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... 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 , when we closely agree in opposing it . I had met him on a former visit to Philadelphia , and ...
... 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 , when we closely agree in opposing it . I had met him on a former visit to Philadelphia , and ...
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... Douglas resembled the Father of his Country . He had an inspiration for land , and he delighted to tell his friends ... Douglas died too soon , for many reasons , and chiefly because , had he lived , he would have enjoyed the ripe ...
... Douglas resembled the Father of his Country . He had an inspiration for land , and he delighted to tell his friends ... Douglas died too soon , for many reasons , and chiefly because , had he lived , he would have enjoyed the ripe ...
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... Douglas came to me one day in 1853 , and said , looking up at the map , " How would you like to buy a share in Superior City , at Fond du Lac , the head of Lake Superior ? " and , before ... Douglas - God bless him ! STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. ...
... Douglas came to me one day in 1853 , and said , looking up at the map , " How would you like to buy a share in Superior City , at Fond du Lac , the head of Lake Superior ? " and , before ... Douglas - God bless him ! STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. ...
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... Douglas , on the shore of Lake Michigan ; the next to visit the massive buildings of the Illinois Central Railroad Company , the enterprise which he alone carried through Congress . The monument was not complete , but the palatial ...
... Douglas , on the shore of Lake Michigan ; the next to visit the massive buildings of the Illinois Central Railroad Company , the enterprise which he alone carried through Congress . The monument was not complete , but the palatial ...
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... Douglas wrote little , but suggested much . His mind teemed with " points . " I never spent an hour with him which did not furnish me with new ideas . He grasped and understood most questions thoroughly . When he read was always a ...
... Douglas wrote little , but suggested much . His mind teemed with " points . " I never spent an hour with him which did not furnish me with new ideas . He grasped and understood most questions thoroughly . When he read was always a ...
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