Something of Men I Have Known: With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective |
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... convention that formulated the Federal Constitution , it remained for seventy years the apple of discord , the subject of patriotic appre- hension and repeated compromise . The last serious attempt to settle this question in the manner ...
... convention that formulated the Federal Constitution , it remained for seventy years the apple of discord , the subject of patriotic appre- hension and repeated compromise . The last serious attempt to settle this question in the manner ...
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... , the caucus and the convention were yet to come . Aspirants to public place presented their claims directly to the people , and the personal popularity of the candidate was an important factor in achieving success . ON THE CIRCUIT 5.
... , the caucus and the convention were yet to come . Aspirants to public place presented their claims directly to the people , and the personal popularity of the candidate was an important factor in achieving success . ON THE CIRCUIT 5.
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... convention of his party . His personal friendships and antagonisms were well known . It is related of him that during a serious illness , apprehend- ing that the dread messenger was in near waiting , arousing himself to what appeared to ...
... convention of his party . His personal friendships and antagonisms were well known . It is related of him that during a serious illness , apprehend- ing that the dread messenger was in near waiting , arousing himself to what appeared to ...
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... conventions for nomination to the Presidency . He was an excellent presiding officer , prompt , often aggressive , and was rarely vanquished in his many brilliant passages with the leaders of the minority . One incident is recalled ...
... conventions for nomination to the Presidency . He was an excellent presiding officer , prompt , often aggressive , and was rarely vanquished in his many brilliant passages with the leaders of the minority . One incident is recalled ...
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... conventions . His contributions to the literature of three decades of political campaigns were almost unparalleled . As a forcible , trenchant writer he is to be mentioned with Greeley , Raymond , Prentice , and Dana . His career , too ...
... conventions . His contributions to the literature of three decades of political campaigns were almost unparalleled . As a forcible , trenchant writer he is to be mentioned with Greeley , Raymond , Prentice , and Dana . His career , too ...
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