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My own mind was far from clear as to the justice of the course of my party in regard to Kansas , and I made no concealment of my doubts . The angry protests of the North against that contemplated villainy were being heard in the ...
My own mind was far from clear as to the justice of the course of my party in regard to Kansas , and I made no concealment of my doubts . The angry protests of the North against that contemplated villainy were being heard in the ...
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He had an inspiration for land , and he delighted to tell his friends what his country must be in the course of years , if our wilderness were opened up by wise and generous legislation . He had none of the small arts that would dwarf ...
He had an inspiration for land , and he delighted to tell his friends what his country must be in the course of years , if our wilderness were opened up by wise and generous legislation . He had none of the small arts that would dwarf ...
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It is said that he is aosy receiving more money for legal services than any man in his profession . Of course his labors are heavy , but he lightens then by his calm and cheerO . ful philosophy , his cultivated literary tastes , and his ...
It is said that he is aosy receiving more money for legal services than any man in his profession . Of course his labors are heavy , but he lightens then by his calm and cheerO . ful philosophy , his cultivated literary tastes , and his ...
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In the present condition of politics I have preferred to let events take their course , so far as I am concerned , maintaining the position I have held for the last two years of uncompromising hostility to the proscriptive and shameless ...
In the present condition of politics I have preferred to let events take their course , so far as I am concerned , maintaining the position I have held for the last two years of uncompromising hostility to the proscriptive and shameless ...
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A member of the House who was known for his uncertain course on all questions , and who often confessed that he never fully investigated a mooted point without finding himself a neutral , asked for leave of absence .
A member of the House who was known for his uncertain course on all questions , and who often confessed that he never fully investigated a mooted point without finding himself a neutral , asked for leave of absence .
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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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