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... honor to vote for James G. Birney for President in 1844 , being one of a very , very small party , which will soon control Pennsylvania by an Andrew Jackson majority , we had a strange character among us who occasionally made DR .
... honor to vote for James G. Birney for President in 1844 , being one of a very , very small party , which will soon control Pennsylvania by an Andrew Jackson majority , we had a strange character among us who occasionally made DR .
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John W. Geary and Robert J. Walker had followed the example of Andrew H. Reeder , and had given their experience as governors of Kansas in fearless scorn of the frauds of the slaveholder . On the cold Friday referred to , February 3 ...
John W. Geary and Robert J. Walker had followed the example of Andrew H. Reeder , and had given their experience as governors of Kansas in fearless scorn of the frauds of the slaveholder . On the cold Friday referred to , February 3 ...
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The scene in the Senate of the United States on the 4th of March 1865 , when Andrew Johnson was sworn in as Vice - President , has too often been painted to be set out into daylight again . Let it rest . I refer to it now only to relate ...
The scene in the Senate of the United States on the 4th of March 1865 , when Andrew Johnson was sworn in as Vice - President , has too often been painted to be set out into daylight again . Let it rest . I refer to it now only to relate ...
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Andrew Johnson reiterated his determination to stand by the flag to the last . Carlile , of West Virginia , would vote for force to put down the rebel foe . It was in the midst of this feeling that Breckinridge rose to 6 SENATOR E. D. ...
Andrew Johnson reiterated his determination to stand by the flag to the last . Carlile , of West Virginia , would vote for force to put down the rebel foe . It was in the midst of this feeling that Breckinridge rose to 6 SENATOR E. D. ...
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And there also were many yet living , like Andrew Johnson , of Tennessee , Stevens and Toombs , of Georgia — these two last among the most active of the moderate men of that period ; Whigs as earnest as young Delano and Schenck ...
And there also were many yet living , like Andrew Johnson , of Tennessee , Stevens and Toombs , of Georgia — these two last among the most active of the moderate men of that period ; Whigs as earnest as young Delano and Schenck ...
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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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