Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... 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 1868 Volume II ...
... 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 1868 Volume II ...
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... nominated Charles Jared Ingersoll for that position , but the Senate refused to con- firm the appointment ; and Mr. Rush happening in Washington A as one of the regents of the Smithsonian Institution , 22 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN . III. ...
... nominated Charles Jared Ingersoll for that position , but the Senate refused to con- firm the appointment ; and Mr. Rush happening in Washington A as one of the regents of the Smithsonian Institution , 22 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN . III. ...
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... Senator in Congress from New Jersey for the term ending in 1857 , but resigned in 1853 , after having been active in several measures , among oth- ers the bill abolishing flogging in the navy , which he introduced . But the steamer ...
... Senator in Congress from New Jersey for the term ending in 1857 , but resigned in 1853 , after having been active in several measures , among oth- ers the bill abolishing flogging in the navy , which he introduced . But the steamer ...
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... Senate nine years after . The note was opened after the Cabinet was announced , and the con- fident Captain lost the wine . He had them all but one ; he made William O. Butler Secretary of War in place of William L. Marcy . When I ...
... Senate nine years after . The note was opened after the Cabinet was announced , and the con- fident Captain lost the wine . He had them all but one ; he made William O. Butler Secretary of War in place of William L. Marcy . When I ...
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... Senator in Congress , charged James Buchanan with being in favor of " ten cents a day " as the wages of American labor — a statement which led to a somewhat angry controversy between the two Senators and their adherents . I can easily ...
... Senator in Congress , charged James Buchanan with being in favor of " ten cents a day " as the wages of American labor — a statement which led to a somewhat angry controversy between the two Senators and their adherents . I can easily ...
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