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Page 9
... Clay , the 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 ...
... Clay , the 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 ...
Page 10
... 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 is a better actor than Soulé ! " I never met Daniel Webster , as was natural on account of my connection with ...
... 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 is a better actor than Soulé ! " I never met Daniel Webster , as was natural on account of my connection with ...
Page 17
... Clay , of Kentucky , had come , in my absence , and carried them down South into slavery ? How would you feel in such a case ? How do you think I would feel ? What would I do ? you ask . Well , I will tell you . I would follow the ...
... Clay , of Kentucky , had come , in my absence , and carried them down South into slavery ? How would you feel in such a case ? How do you think I would feel ? What would I do ? you ask . Well , I will tell you . I would follow the ...
Page 30
... Clay . He lived , unhappily , in the days when short- hand reporting was in its infancy . His utterance was so rapid , his retorts so quick , his humor so eccentric , that it would have required a rare adept to follow him . He was the ...
... Clay . He lived , unhappily , in the days when short- hand reporting was in its infancy . His utterance was so rapid , his retorts so quick , his humor so eccentric , that it would have required a rare adept to follow him . He was the ...
Page 41
... Clay Lex- ington district , in Kentucky , he was in no sense an extremist . At that early day , when he had just attained his 30th year , and I was in my 34th , we conferred freely and frequently on the future of our country . He used ...
... Clay Lex- ington district , in Kentucky , he was in no sense an extremist . At that early day , when he had just attained his 30th year , and I was in my 34th , we conferred freely and frequently on the future of our country . He used ...
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