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... fathers . Other Presidents and statesmen were not so industrious , with perhaps the possible exception of Mr. Buchanan , whose biography has not appeared , owing to unexpected events . When it is published , we have his own pledge that ...
... fathers . Other Presidents and statesmen were not so industrious , with perhaps the possible exception of Mr. Buchanan , whose biography has not appeared , owing to unexpected events . When it is published , we have his own pledge that ...
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... Father of his Country . 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 legisla- tion . He had none of the ...
... Father of his Country . 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 legisla- tion . He had none of the ...
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... father's talent and to see his handiwork . " I left the scenes of my youth and manhood for the ' Far West ' because I was tired of the struggles and jealousies of men of my class , who could not understand why one of their fellows ...
... father's talent and to see his handiwork . " I left the scenes of my youth and manhood for the ' Far West ' because I was tired of the struggles and jealousies of men of my class , who could not understand why one of their fellows ...
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... fathers saw in the dim vision of years yet to come , and such as would have been ours now , to - day , if it had not been for the treason for which the Sen- ator too often seeks to apologize . " JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE . 47 An amusing ...
... fathers saw in the dim vision of years yet to come , and such as would have been ours now , to - day , if it had not been for the treason for which the Sen- ator too often seeks to apologize . " JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE . 47 An amusing ...
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... fathers . And there also were many yet living , like Andrew Johnson , of Ten- nessee , Stevens and Toombs , of ... father - God in the same year , and only a few months apart . How bitter these Whigs and Democrats were ! How angry ...
... fathers . And there also were many yet living , like Andrew Johnson , of Ten- nessee , Stevens and Toombs , of ... father - God in the same year , and only a few months apart . How bitter these Whigs and Democrats were ! How angry ...
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