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... Whig candidate for the Presidency in 1844. For- rest expressed the wish to accompany us ; so we three walked over to the hotel and sent up our cards , and were quickly ad- mitted to the great man's parlor . He looked feeble and worn -he ...
... Whig candidate for the Presidency in 1844. For- rest expressed the wish to accompany us ; so we three walked over to the hotel and sent up our cards , and were quickly ad- mitted to the great man's parlor . He looked feeble and worn -he ...
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... Whigs , whom he addressed at a splendid banquet in the cele- brated Chinese Museum , on Ninth Street ... Whig papers , which re- solved to print the great man's speech entire , would be delayed till long past their usual ...
... Whigs , whom he addressed at a splendid banquet in the cele- brated Chinese Museum , on Ninth Street ... Whig papers , which re- solved to print the great man's speech entire , would be delayed till long past their usual ...
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... Whig nomination for President in 1852 . I was then Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States , and one of the editors of the Washington Union , pub- lished by that fine specimen of manhood , General Robert Arm- strong ...
... Whig nomination for President in 1852 . I was then Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States , and one of the editors of the Washington Union , pub- lished by that fine specimen of manhood , General Robert Arm- strong ...
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... Whigs and by most of the Anti - slavery Dem- ocrats now in the Republican ranks . The political events of his administration are historical . Let me say a word about the man . He was at once the kindest , most courteous , and most ...
... Whigs and by most of the Anti - slavery Dem- ocrats now in the Republican ranks . The political events of his administration are historical . Let me say a word about the man . He was at once the kindest , most courteous , and most ...
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... Whig , Barton was a Democrat ; and though frequently in con- flict , they were , the best part of their lives , devoted friends . I knew them and loved them both , and as I never shared in their temporary differences , I was always a ...
... Whig , Barton was a Democrat ; and though frequently in con- flict , they were , the best part of their lives , devoted friends . I knew them and loved them both , and as I never shared in their temporary differences , I was always a ...
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