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... Democrats , in the columns of The Pennsylvanian , I felt anxious to call on Mr. Clay , the leader of that his last great work . Ex - Mayor John Swift , who is still liv- ing in Philadelphia , in the 84th year of his age , dropped in at ...
... Democrats , in the columns of The Pennsylvanian , I felt anxious to call on Mr. Clay , the leader of that his last great work . Ex - Mayor John Swift , who is still liv- ing in Philadelphia , in the 84th year of his age , dropped in at ...
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... Democratic party , but I often recall two incidents in connection with him . It was , I think , about the time Robert J. Walker's tariff of 1846 was passed that he came to Philadelphia , and stopped at Hartwell's Washington House , on ...
... Democratic party , but I often recall two incidents in connection with him . It was , I think , about the time Robert J. Walker's tariff of 1846 was passed that he came to Philadelphia , and stopped at Hartwell's Washington House , on ...
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... Democrats were delighted — the Whigs furious , especially Mr. Greeley , of The Tribune , who had come over to hear Mr. Webster , and who bought several copies of the old speech , thinking it the new one . But Mr. Webster enjoyed it ...
... Democrats were delighted — the Whigs furious , especially Mr. Greeley , of The Tribune , who had come over to hear Mr. Webster , and who bought several copies of the old speech , thinking it the new one . But Mr. Webster enjoyed it ...
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... Democratic press was denouncing Reeder and applauding his removal , President Pierce did not ask me to join in the crusade against my friend , and the Washington Union , of which I was then the editor , con- tained no line from my pen ...
... Democratic press was denouncing Reeder and applauding his removal , President Pierce did not ask me to join in the crusade against my friend , and the Washington Union , of which I was then the editor , con- tained no line from my pen ...
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... Democratic party , North and South , among them Mr. Slidell , Mr. Breckinridge , and I think Mr. Douglas . One of my guests was Dr. William Elder , my friend at that day , though we differed widely about slavery , just as he is to - day ...
... Democratic party , North and South , among them Mr. Slidell , Mr. Breckinridge , and I think Mr. Douglas . One of my guests was Dr. William Elder , my friend at that day , though we differed widely about slavery , just as he is to - day ...
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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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