Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 41
... Legislature a solemn oath ' never to consent to any act or thing whatever that shall have even a tendency to lessen the rights of the people . ' " The men of Tennessee were now a people , and they were to send forth a man to stand for ...
... Legislature a solemn oath ' never to consent to any act or thing whatever that shall have even a tendency to lessen the rights of the people . ' " The men of Tennessee were now a people , and they were to send forth a man to stand for ...
Page 46
... Legislature passed a law that the Governor should take the oath of allegiance to the Confederacy , and he refused , they vacated the office and compelled him to surrender the archives . He labored earnestly to prevent bloodshed , and ...
... Legislature passed a law that the Governor should take the oath of allegiance to the Confederacy , and he refused , they vacated the office and compelled him to surrender the archives . He labored earnestly to prevent bloodshed , and ...
Page 47
... Legislature lest they might hurl her into the vortex of rebellion ? Did she ever hesitate when cunning poli- ticians pestered him with their importunities , when committees swarmed from every disloyal quarter of the State , when men of ...
... Legislature lest they might hurl her into the vortex of rebellion ? Did she ever hesitate when cunning poli- ticians pestered him with their importunities , when committees swarmed from every disloyal quarter of the State , when men of ...
Page 53
... careful avoidance of in- trigues with his opponents and intolerance of his friends . He was re - elected to the Senate by the Legislature of Indiana in January last , for six years from the 4th of THE WAR GOVERNORS . 53.
... careful avoidance of in- trigues with his opponents and intolerance of his friends . He was re - elected to the Senate by the Legislature of Indiana in January last , for six years from the 4th of THE WAR GOVERNORS . 53.
Page 56
... Legislature , having subsequently declined a place on the bench in the Superior Court , he came into the gubernatorial office at the moment when he was needed , amply equipped for a long and arduous campaign . It would intensely ...
... Legislature , having subsequently declined a place on the bench in the Superior Court , he came into the gubernatorial office at the moment when he was needed , amply equipped for a long and arduous campaign . It would intensely ...
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