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Every body knew that Mr. Webster keenly felt his rejection by the party he had so honored and served . The brilliant effort of Rufus Choate to make him the candidate in the Baltimore Whig National Convention , though ineffectual to ...
Every body knew that Mr. Webster keenly felt his rejection by the party he had so honored and served . The brilliant effort of Rufus Choate to make him the candidate in the Baltimore Whig National Convention , though ineffectual to ...
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He was a useful member of the convention that adopted the first California constitution , and was two years in the State Senate , and president of that body . In 1856 he was elected a Senator in Congress for six years from the 4th of ...
He was a useful member of the convention that adopted the first California constitution , and was two years in the State Senate , and president of that body . In 1856 he was elected a Senator in Congress for six years from the 4th of ...
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... when General Banks was chosen , was equally exciting ; and when ex - Governor William Pennington , of New Jersey , was declared presiding officer of that body on the ist , the next point of interest was the choice of a Clerk .
... when General Banks was chosen , was equally exciting ; and when ex - Governor William Pennington , of New Jersey , was declared presiding officer of that body on the ist , the next point of interest was the choice of a Clerk .
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... I had it in my re - election to the Clerkship of the House in 1853 , in the unanimous indorsement of my conduct by members of all parties of that body after I had presided over the deliberations of the House in the stormy struggle ...
... I had it in my re - election to the Clerkship of the House in 1853 , in the unanimous indorsement of my conduct by members of all parties of that body after I had presided over the deliberations of the House in the stormy struggle ...
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To the surprise of every body however , except , perhaps , the Cabinet , Mr. Lincoln did not consume five minutes in repeating it . As soon as the people outside saw that he was done , loud cries were raised for Johnson , upon which we ...
To the surprise of every body however , except , perhaps , the Cabinet , Mr. Lincoln did not consume five minutes in repeating it . As soon as the people outside saw that he was done , loud cries were raised for Johnson , upon which we ...
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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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