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The political events of his administration are historical . Let me say a word about the man . He was at once the kindest , most courteous , and most considerate public officer I ever knew . As President he was a model of high breeding .
The political events of his administration are historical . Let me say a word about the man . He was at once the kindest , most courteous , and most considerate public officer I ever knew . As President he was a model of high breeding .
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While I was in the midst of this struggle with the Administration of Mr. Buchanan , I visited New England to see ex - President Pierce . He was , as usual , in earnest sympathy with the extreme South ; but he received me and treated me ...
While I was in the midst of this struggle with the Administration of Mr. Buchanan , I visited New England to see ex - President Pierce . He was , as usual , in earnest sympathy with the extreme South ; but he received me and treated me ...
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... it will be at once monitor and guide to themselves , and may be of incalculable value in the crystallization of history . I remember a dinner - party at the time I lived in Washington during the administration of General Pierce ...
... it will be at once monitor and guide to themselves , and may be of incalculable value in the crystallization of history . I remember a dinner - party at the time I lived in Washington during the administration of General Pierce ...
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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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We had broken the Administration party to pieces in most of the Northern States , obliterated the pro - slavery majority in the House , and had given prospective and substantial freedom to Kansas . Our little phalanx had made a breach ...
We had broken the Administration party to pieces in most of the Northern States , obliterated the pro - slavery majority in the House , and had given prospective and substantial freedom to Kansas . Our little phalanx had made a breach ...
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| Title | Anecdotes of Public Men |
| Author | John Wien Forney |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers, 1877 |
| Original from | University of Iowa |
| Digitized | 10 Sep 2015 |
| Length | 444 pages |
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