Lincoln living look manners March memory months nature never North once party passed Pennsylvania perhaps Philadelphia political present President question remember Representative Republican Secretary seemed Senator sent side slave slavery soon South speech story Street thing thought thousand tion took Union United visited vote Washington Whig whole write York young
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |