Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 66
... meet it . Long before the tempest of war broke upon us , he had trusted special agents traversing the Southern States , mingling with the Southern leaders , and gathering all information that threw light upon . their plans and purposes ...
... meet it . Long before the tempest of war broke upon us , he had trusted special agents traversing the Southern States , mingling with the Southern leaders , and gathering all information that threw light upon . their plans and purposes ...
Page 71
... meet him . As a lecturer his success was great , and his spoken pictures of Australia , of the Irish poets , orators , and statesmen are recollected by thousands in all parts of the country . He was also a fine writer , and his ...
... meet him . As a lecturer his success was great , and his spoken pictures of Australia , of the Irish poets , orators , and statesmen are recollected by thousands in all parts of the country . He was also a fine writer , and his ...
Page 122
... meet it as bravely and as happily as Morton McMichael . " XVI . THE FIVE NATIONAL FIGURES : JACKSON , WEBSTER , CLAY , CAL- HOUN , AND HAYNE . -THE GREAT DEBATE IN 1830 ON NUL- LIFICATION , AND THE WAR ON THE UNITED STATES BANK . THREE ...
... meet it as bravely and as happily as Morton McMichael . " XVI . THE FIVE NATIONAL FIGURES : JACKSON , WEBSTER , CLAY , CAL- HOUN , AND HAYNE . -THE GREAT DEBATE IN 1830 ON NUL- LIFICATION , AND THE WAR ON THE UNITED STATES BANK . THREE ...
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... meet it . While I am as willing as others to admit that the President has on other occasions rendered important services to the country , and especially on that occasion which has given him so much military renown , I yet think the ...
... meet it . While I am as willing as others to admit that the President has on other occasions rendered important services to the country , and especially on that occasion which has given him so much military renown , I yet think the ...
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... . A large mass - meet- ing was held in the early part of that year near Lewisburg , at which Mr. Middleswarth presided , and Judge Casey and others spoke . Just as the meeting was about to adjourn 142 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... . A large mass - meet- ing was held in the early part of that year near Lewisburg , at which Mr. Middleswarth presided , and Judge Casey and others spoke . Just as the meeting was about to adjourn 142 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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