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I had met him on former visit to Philadelphia , and invited him to come to Washington and sojourn under my roof . He came on the evening before the party in question , somewhat to the consternation of those.
I had met him on former visit to Philadelphia , and invited him to come to Washington and sojourn under my roof . He came on the evening before the party in question , somewhat to the consternation of those.
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party in question , somewhat to the consternation of those of my family who knew his pronounced abolitionism , and the equally pronounced pro - slavery views of those who were to dine with me next day . But there was no help for it ...
party in question , somewhat to the consternation of those of my family who knew his pronounced abolitionism , and the equally pronounced pro - slavery views of those who were to dine with me next day . But there was no help for it ...
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... than one with a pale cheek and moistened eye ; and though they did not say they agreed with the eloquent Doctor , I saw that they respected him for the candor and warmth with which he had replied to their equally candid question .
... than one with a pale cheek and moistened eye ; and though they did not say they agreed with the eloquent Doctor , I saw that they respected him for the candor and warmth with which he had replied to their equally candid question .
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He grasped and understood most questions thoroughly . When he read was always a mystery . Social to a degree , dining out almost daily when not entertaining his friends at his own hospitable home , visiting strangers at their hotels ...
He grasped and understood most questions thoroughly . When he read was always a mystery . Social to a degree , dining out almost daily when not entertaining his friends at his own hospitable home , visiting strangers at their hotels ...
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Colonel Benton was a sharp thorn in the side of the Administration on the Oregon question . His criticism was merciless , and stung the President and his premier to the quick . Accordingly The Pennsylvanian was called upon to review his ...
Colonel Benton was a sharp thorn in the side of the Administration on the Oregon question . His criticism was merciless , and stung the President and his premier to the quick . Accordingly The Pennsylvanian was called upon to review his ...
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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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