Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... SECRETARY OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY UNION ) FROM 1851 TO 1855 AND EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY CHRONICLE ) FROM 1862 TO ...
... SECRETARY OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY UNION ) FROM 1851 TO 1855 AND EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY CHRONICLE ) FROM 1862 TO ...
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... Secretary of War under Pres- ident James K. Polk . To him , therefore , as one of his closest friends , whose lead he had followed in the Democratic party from his first vote , Judge Nye wrote a letter relating the story as I have tried ...
... Secretary of War under Pres- ident James K. Polk . To him , therefore , as one of his closest friends , whose lead he had followed in the Democratic party from his first vote , Judge Nye wrote a letter relating the story as I have tried ...
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... Secretary of State . Joseph Story was on the Supreme Bench of the United States , and was much attracted by the young divine , then only twenty- six . He wrote that " the sermon was truly splendid , and was heard with a breathless ...
... Secretary of State . Joseph Story was on the Supreme Bench of the United States , and was much attracted by the young divine , then only twenty- six . He wrote that " the sermon was truly splendid , and was heard with a breathless ...
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... Secretary of State , as the successor of Daniel Webster , from November , 1852 , to March , 1853 ; and United States Senator from that time until his retirement , on account of ill - health , in 1854. He ran as Vice - President with ...
... Secretary of State , as the successor of Daniel Webster , from November , 1852 , to March , 1853 ; and United States Senator from that time until his retirement , on account of ill - health , in 1854. He ran as Vice - President with ...
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... Secretary of the Treasury , Mr. Chase , was kept in Wash- ington by official duties . The procession and crowd were im- mense , and included men of all parties and conditions . It was a cold and gloomy day , in sympathy , perhaps , with ...
... Secretary of the Treasury , Mr. Chase , was kept in Wash- ington by official duties . The procession and crowd were im- mense , and included men of all parties and conditions . It was a cold and gloomy day , in sympathy , perhaps , with ...
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