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Page 29
... speaker . He was as much the idol of his party as Barton was of ours . They seemed to " take to " each other from the first , and when Barton moved to Philadelphia and was associ- ated with Conrad in the local judiciary , they became ...
... speaker . He was as much the idol of his party as Barton was of ours . They seemed to " take to " each other from the first , and when Barton moved to Philadelphia and was associ- ated with Conrad in the local judiciary , they became ...
Page 32
... Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States , though not so long as that of 1855-56 , when General Banks was chosen , was equally exciting ; and when ex - Governor William Pennington , of New Jersey , was de- clared ...
... Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States , though not so long as that of 1855-56 , when General Banks was chosen , was equally exciting ; and when ex - Governor William Pennington , of New Jersey , was de- clared ...
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... Speaker , " said Stevens , " I do not rise to object , but to suggest that the honorable member need not ask this favor , for he can easily pair off with himself . " He was charitable , but never ostentatiously so . " Oh , sir ! " said ...
... Speaker , " said Stevens , " I do not rise to object , but to suggest that the honorable member need not ask this favor , for he can easily pair off with himself . " He was charitable , but never ostentatiously so . " Oh , sir ! " said ...
Page 56
... speakers , and the best speakers are not always the most thoughtful men . A calm , conversational style necessitates logic or an attempt in that direction , and leaves reason a clearer , because less exciting , field to combat with ...
... speakers , and the best speakers are not always the most thoughtful men . A calm , conversational style necessitates logic or an attempt in that direction , and leaves reason a clearer , because less exciting , field to combat with ...
Page 57
... speakers . Thomas H. Bayley , with his gold spectacles and ambrosial locks , and his Southern idiom , a compound of the negro and the scholar ; Charles James Faulkner , with his pleasant , smile , dandy dress , and flowing phrases ...
... speakers . Thomas H. Bayley , with his gold spectacles and ambrosial locks , and his Southern idiom , a compound of the negro and the scholar ; Charles James Faulkner , with his pleasant , smile , dandy dress , and flowing phrases ...
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