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... peace - Ghent - Mr . CLAY a Commissioner - Terms of the treaty - Mr . CLAY visits England — United States Bank - Mr . CLAY's change of views - What constitutes true Political Economy - Compensation bill - CLAY is obliged to canvass his ...
... peace - Ghent - Mr . CLAY a Commissioner - Terms of the treaty - Mr . CLAY visits England — United States Bank - Mr . CLAY's change of views - What constitutes true Political Economy - Compensation bill - CLAY is obliged to canvass his ...
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... peace and prosperity - for himself , a place , like that of a house- hold idol , in every American heart . To the life of HENRY CLAY we must look for his monument . It is obvious , then , that his life should be so presented , as to ...
... peace and prosperity - for himself , a place , like that of a house- hold idol , in every American heart . To the life of HENRY CLAY we must look for his monument . It is obvious , then , that his life should be so presented , as to ...
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... peace , but , " as he feared , " too small for war . " If his country was to engage with Eng- land , he would have it enter the contest equipped , not for defeat , but for victory . On the twenty - second of January , a report was made ...
... peace , but , " as he feared , " too small for war . " If his country was to engage with Eng- land , he would have it enter the contest equipped , not for defeat , but for victory . On the twenty - second of January , a report was made ...
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CHAPTER V. Early disasters of the war - Subsequent successes - Negotiations for peace - Ghent - Mr . CLAY a Commissioner - Terms of the treaty - Mr . CLAY Visits England - United States Bank - Mr . CLAY's change of views- What ...
CHAPTER V. Early disasters of the war - Subsequent successes - Negotiations for peace - Ghent - Mr . CLAY a Commissioner - Terms of the treaty - Mr . CLAY Visits England - United States Bank - Mr . CLAY's change of views- What ...
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... peace . The United States accepted her offer , but England expressed a preference for a negotiation between commissioners , appointed severally by the belligerent parties . AS CLAY had been the principal instigator of war , so he was ...
... peace . The United States accepted her offer , but England expressed a preference for a negotiation between commissioners , appointed severally by the belligerent parties . AS CLAY had been the principal instigator of war , so he was ...
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