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Page 25
He seemed to know the especial weakness to address ; but nothing was more potent than his appeal to the constituency of the hesitating member . " I tell you , " he used to say to such as doubted , " you can make more reputation by being ...
He seemed to know the especial weakness to address ; but nothing was more potent than his appeal to the constituency of the hesitating member . " I tell you , " he used to say to such as doubted , " you can make more reputation by being ...
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Their very incongruities seemed to attract them to each other . Barton and myself were born in the same town , and for many years his star shone unrivaled as a consummate orator . Conrad came along from Philadelphia as a lecturer and ...
Their very incongruities seemed to attract them to each other . Barton and myself were born in the same town , and for many years his star shone unrivaled as a consummate orator . Conrad came along from Philadelphia as a lecturer and ...
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He seemed to have read the character , and to know the peculiarities of every leading man in Congress and the country , and would play off many an innocent joke upon them . I will not attempt to repeat what has been so often described .
He seemed to have read the character , and to know the peculiarities of every leading man in Congress and the country , and would play off many an innocent joke upon them . I will not attempt to repeat what has been so often described .
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He seemed to feel as if he had fallen into a trap . His solicitude to hear Douglas was perhaps a sort of explanation of his course . The House was divided CHANGES OF OPINION . 53 man . between admiration for 52 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
He seemed to feel as if he had fallen into a trap . His solicitude to hear Douglas was perhaps a sort of explanation of his course . The House was divided CHANGES OF OPINION . 53 man . between admiration for 52 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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Breckinridge was , in many respects , a true orator , and seemed to copy much from Clay and Crittenden . Jefferson Davis was always a capital dialectician , not strong in argument , but always stern in convictions .
Breckinridge was , in many respects , a true orator , and seemed to copy much from Clay and Crittenden . Jefferson Davis was always a capital dialectician , not strong in argument , but always stern in convictions .
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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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