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IN CONGRESS — SPEECHES IN NEW ENGLAND — SECOND SESSION —
SLAVERY TURMOIL — No OFFICE FROM TAYLOR — WHIG CANDIDATE FOR
SENATOR . . . . . . . . . . 96 CHAPTER IX . PROFESSIONAL WORK AND WAYS ...
IN CONGRESS — SPEECHES IN NEW ENGLAND — SECOND SESSION —
SLAVERY TURMOIL — No OFFICE FROM TAYLOR — WHIG CANDIDATE FOR
SENATOR . . . . . . . . . . 96 CHAPTER IX . PROFESSIONAL WORK AND WAYS ...
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... Whig , for Representative in Congress , as against Joseph Duncan , Democrat ,
who was re - elected ; for John ( " Jack " ) Armstrong for Constable ; and for
Boling Green , later his warm friend , for Magistrate . Both the last were elected .
... Whig , for Representative in Congress , as against Joseph Duncan , Democrat ,
who was re - elected ; for John ( " Jack " ) Armstrong for Constable ; and for
Boling Green , later his warm friend , for Magistrate . Both the last were elected .
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Major Stuart and Captain Lincoln canvassed the county as Whig candidates ,
making speeches and “ mixing ” with the people . No caucus nominations were
made in those days , and there were six other candidates on the same side .
Lincoln ...
Major Stuart and Captain Lincoln canvassed the county as Whig candidates ,
making speeches and “ mixing ” with the people . No caucus nominations were
made in those days , and there were six other candidates on the same side .
Lincoln ...
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Stuart was now foremost among the Whig members of the House , of which
James Semple , a Democrat , - afterward United States Senator - - was the
Speaker The State was rapidly filling up ; land speculation was bringing in
Eastern money ...
Stuart was now foremost among the Whig members of the House , of which
James Semple , a Democrat , - afterward United States Senator - - was the
Speaker The State was rapidly filling up ; land speculation was bringing in
Eastern money ...
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... and providing for their choice by the Legislature . Scarcely as yet an expert in
the legal profession , he presented himself as a candidate for State ' s Attorney in
his district against John J . Hardin , a distinguished Whig lawyer , then in office .
... and providing for their choice by the Legislature . Scarcely as yet an expert in
the legal profession , he presented himself as a candidate for State ' s Attorney in
his district against John J . Hardin , a distinguished Whig lawyer , then in office .
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| Title | Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1 Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Joseph Hartwell Barrett |
| Author | Joseph Hartwell Barrett |
| Publisher | Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2008 |
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