Anecdotes of Public Men |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 46
Page 12
... 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 . Receptive , cordial ...
... 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 . Receptive , cordial ...
Page 13
... 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 like a brother , and the day I spent with him lives ...
... 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 like a brother , and the day I spent with him lives ...
Page 15
... administration of General Pierce , which requires no diary to keep fresh in my heart . It took place at my residence , and in the house now known as the Waverley , on Eighth Street , back of The Chronicle office , where I resided up to ...
... administration of General Pierce , which requires no diary to keep fresh in my heart . It took place at my residence , and in the house now known as the Waverley , on Eighth Street , back of The Chronicle office , where I resided up to ...
Page 22
... 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 positions , which was done in three articles that ...
... 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 positions , which was done in three articles that ...
Page 28
... Administration . He himself postponed the duel till the ballots were cast , and then he passed to his death . But that death saved California to the Union . The traitors who tried to hand her over to the rebellion were baffled by the up ...
... Administration . He himself postponed the duel till the ballots were cast , and then he passed to his death . But that death saved California to the Union . The traitors who tried to hand her over to the rebellion were baffled by the up ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abraham Lincoln Administration American Andrew Johnson anecdotes Baltimore beautiful Breckinridge Buren called candidate career Carolina character Charles cheers chief Clerk delighted Democratic died Douglas elected father followed forget Forrest gentleman George Government Governor grave hand heard heart Henry Clay honor Horace Binney Horace Greeley House hundred Jackson James Buchanan Jefferson Jefferson Davis John Quincy Adams justice Kansas Kentucky knew ladies lawyer leaders letter Lincoln living manners Massachusetts memory ment never North orator party patriot Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pierre Soulé political Polk present President railroad rebellion recollect remember reply Republican Robert Rufus Choate seat Secretary Senator in Congress slave slavery South Southern Speaker speech statesman story Street Thaddeus Stevens theatre thing thousand tion took Union United Virginia vote Washington Webster Whig William words wrote York young
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |