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Mr. Sumner , champion of the abolitionists in the Senate , had & scholarly manner and a vitriolic tongue . ... or two of the Senate's time in a verbal castigation of the aged Senator Butler , of South Carolina .
Mr. Sumner , champion of the abolitionists in the Senate , had & scholarly manner and a vitriolic tongue . ... or two of the Senate's time in a verbal castigation of the aged Senator Butler , of South Carolina .
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His trial before the Senate began on March 30 , 1868 . It was the first time in our history that a President had been brought before the bar of the Senate on charges of impeachment , and the nation almost held its breath in the thrill ...
His trial before the Senate began on March 30 , 1868 . It was the first time in our history that a President had been brought before the bar of the Senate on charges of impeachment , and the nation almost held its breath in the thrill ...
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Grant wanted Sumner removed from his place as Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee , and he spoke to a number of senators about it , unofficially . The Senate stood ready to support the administration in most measures of public ...
Grant wanted Sumner removed from his place as Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee , and he spoke to a number of senators about it , unofficially . The Senate stood ready to support the administration in most measures of public ...
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Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Meet General Grant A Star book |
| Author | William E. Woodward |
| Publisher | Garden Publishing Company, 1931 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 22 Jan 2010 |
| Length | 524 pages |
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