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... leader of that his last great work . Ex - Mayor John Swift , who is still liv- ing in Philadelphia , in the 84th year of his age , dropped in at my editorial rooms the morning after Mr. Clay's arrival , in com- pany with my esteemed ...
... leader of that his last great work . Ex - Mayor John Swift , who is still liv- ing in Philadelphia , in the 84th year of his age , dropped in at my editorial rooms the morning after Mr. Clay's arrival , in com- pany with my esteemed ...
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... leaders at an early day , and they resolved to defeat my re- election as Clerk of the House . My mistaken " Forrest Letter " was made their pretext . I say mistaken , for , though I wrote it with the most honest purpose , I did not ...
... leaders at an early day , and they resolved to defeat my re- election as Clerk of the House . My mistaken " Forrest Letter " was made their pretext . I say mistaken , for , though I wrote it with the most honest purpose , I did not ...
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... 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 , though we differed widely about slavery , just as ...
... 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 , though we differed widely about slavery , just as ...
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... leaders knew that meant something more than hostility to foreigners and Catho- lics , and was in fact the first mutterings of a far greater tem- pest . The Southern leaders of the day were not yet ready to hazard a rebellion . They were ...
... leaders knew that meant something more than hostility to foreigners and Catho- lics , and was in fact the first mutterings of a far greater tem- pest . The Southern leaders of the day were not yet ready to hazard a rebellion . They were ...
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... leader a leader blindly followed and blindly obeyed . But he never fell into their habits of dissipation , and perhaps his un- broken command over them resulted from his silent and sober nature . The foreman of a fire - company and the ...
... leader a leader blindly followed and blindly obeyed . But he never fell into their habits of dissipation , and perhaps his un- broken command over them resulted from his silent and sober nature . The foreman of a fire - company and the ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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