Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 9
... leaders of the Empire State , especially with Martin Van Buren and William L. Marcy . Although an extreme Demo- cratic partisan , his ready humor and instinctive generosity made him the chief of a considerable following . Few men ...
... leaders of the Empire State , especially with Martin Van Buren and William L. Marcy . Although an extreme Demo- cratic partisan , his ready humor and instinctive generosity made him the chief of a considerable following . Few men ...
Page 18
... leaders of the rebellion to delude and inflame must cease . There is no bitterness on the part of the masses . The people of the South are not going to wage an eternal war for the wretched pretexts by which this rebellion is sought to ...
... leaders of the rebellion to delude and inflame must cease . There is no bitterness on the part of the masses . The people of the South are not going to wage an eternal war for the wretched pretexts by which this rebellion is sought to ...
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... leaders around him . When the des- sert had passed , he seemed resolved to try their mettle . He had tried to discover who were to be in the new Cabinet , but all his efforts were parried . He fenced skilfully , but they avoided his ...
... leaders around him . When the des- sert had passed , he seemed resolved to try their mettle . He had tried to discover who were to be in the new Cabinet , but all his efforts were parried . He fenced skilfully , but they avoided his ...
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... leader - had he not poured oil upon the waters . The record of his last administration of the government of the State he saved from Mexico and sealed to the nation is in ac- cord with his eventful career , and with his bold , sagacious ...
... leader - had he not poured oil upon the waters . The record of his last administration of the government of the State he saved from Mexico and sealed to the nation is in ac- cord with his eventful career , and with his bold , sagacious ...
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... leaders , a good speaker . He met secession more than half - way , and died January 25 , 1869. On the 13th of April , 1861 , in an address to the people of South Carolina , he spoke his true sentiments , which will always be read with ...
... leaders , a good speaker . He met secession more than half - way , and died January 25 , 1869. On the 13th of April , 1861 , in an address to the people of South Carolina , he spoke his true sentiments , which will always be read with ...
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