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... Henry Clay . " He dearly loved to stretch himself out on the grass beneath the shadow of some great tree and pore over his book . During the long evenings he would lie at full length on the floor beside the great fireplace and read ...
... Henry Clay . " He dearly loved to stretch himself out on the grass beneath the shadow of some great tree and pore over his book . During the long evenings he would lie at full length on the floor beside the great fireplace and read ...
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... Henry Clay , many of which he committed to mem- ory . His father was a Democrat and he had natur- ally inclined in that direction , but now he became an ardent admirer of the Kentucky statesman and a de- termined and persistent Whig ...
... Henry Clay , many of which he committed to mem- ory . His father was a Democrat and he had natur- ally inclined in that direction , but now he became an ardent admirer of the Kentucky statesman and a de- termined and persistent Whig ...
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... Henry Clay . But in local elections , national politics were scarcely considered . In Sanga- mon County , the great local issue pertained to the navigation of the Sangamon River , and the candidate who entertained the most radical views ...
... Henry Clay . But in local elections , national politics were scarcely considered . In Sanga- mon County , the great local issue pertained to the navigation of the Sangamon River , and the candidate who entertained the most radical views ...
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... Henry Clay , the idol of the Whig party , was defeated , and James K. Polk was elected , almost as much to the surprise of the Democrats , as to the Whigs . Lincoln , being considered the Whig leader in Illi- nois , was placed at the ...
... Henry Clay , the idol of the Whig party , was defeated , and James K. Polk was elected , almost as much to the surprise of the Democrats , as to the Whigs . Lincoln , being considered the Whig leader in Illi- nois , was placed at the ...
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... Henry Clay . This , no doubt , was due in part to the biography which he had so eagerly read in his childhood , since which time he had been a constant worshiper at the altar of the Southern sage . Hence he entered into the campaign ...
... Henry Clay . This , no doubt , was due in part to the biography which he had so eagerly read in his childhood , since which time he had been a constant worshiper at the altar of the Southern sage . Hence he entered into the campaign ...
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