Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 17
... Seward , on the main stand , and around them were the other members of the Cabi- net , and the great War Governors - Curtin of Pennsylvania , Morton of Indiana , Parker of New Jersey , Todd of Ohio , John Brough , the Governor - elect ...
... Seward , on the main stand , and around them were the other members of the Cabi- net , and the great War Governors - Curtin of Pennsylvania , Morton of Indiana , Parker of New Jersey , Todd of Ohio , John Brough , the Governor - elect ...
Page 18
... Seward , Meade , Chase , Todd , Brough , Caleb N. Smith , Edwin M. Stanton , and many , many more . It was on this occasion that Edward Everett proclaimed the great thought that , however the passions of the conflict might rage , the ...
... Seward , Meade , Chase , Todd , Brough , Caleb N. Smith , Edwin M. Stanton , and many , many more . It was on this occasion that Edward Everett proclaimed the great thought that , however the passions of the conflict might rage , the ...
Page 93
... SEWARD . " I HAVE not shown , in a single instance , and I cannot think I shall show , even to my nearest friend , a letter written against him to me , because I consider it a breach of confidence . " These were the words of James ...
... SEWARD . " I HAVE not shown , in a single instance , and I cannot think I shall show , even to my nearest friend , a letter written against him to me , because I consider it a breach of confidence . " These were the words of James ...
Page 95
... Seward , November 11 , 1854 , and called out after Abraham Lincoln had defeated Mr. Seward for the Republican nomi- nation for President at the Chicago Convention , May 17 , 1860 . Everybody recollects that Mr. Greeley was bitterly ...
... Seward , November 11 , 1854 , and called out after Abraham Lincoln had defeated Mr. Seward for the Republican nomi- nation for President at the Chicago Convention , May 17 , 1860 . Everybody recollects that Mr. Greeley was bitterly ...
Page 96
... Seward men opened upon Greeley as the cause of Seward's failure . Henry J. Raymond paid a visit to Auburn , the residence of Mr. Seward , soon after the nomination of Mr. Lincoln , and from thence wrote to the New York Times a fierce ...
... Seward men opened upon Greeley as the cause of Seward's failure . Henry J. Raymond paid a visit to Auburn , the residence of Mr. Seward , soon after the nomination of Mr. Lincoln , and from thence wrote to the New York Times a fierce ...
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