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As I had supported these Measures in opposition to the extreme followers of the Southern Democrats , in the columns of The Pennsylvanian , I felt anxious to call on Mr. Clay , the leader of that his last great work .
As I had supported these Measures in opposition to the extreme followers of the Southern Democrats , in the columns of The Pennsylvanian , I felt anxious to call on Mr. Clay , the leader of that his last great work .
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I walked to my editorial den and wrote a leader on the scene , so full of the emptiness of human ambition and the ingratitude ... It was my misfortune to differ from the Southern leaders at an early day , and they resolved to defeat my ...
I walked to my editorial den and wrote a leader on the scene , so full of the emptiness of human ambition and the ingratitude ... It was my misfortune to differ from the Southern leaders at an early day , and they resolved to defeat my ...
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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 , though we ...
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 , though we ...
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The Southern leaders of the day were not yet ready to hazard a rebellion . They were eager to conciliate Northern anti - slavery men ; and those I knew were always gentlemen in social life . This was especially so with Slidell ...
The Southern leaders of the day were not yet ready to hazard a rebellion . They were eager to conciliate Northern anti - slavery men ; and those I knew were always gentlemen in social life . This was especially so with Slidell ...
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Of these he became the early and imperious leader - a leader blindly followed and blindly obeyed . But he never fell into their habits of dissipation , and perhaps his unbroken command ...
Of these he became the early and imperious leader - a leader blindly followed and blindly obeyed . But he never fell into their habits of dissipation , and perhaps his unbroken command ...
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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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