Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... candidate for President , on the plea of sincere devotion to the conciliation of the sections . It was that which led me to vote for Gen- eral Hancock ; and it is my hope that his victorious com- petitor may keep the same aim before him ...
... candidate for President , on the plea of sincere devotion to the conciliation of the sections . It was that which led me to vote for Gen- eral Hancock ; and it is my hope that his victorious com- petitor may keep the same aim before him ...
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... candidate for Vice - President with John Quincy Adams , in 1828 , against General Jackson . His relations with Mr. Adams were most intimate , and affected his whole career . In 1831 he became an anti - Mason , and in 1834 wrote a pow ...
... candidate for Vice - President with John Quincy Adams , in 1828 , against General Jackson . His relations with Mr. Adams were most intimate , and affected his whole career . In 1831 he became an anti - Mason , and in 1834 wrote a pow ...
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... candidates ; and on the 26th of the same month he for- mally took his seat , making a speech full of devotion to the Republic . On the 10th of October an amendment was pro- posed that " no member of the families that have reigned in ...
... candidates ; and on the 26th of the same month he for- mally took his seat , making a speech full of devotion to the Republic . On the 10th of October an amendment was pro- posed that " no member of the families that have reigned in ...
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... candidate , and was elected by 5,434,426 votes out of 7,324,682 votes , the opposing candidates being Cavaignac , Ledru - Rollin , Raspail , Lamartine , and General Changarnier . Cavaignac yielded to the decree , and Louis Napoleon ...
... candidate , and was elected by 5,434,426 votes out of 7,324,682 votes , the opposing candidates being Cavaignac , Ledru - Rollin , Raspail , Lamartine , and General Changarnier . Cavaignac yielded to the decree , and Louis Napoleon ...
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... candidate for President in 1856 , it was hardly alluded to . The Aaron's rod of slavery had swallowed all other issues . George Bancroft was an earnest Democrat down to the re- bellion , but ceased to be a partisan as he grew into his ...
... candidate for President in 1856 , it was hardly alluded to . The Aaron's rod of slavery had swallowed all other issues . George Bancroft was an earnest Democrat down to the re- bellion , but ceased to be a partisan as he grew into his ...
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