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... elected him . There were present some twenty of the leaders of the Democratic party , North and South , among them Mr. Slidell , Mr. Breckinridge , and I think Mr. Douglas . One of my guests was Dr. William Elder , my friend at that day ...
... elected him . There were present some twenty of the leaders of the Democratic party , North and South , among them Mr. Slidell , Mr. Breckinridge , and I think Mr. Douglas . One of my guests was Dr. William Elder , my friend at that day ...
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... elected , be true to the great work of justice to Kansas ; that he would check the design of forcing slavery into ... elected by them to high and honorable positions . He was a useful member of the convention that adopted the first ...
... elected , be true to the great work of justice to Kansas ; that he would check the design of forcing slavery into ... elected by them to high and honorable positions . He was a useful member of the convention that adopted the first ...
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... elected himself to the United States Sen- ate he also magnanimously elected his adversary , Dr. W. M. Gwin , for the short term . But he was not long in Washington before he realized that the new President was his foe , and that the ...
... elected himself to the United States Sen- ate he also magnanimously elected his adversary , Dr. W. M. Gwin , for the short term . But he was not long in Washington before he realized that the new President was his foe , and that the ...
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... elect a Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States , though not so long as that of 1855-56 , when ... elected Senator from Illinois in spite of " my Lord Cardinal ; " Broderick had been killed in the previous September ...
... elect a Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States , though not so long as that of 1855-56 , when ... elected Senator from Illinois in spite of " my Lord Cardinal ; " Broderick had been killed in the previous September ...
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... elected to Congress from his State as a Union man in 1861 , and before the expiration of his term raised a regiment of Kentucky volunteers , and was killed in the battle of Perryville in 1862. Mr. Lincoln had just made him a briga- dier ...
... elected to Congress from his State as a Union man in 1861 , and before the expiration of his term raised a regiment of Kentucky volunteers , and was killed in the battle of Perryville in 1862. Mr. Lincoln had just made him a briga- dier ...
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