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Franklin Pierce succeeded to the Presidency in 1853 , aided by many Old - line Whigs and by most of the Anti - slavery Democrats now in the Republican ranks . The political events of his administration are historical .
Franklin Pierce succeeded to the Presidency in 1853 , aided by many Old - line Whigs and by most of the Anti - slavery Democrats now in the Republican ranks . The political events of his administration are historical .
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In 1868 , the Republicans of Pennsylvania , by a unanimous vote , put me at the head of their delegation to the Republican National Convention , to vote for General Grant as their candidate for President .
In 1868 , the Republicans of Pennsylvania , by a unanimous vote , put me at the head of their delegation to the Republican National Convention , to vote for General Grant as their candidate for President .
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The Broderick Democrats joined the Republicans and held California fast to her allegiance , and so proved at once their love of their great country and their gratitude to their unselfish leader . [ February 12 , 1871. ] VI .
The Broderick Democrats joined the Republicans and held California fast to her allegiance , and so proved at once their love of their great country and their gratitude to their unselfish leader . [ February 12 , 1871. ] VI .
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Remember it yourself , you infernal Black Republican , ” was his quick reply , and I finished my remarks as best I could . Jackson was elected to Congress from his State as a Union man in 1861 , and before the expiration of his term ...
Remember it yourself , you infernal Black Republican , ” was his quick reply , and I finished my remarks as best I could . Jackson was elected to Congress from his State as a Union man in 1861 , and before the expiration of his term ...
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Personal vituperation and personal threats were as common against Cobb as they were twenty years after against Bullock , the Republican governor of Georgia . In 1855 Governor Cobb was again sent to Congress , and there took early and ...
Personal vituperation and personal threats were as common against Cobb as they were twenty years after against Bullock , the Republican governor of Georgia . In 1855 Governor Cobb was again sent to Congress , and there took early and ...
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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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