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Page 10
... took our leave , and as we descended the stairs , For- rest turned to Mr. Swift and myself , and said : “ Mr. Clay has proved , by the skill with which he can change his manner , and the grace with which he can make an apology , that he ...
... took our leave , and as we descended the stairs , For- rest turned to Mr. Swift and myself , and said : “ Mr. Clay has proved , by the skill with which he can change his manner , and the grace with which he can make an apology , that he ...
Page 15
... took place at my residence , and in the house now known as the Waverley , on Eighth Street , back of The Chronicle office , where I resided up to 1856 , when I left Washington to help make Mr. Buchanan President , and never returned ...
... took place at my residence , and in the house now known as the Waverley , on Eighth Street , back of The Chronicle office , where I resided up to 1856 , when I left Washington to help make Mr. Buchanan President , and never returned ...
Page 22
... took the train for Washington to anticipate and watch events . I quartered , as usual , with Mr. Buchanan , and there waited for the summons . None came , however . Just before returning to my post in Philadelphia I was invited to a ...
... took the train for Washington to anticipate and watch events . I quartered , as usual , with Mr. Buchanan , and there waited for the summons . None came , however . Just before returning to my post in Philadelphia I was invited to a ...
Page 27
... took the omnibus to the New York dépôt , intending to sail in a few days for San Francisco . The shadow of his fate was upon him . He was much depressed . We had broken the Ad- ministration party to pieces in most of the Northern States ...
... took the omnibus to the New York dépôt , intending to sail in a few days for San Francisco . The shadow of his fate was upon him . He was much depressed . We had broken the Ad- ministration party to pieces in most of the Northern States ...
Page 28
... took place on the 13th of the same month , and on the 16th my poor friend died from a wound received at the hands of the pro- slavery Democrat leader , David S. Terry , who was living at the last accounts in the State of Nevada . The ...
... took place on the 13th of the same month , and on the 16th my poor friend died from a wound received at the hands of the pro- slavery Democrat leader , David S. Terry , who was living at the last accounts in the State of Nevada . The ...
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