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... believe has never been forgotten by any one who heard it : " When I lived in Pittsburgh , gentlemen , " said the Doctor , " where I had the honor to vote for James G. Birney for Presi- dent in 1844 , being one of a very , very small ...
... believe has never been forgotten by any one who heard it : " When I lived in Pittsburgh , gentlemen , " said the Doctor , " where I had the honor to vote for James G. Birney for Presi- dent in 1844 , being one of a very , very small ...
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... believe my Confederate friend has held on to his interest , and I shall be glad if he is as fortunate as I was . Duluth is now the fashion , and I wish it all success , because it can not grow rich without reflecting some of its wealth ...
... believe my Confederate friend has held on to his interest , and I shall be glad if he is as fortunate as I was . Duluth is now the fashion , and I wish it all success , because it can not grow rich without reflecting some of its wealth ...
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... believe him any better . And this theory sprang from the belief that the laboring men of America are seldom true to the bright minds so often reared among them . His memorable words in reply to the haughty Hammond of South Carolina , on ...
... believe him any better . And this theory sprang from the belief that the laboring men of America are seldom true to the bright minds so often reared among them . His memorable words in reply to the haughty Hammond of South Carolina , on ...
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... believe I have now said all that I intended for the purpose of showing that the Rio del Norte was the western boundary of the republic of Texas . How far I have succeeded in establishing the position I leave to the House and the country ...
... believe I have now said all that I intended for the purpose of showing that the Rio del Norte was the western boundary of the republic of Texas . How far I have succeeded in establishing the position I leave to the House and the country ...
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... of every thing that was happy in nature and in man , would , I believe , have prolonged his life far beyond the Psalmist's age . [ May 21 , 1871. ] WILLIAM WILKINS . 87 XX . No Pennsylvania statesman is 86 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... of every thing that was happy in nature and in man , would , I believe , have prolonged his life far beyond the Psalmist's age . [ May 21 , 1871. ] WILLIAM WILKINS . 87 XX . No Pennsylvania statesman is 86 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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