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Page 25
... seemed to know the especial weakness to address ; but nothing was more potent than his appeal to the constituency of the hesitating member . " I tell you , ” he used to say to such as doubted , " you can make more reputa- tion by being ...
... seemed to know the especial weakness to address ; but nothing was more potent than his appeal to the constituency of the hesitating member . " I tell you , ” he used to say to such as doubted , " you can make more reputa- tion by being ...
Page 29
... seemed to attract them to each other . Barton and myself were born in the same town , and for many years his star shone unrivaled as a consummate orator . Conrad came along from Philadelphia as a lecturer and Whig speaker . He was as ...
... seemed to attract them to each other . Barton and myself were born in the same town , and for many years his star shone unrivaled as a consummate orator . Conrad came along from Philadelphia as a lecturer and Whig speaker . He was as ...
Page 39
... seemed to have read the character , and to know the peculiarities of every leading man in Congress and the country , and would play off many an innocent joke upon them . I will not attempt to repeat what has been so often described ...
... seemed to have read the character , and to know the peculiarities of every leading man in Congress and the country , and would play off many an innocent joke upon them . I will not attempt to repeat what has been so often described ...
Page 52
... seemed to feel as if he had fallen into a trap . His solicitude to hear Douglas was perhaps a sort of explanation of his course . The House was divided CHANGES OF OPINION . 53 between admiration for the new 52 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... seemed to feel as if he had fallen into a trap . His solicitude to hear Douglas was perhaps a sort of explanation of his course . The House was divided CHANGES OF OPINION . 53 between admiration for the new 52 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 58
... seemed to copy much from Clay and Crittenden . Jefferson Davis was always a capital dialectician , not strong in argument , but always stern in convictions . Hammond , of South Carolina , had a good presence and a persuasive tone , but ...
... seemed to copy much from Clay and Crittenden . Jefferson Davis was always a capital dialectician , not strong in argument , but always stern in convictions . Hammond , of South Carolina , had a good presence and a persuasive tone , but ...
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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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