Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... TO 1855 AND EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY CHRONICLE ) FROM 1862 TO 1868 Volume II . NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS , FRANKLIN SQUARE PREFACE TO THE SECOND VOLUME . THE immense success of Volume II. ...
... TO 1855 AND EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY CHRONICLE ) FROM 1862 TO 1868 Volume II . NEW YORK HARPER & BROTHERS , FRANKLIN SQUARE PREFACE TO THE SECOND VOLUME . THE immense success of Volume II. ...
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... Franklin Pierce was nominated for Presi- dent by the Democrats in their Convention at Baltimore on the 2d of June , a few days after his arrival , and Winfield Scott by the Whigs on the 17th ; and the politicians of both sides were ...
... Franklin Pierce was nominated for Presi- dent by the Democrats in their Convention at Baltimore on the 2d of June , a few days after his arrival , and Winfield Scott by the Whigs on the 17th ; and the politicians of both sides were ...
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... Franklin , the print- er . I knew the elder , though not so well as his younger name- sake , the present aggressive political leader in Massachu- setts . They were very dissimilar men , except that both were hard - shell Democrats - the ...
... Franklin , the print- er . I knew the elder , though not so well as his younger name- sake , the present aggressive political leader in Massachu- setts . They were very dissimilar men , except that both were hard - shell Democrats - the ...
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... Franklin Pierce , he was , like him , graceful and well poised . Dignified , yet easy of ad- dress and fluent of speech , his gray hair gave him a conserva- tive air ; and though he spoke well , he labored against the tide , and seemed ...
... Franklin Pierce , he was , like him , graceful and well poised . Dignified , yet easy of ad- dress and fluent of speech , his gray hair gave him a conserva- tive air ; and though he spoke well , he labored against the tide , and seemed ...
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... Franklin But- ler was always welcome . These were the happy auspices that introduced him to office and distinction ; and though he was abused as a man - worshipper , as the echo of Van Buren , and the parasite of Jackson , it can be ...
... Franklin But- ler was always welcome . These were the happy auspices that introduced him to office and distinction ; and though he was abused as a man - worshipper , as the echo of Van Buren , and the parasite of Jackson , it can be ...
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